Holcombe
in Somerset of England, United Kingdom
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Bristol International Airport (14 mi) - RNAS Yeovilton (18 mi)
- Bristol Filton Airport (20 mi)
- RAF Lyneham (27 mi)
- Cardiff International Airport (39 mi)
- Bournemouth Airport (42 mi)
- RAF Fairford (42 mi)
- Gloucestershire Airport (47 mi)
- RAF Brize Norton (52 mi)
- City of Bath (Unesco heritage, 37 mi)
- Blaenavon Industrial Landscape (Unesco heritage, 41 mi)
- Dorset and East Devon Coast (Unesco heritage, 74 mi)
- Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal (Unesco heritage, 121 mi)
- Knowle Golf Club (Golf course, 13 mi)
- The Manor House Golf Club (Golf course, 20 mi)
- Bowood Golf & Country Club (Golf course, 22 mi)
- Chippenham Golf Club (Golf course, 22 mi)
- Cotswold Edge Golf Club (Golf course, 29 mi)
- Ashley Wood Golf Club (Golf course, 30 mi)
- Bristol Zoo (zoo, (16 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 51.247 and -2.472 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 51° 14' 48" and W -2° 28' 19"
- 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: 02:01 PM (Thursday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:51 am and 8:23 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: 2024-04-25 08:17:04
Delve into Holcombe
Holcombe in Somerset (England) with it's 947 habitants is located in United Kingdom about 103 mi (or 165 km) west of London, the country's capital town.
Current time in Holcombe is now 02:01 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 9 airports close to Holcombe, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Bristol International Airport in a distance of 14 mi (or 23 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 37 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, Priston and Clutton. 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 | 3°C / 37 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 9°C / 48 °F |
| Night Temperature | 4°C / 39 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 1% |
| Air Humidity | 80% |
| Air Pressure | 1005 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 10 km/h (6 mph) from East |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 94% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Friday, 26th of April 2024
8°C (47 °F)
6°C (43 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Saturday, 27th of April 2024
9°C (49 °F)
10°C (50 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 28th of April 2024
12°C (54 °F)
8°C (46 °F)
Moderate rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Best Western Plus Centurion Midsomer Norton
Ston Easton Park
Charlton House Spa Hotel
CHARLTON HOUSE
Longbridge House
Bowlish House - Restaurant with rooms
The Old Malt House Hotel
Leeford Place Hotel
Highwayman Inn Relaxinnz
Prestleigh Inn
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Pokémon Platinum Nuzlocke Part 4 - Slow Down City
I don't know why Jubilife City causes slow down. Maybe because of the size or because of all the buildings? Twitter: https://twitter.com/cory_aks Instagram: ...
D4095 leaves station - 25 March 2012
On a lovely Spring day, D4095 continues training with a shut run. This trip with members of the Track Gang - who laid the line so deverve a trip or 2! More details at: http://www.sdjr.co.uk/
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!
Ballast drop at rail head - Jan 2012
On a fine spring day, the track gang use a dogfish wagon to drop ballast at the railhead, ready for the hard work of 'jacking and packing' - which beats going down a gym. Possibly this is...
Midsomer Norton South - train arrives, October 1, 2011
Passenger train comes into Midsomer Norton South on the last of the hot October days of 2011.
Pokémon Platinum Nuzlocke Part 8 - New Sidebar Setup!
Well, bottombar? I think that design is much better. :P Twitter: https://twitter.com/cory_aks Instagram: http://instagram.com/cory_aks# (This video is made u...
Pokémon Platinum Nuzlocke Part 11 - A Certain Smell on the Horizon
Twitter: https://twitter.com/cory_aks Instagram: http://instagram.com/cory_aks# (This video is made under "Fair Use")
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.
Midsomer Norton train ride 28 August 2010
Train ride from Midsomer Norton Station southwards towards Chilcompton on the Down main line of the Somerset & Dorset Railway,
Train Departing Midsomer Norton
Diesel Loco D1120 and brakevan departing Midsomer Norton Station Up platform in October 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.
Downside Abbey
The Abbey of St Gregory the Great at Downside, commonly known as Downside Abbey, is a Benedictine monastery in England and the senior community of the English Benedictine Congregation. One of its main apostolates is the Downside School, for the education of children aged nine to eighteen. Graduates of the school are known as Old Gregorians. Both the abbey and the school are located at Stratton-on-the-Fosse between Westfield and Shepton Mallet in Somerset, South West England.
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.
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.
Somer Valley FM
Somer Valley FM is a local community radio station in North East Somerset that serves Midsomer Norton, Radstock, Westfield and surrounding areas. It was launched in 2008.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Holcombe.
- Paulton
- Camerton
- Timsbury
- Priston
- Clutton
- Wellow
- Compton Dando
- Corston
- Publow
- Saltford
- East Harptree
- Hinton Charterhouse
- Stanton Drew
- Bath
- Bitton
- Chew Magna
- Whitchurch
- Kilmington
- Freshford
- Compton Martin
- Westwood
- Wingfield
- Chapmanslade
- Dundry
- Corsley
- Siston
- Bathford
- Cold Ashton
- Winford
- Monkton_Farleigh
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Holcombe
