Charterhouse
in Somerset of England, United Kingdom
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Bristol International Airport (6 mi) - Bristol Filton Airport (16 mi)
- RNAS Yeovilton (20 mi)
- Cardiff International Airport (28 mi)
- MOD St. Athan (32 mi)
- RAF Lyneham (34 mi)
- Gloucestershire Airport (47 mi)
- RAF Fairford (48 mi)
- Exeter International Airport (49 mi)
- Bournemouth Airport (52 mi)
- Blaenavon Industrial Landscape (Unesco heritage, 34 mi)
- City of Bath (Unesco heritage, 47 mi)
- Dorset and East Devon Coast (Unesco heritage, 85 mi)
- Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal (Unesco heritage, 116 mi)
- Knowle Golf Club (Golf course, 11 mi)
- Brean Golf Club (Golf course, 13 mi)
- Enmore Park Golf Club (Golf course, 17 mi)
- Celtic Manor Resort (Golf course, 23 mi)
- Cotswold Edge Golf Club (Golf course, 30 mi)
- Bristol Zoo (zoo, (12 mi)
- Brean Sands (amusement park, (13 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 51.299 and -2.716 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 51° 17' 56" and W -2° 42' 57"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Pound - GBP
- Spoken languages:
- English, Welsh, Scottish Gaelic
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 03:29 PM (Friday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:50 am and 8:26 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -45.817 and 170.717 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Otakou - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to United Kingdom.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning United Kingdom. Last Update: 2024-04-26 08:02:42
Delve into Charterhouse
Charterhouse in Somerset (England) with it's 25 habitants is located in United Kingdom about 113 mi (or 181 km) west of London, the country's capital town.
Current time in Charterhouse is now 03:29 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 10 airports close to Charterhouse, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Bristol International Airport in a distance of 6 mi (or 9 km), North. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in United Kingdom is Blaenavon Industrial Landscape in a distance of 34 mi (or 55 km), North. Also, if you like playing golf, there are some options within driving distance. We encountered 2 points of interest near this location. If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Blagdon, Burrington, Butcombe, Compton Martin and Churchill. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 10°C / 50 °F
| Morning Temperature | 4°C / 39 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 7°C / 45 °F |
| Night Temperature | 7°C / 44 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 4% |
| Air Humidity | 66% |
| Air Pressure | 1003 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 8 km/h (5 mph) from South-West |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 93% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Saturday, 27th of April 2024
6°C (44 °F)
6°C (43 °F)
Moderate rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 28th of April 2024
9°C (48 °F)
6°C (43 °F)
Moderate rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Monday, 29th of April 2024
13°C (55 °F)
6°C (43 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, scattered clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Ring O Bells
Meadow Cottage
Holiday Inn BRISTOL AIRPORT
Hampton by Hilton Bristol Airport
Penscot Inn
Wookey Hole
Winford Manor Bristol Airport
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Rowberrow Snow 3rd Feb 09
Wild Cogs at Rowberrow playing in the snow.
UCET - GB Cave, Mendips - 5th Oct 2014
Take a trip with the United Cavers Exploration Team as we visit GB Cave in the Mendip Hills, Somerset on Sunday 5th October 2014.
Easystar over Blagdon.mov
Second attempt with the on-board camera.
A quick film of my disco lights before the wedding guests arrived at Coombe Lodge, Bristol
A wedding reception mobile disco DJ at Coombe Lodge, Blagdon near Bristol. 1x Acme ImpossibLED 2x Acme InvicibLED 2x Acme Dynarock 1x LEDJ Pixelbar.
Cycling down Burrington Combe
LIDAR trip
Using the Leica LIDAR scanner to map a large cave chamber and the problems of getting it into the cave!
Cheddar Gorge floods and damaged road
The road through Cheddar Gorge has been eroded by the floods which have created a river.
Potter's Heaven Digging 2011.avi
An overview of the digging done in 2011 in the Potter's Heaven area of Reservoir Hole.
Reservoir Hole in early May 2011.mp4
More digging.
Reservoir Hole on a wet day
After two days of heavy rain Reservoir Hole comes alive. Filmed on a digging drip with lighting by the Earthworm light from ISCA outdoor supplies.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Big Green Gathering
The Green Gathering, formerly known as Big Green Gathering is a festival with an environmental and social justice focus, including talks and workshops on permaculture, politics, ecology, crafts and music. The Green Gathering started in 1994 and is currently held in Chepstow, Monmouthshire although it has previously been held in various locations in Somerset and Wiltshire, England.
Blagdon Lake
Blagdon Lake ST515597 lies in the Chew Valley at the northern edge of the Mendip Hills, approximately 10 mi (16 km) south of Bristol, England. The lake was created by Bristol Water (Bristol Waterworks Company as it was known then), when it dammed the River Yeo, starting construction in 1891 and completing this in 1899. The Wrington Vale Light Railway was constructed primarily to bring building materials for the lake.
Black Down, Somerset
Black Down is the highest hill in the Mendip Hills, Somerset, in south-western England. Black Down lies just a few miles eastward of the Bristol Channel at Weston-super-Mare, and provides a view over the Chew Valley. The summit is marked with an Ordnance Survey trig point, the base of which has been rebuilt by the Mendip Hills AONB authority. The shortest route of ascent goes from the Burrington Combe car park and is approximately 1 km long.
Aveline's Hole
Aveline's Hole is a cave at Burrington Combe in the limestone of the Mendip Hills, in Somerset, England. The earliest scientifically dated cemetery in Britain was found at Aveline's Hole. The human bone fragments it contained, from about 21 different individuals, are thought to be between roughly 10,200 and 10,400 years old. A series of inscribed crosses found on the wall of the Aveline's Hole cave are believed to date from the early Mesolithic period just after the Ice Age.
Upper Flood Swallet
Upper Flood Swallet which was originally known as Blackmoor Flood Swallet, is a cave near Charterhouse, in the carboniferous limestone of the Mendip Hills, in Somerset, England. The cave is part of the Cheddar Complex SSSI. The entrance was revealed in the Great Flood of 1968, giving the cave its name. It was dug consistently since then with breakthroughs occurring in 1971, 1972, 1985 and 2006. At of September 2008 it is over 3.5 km in length and around 125m deep.
Pierre's Pot
Pierre's Pot is a cave in Burrington Combe on the Mendip Hills in Somerset, England. The cave was discovered in 1983 and has two main levels, the lower level being reached through an extremely tight rift. There is an active streamway and sump which, following a 15 m dive, leads to another streamway and a number of passages. The derivation of the cave's name is from one of the nicknames of Mike "Fish" Jeanmarie of the Axbridge Caving Group in the early 1960s.
Charterhouse Camp
Charterhouse Camp is a univallate Iron Age hill fort in the Mendip district of Somerset, England. The hill fort is situated approximately 0.6 miles east from the village of Charterhouse. There is some evidence, in the form of burials in local caves, of human occupation since the late Neolithic times and the early Bronze Age.
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