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Delve into East Cranmore
East Cranmore in Somerset (England) is located in United Kingdom about 103 mi (or 166 km) west of London, the country's capital town.
Current time in East Cranmore is now 03:06 AM (Sunday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 9 airports close to East Cranmore, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is RNAS Yeovilton in a distance of 15 mi (or 24 km), South-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 38 mi (or 60 km), East. Also, if you like playing golf, there are some options within driving distance. We encountered 1 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: Paulton, Camerton, Timsbury, Kilmington and Priston. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 4°C / 40 °F
Morning Temperature | 4°C / 38 °F |
Evening Temperature | 8°C / 46 °F |
Night Temperature | 4°C / 39 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 10% |
Air Humidity | 98% |
Air Pressure | 1007 hPa |
Wind Speed | Fresh Breeze with 13 km/h (8 mph) from South-West |
Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
General Conditions | Moderate rain |
Monday, 29th of April 2024
12°C (54 °F)
10°C (50 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Tuesday, 30th of April 2024
9°C (49 °F)
9°C (48 °F)
Moderate rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Wednesday, 1st of May 2024
9°C (48 °F)
8°C (47 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Charlton House Spa Hotel
CHARLTON HOUSE
Stay at Penny's Mill
Best Western Plus Centurion Midsomer Norton
Prestleigh Inn
Highwayman Inn Relaxinnz
The Oakhill Inn
BABINGTON HOUSE
Videos from this area
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(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.
Sleeper Replacement in Cranmore Station
During September, the Permanent Way Gang replaced 40 sleepers in Cranmore Station as part of a week long programme of work. This involved turning the rails out from the chairs, swapping the...
East Somerset Railway (a ride on) 30th May 2011 with Taffy Tank 5637
In May 2011, during a holiday trip to England (we come from Germany), we had the pleasure to have a ride with East Somerset Railway going from West Cranmore via Merryfield lane to Mandip vale...
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.
SDPG Joan Startup
Rolls Royce Sentinel 0-4-0 'Joan', is started for the first time in 7 years in the Sentinel Diesel Preservation Group's new shed at Cranmore, East Somerset Railway.
Finn Shields Plays Fig Leaf Rag
Finn Shields plays Fig Leaf Rag by Scott Joplin on Bath City College piano, June 2010.
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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".
Cranmore railway station
Cranmore is the main railway station of the East Somerset Railway.
Cranmore West railway station
Cranmore West is a railway station on the East Somerset Railway.
Merryfield Lane railway station
Merryfield Lane Halt is a railway station at the summit of the East Somerset Railway. It was built in 1981 and originally served as the terminus of the railway.