Coleford
in Somerset of England, United Kingdom
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Bristol International Airport (15 mi) - RNAS Yeovilton (18 mi)
- Bristol Filton Airport (20 mi)
- RAF Lyneham (27 mi)
- Cardiff International Airport (40 mi)
- Bournemouth Airport (41 mi)
- RAF Fairford (42 mi)
- Gloucestershire Airport (47 mi)
- RAF Brize Norton (51 mi)
- City of Bath (Unesco heritage, 36 mi)
- Blaenavon Industrial Landscape (Unesco heritage, 42 mi)
- Dorset and East Devon Coast (Unesco heritage, 73 mi)
- Knowle Golf Club (Golf course, 14 mi)
- The Manor House Golf Club (Golf course, 20 mi)
- Chippenham Golf Club (Golf course, 21 mi)
- Bowood Golf & Country Club (Golf course, 22 mi)
- Ashley Wood Golf Club (Golf course, 29 mi)
- Cotswold Edge Golf Club (Golf course, 30 mi)
- Bristol Zoo (zoo, (17 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 51.237 and -2.450 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 51° 14' 12" and W -2° 26' 59"
- 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: 12:22 PM (Friday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:49 am and 8:25 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -43.750 and 173.083 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Le Bons Bay - References
- 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 Coleford
Coleford in Somerset (England) is a town located in United Kingdom about 102 mi (or 164 km) west of London, the country's capital town.
Time in Coleford is now 12:22 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 9 airports closer to Coleford, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Bristol International Airport in a distance of 15 mi (or 25 km), North-West. 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 City of Bath in a distance of 36 mi (or 58 km), East. Also, if you like the game of golf, there are some options within driving distance. We saw 1 points of interest near this location. In need of a room? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Camerton, Paulton, Timsbury, Priston and Wellow. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 9°C / 49 °F
| Morning Temperature | 4°C / 38 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 7°C / 45 °F |
| Night Temperature | 6°C / 43 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 3% |
| Air Humidity | 68% |
| Air Pressure | 1003 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 8 km/h (5 mph) from South-West |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 85% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Saturday, 27th of April 2024
9°C (48 °F)
7°C (45 °F)
Moderate rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 28th of April 2024
8°C (47 °F)
6°C (42 °F)
Heavy intensity rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Monday, 29th of April 2024
12°C (54 °F)
6°C (42 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, scattered clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Best Western Plus Centurion Midsomer Norton
Stay at Penny's Mill
Charlton House Spa Hotel
CHARLTON HOUSE
The Old Malt House Hotel
Leeford Place Hotel
Highwayman Inn Relaxinnz
Prestleigh Inn
BABINGTON HOUSE
The Oakhill Inn
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Waxwings Somerset December 2010
Seem to be good numbers of these fantastic birds all over the west country this year. This pair made my day!
Home Made Bushcraft Camping Flat Pack Stove
Assembly and configurations of my winter stove,allows top cooking with trangia pots,canteen cups and hot plate cooking of drop scones etc..heavy but only £11 of steel.
DMU at Midsomer Norton S&D
Newly arrived DMU departs Midsomer Norton station on training run. Wet rail = wheelslip.
Midsomer Norton South - train departs, Oct 1 2011
Midsomer Norton South - 1 October 2011. c.3pm departure, nice weather - track gang having a good natured fight with some 1918 GWR locking bolts.
Somer Valley Wheels - 07/03/09
A bike ride with the Somer Valley Wheels group along the Colliers' Way near Radstock, Somerset, UK.
(GWR) Cranmore Station - Bygone Era
(GWR) Cranmore Station - Bygone Era It's 1962 and its the end of the line for the Mendip Vale line. The heart of the community has benn ripped out by Beeching, the final trains offer services,...
Cranmore 150
Gala Weekend at the Aggregate Industries quarry near the East Somerset Railway at Cranmore. 9F 92203 and USATC 5197 pull a loaded Medip Rail train along the reception yard.
East Somerset Railway - Cranmore Station
East Somerset Railway 9F Black Prince 1000 tons of stone
During the 150th anniversary of the East Somerset Railway in June 2008 9F Black Prince owned by David Shepard hauls 1000 tons of stone out of the largest stone quarry in Europe at East Cranmore.
(HD)East Somerset Railway *Mendip Steam Dream* Gala 9th September 2012
East Somerset Railway *Mendip Steam Dream* Gala 9th September 2012 The East Somerset Railway's *Mendip Steam Dream* gala was on the 8th & 9th September 2012. Locomotives in traffic: No.
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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.
Shatter Cave
Shatter Cave is a cave in Fairy Cave Quarry, near Stoke St Michael in the limestone of the Mendip Hills, in Somerset, England. It falls within the St. Dunstan's Well Catchment Site of Special Scientific Interest. The name commemorates the damage, done by blasting in the quarry, to some of the decoration within the cave.
Fairy Cave Quarry
Fairy Cave Quarry is between Stoke St Michael and Oakhill in the limestone of the Mendip Hills, in Somerset, England. Quarrying was first started on the site in the early 1920s. In 1963 the quarry was acquired by Hobbs (Quarries) Ltd. , and production on a much larger scale began. Excavations cut back into the hillside above St Dunstan's Well Rising, a Bristol Water abstraction point (long since abandoned), various caves were intercepted. The quarry ceased production in 1977.
Halecombe
Halecombe, grid reference ST697474 is a limestone quarry near Leigh-on-Mendip on the Mendip Hills, Somerset, England. The quarry exhibits pale to dark grey well-bedded Carboniferous Limestone, about 350-320 million years old, dipping steeply and consistently northwards and numerous "fist-sized" calcite inclusions within the limestones both solid and hollow with internal calcite crystal growth.
Torr Works
Torr Works quarry, grid reference ST695446 is a limestone quarry at East Cranmore, near Shepton Mallet on the Mendip Hills, Somerset, England. It is also known as Merehead Quarry. The site covers an area of some 200 hectares, including 60 hectares which have been landscaped to blend with the surrounding countryside. It has been operated by Aggregate Industries since their take over of Foster Yeoman in 2006.
Stoke Lane Slocker
Stoke Lane Slocker is a cave near Stoke St Michael, in the Carboniferous Limestone of the Mendip Hills, in the English county of Somerset. It is 2.18 km in length and reaches a depth of 30m. It was previously known as Stoke Lane Swallet, but now the local name is preferred. The origin of the word "Slocker" is obscure, possibly from "slock" meaning to entice or lure away although the Gaelic word for swallow hole is "sluighaire".
Balch Cave
Balch Cave is a cave in Fairy Cave Quarry, near Stoke St Michael in the limestone of the Mendip Hills, in Somerset, England. The cave is part of the complex of passages feeding to St. Dunstan's Well Catchment Site of Special Scientific Interest and an abandoned Bristol Water abstraction point. It is named in honour of Herbert E. Balch who was famous for his exploration of the Caves of the Mendip Hills. The cave was broken into by quarry blasting in November 1961.
Hillier's Cave
Hillier's Cave is a cave in Fairy Cave Quarry, near Stoke St Michael in the limestone of the Mendip Hills, in Somerset, England. It falls within the St. Dunstan's Well Catchment Site of Special Scientific Interest. The cave was discovered on 13 February 1954, when blasting at one of the working faces opened up a cave passage, and is now choked with sludge waste from the quarry.
W/L Cave
W/L Cave is part of the Fairy Cave Quarry group of caves between Stoke St Michael and Oakhill in the limestone of the Mendip Hills, in Somerset, England. It is named after the initials of its discoverers, Bob Whitaker and Jerry Lavis, was first entered in the summer of 1967. It was the first significant cave to be discovered after the destruction of Balch Cave in the same (Fairy Cave) quarry.
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