Porlock
in Somerset of England, United Kingdom
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MOD St. Athan (15 mi) - Cardiff International Airport (17 mi)
- Exeter International Airport (34 mi)
- Swansea Airport (34 mi)
- Bristol International Airport (40 mi)
- RNAS Yeovilton (44 mi)
- Bristol Filton Airport (48 mi)
- Plymouth City Airport (59 mi)
- Blaenavon Industrial Landscape (Unesco heritage, 49 mi)
- Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape (Unesco heritage, 87 mi)
- Earlswood Golf Club (Golf course, 31 mi)
- Tropiquaria (zoo, (11 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 51.209 and -3.596 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 51° 12' 32" and W -3° 35' 44"
- 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: 09:01 AM (Wednesday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:58 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: 2024-04-24 08:14:40
Delve into Porlock
Porlock in Somerset (England) with it's 1,213 habitants is a town located in United Kingdom about 151 mi (or 243 km) west of London, the country's capital town.
Time in Porlock is now 09:01 AM (Wednesday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 8 airports closer to Porlock, of which 3 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is MOD St. Athan in a distance of 15 mi (or 24 km), North-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are two Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in United Kingdom is Blaenavon Industrial Landscape in a distance of 49 mi (or 79 km), North-East. Also, if you like the game of golf, there is an option about 31 mi (or 50 km). away. 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: Wick, Merthyr Mawr, Penllyn, Llangan and Bridgend. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 9°C / 47 °F
| Morning Temperature | 7°C / 45 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 9°C / 48 °F |
| Night Temperature | 10°C / 50 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 72% |
| Air Pressure | 1018 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 9 km/h (6 mph) from East |
| Cloud Conditions | Few clouds, covering 19% of sky |
| General Conditions | Few clouds |
Thursday, 25th of April 2024
10°C (50 °F)
9°C (48 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, scattered clouds.
Friday, 26th of April 2024
9°C (49 °F)
8°C (47 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Saturday, 27th of April 2024
11°C (51 °F)
10°C (49 °F)
Moderate rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Overstream Guest House
Rose Bank Guest House
Exmoor Owl & Hawk Centre
The Crown Hotel
Exmoor White Horse Inn
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
23 January snowstorm, Porlock, Exmoor
23 January 2013 Snow, Exmoor Porlock Hill closed to traffic. Sudden snow storm shuts A39, 7 foot drifts on Exmoor.
Porlock hill Sept 2011
A short clip of the view from Porlock hill Exmoor National Park Somerset. I was playing around with the YouTube video editor thing and clicked "I'm feeling lucky" and got this, it increased...
SS1 Porlock 1, Betta Somerset Stages Rally 2014
Richard Gemmell and James Crook in an MG ZR 105 on stage 1 of the Somerset Stages Rally 2014. It took me a little while to adjust to tarmac. There's so much more grip than on gravel. Brilliant stage.
A39 Porlock
Great Western Chapter UK HOG riding into Porlock on a warm bank holiday weekend.
Somerset Stages 2015 - Stage 2 (Porlock 2)
In-Car video taken on The Somerset Stages Rally, Stage 2 (Porlock 2) on 18th April 2015. Driving with Anti-Lag on my Subaru Impreza Wagon for the first time with grateful thanks to API Engine...
Blade 350QX buzzing around Porlock harbour
I was working down in this particularly pretty place so I thought I'd just have a quick buzz about with the quadcopter. I had a bit of a moment during flight with overtilting again but had...
Buell Ulysses on the Minehead - Porlock & Porlock Hill road
Road video of a 2008 Buell Ulysses XB12X travelling the A39 from Minehead to Exmoor via Porlock & Porlock hill, one of the steepest roads in Britain - taken during october 2009.
SS1 Porlock 2 Somerset Stages 2015
Richard Gemmell and Laurie Walker in an MG ZR running in the RF1.4 class. This was our second run up Porlock and we absolutely nailed it. We were more than 30 seconds quicker than last year.
Porlock Hill
Drive through Porlock from the East on the A39, before up Porlock Hill to Exmoor, and eventually Thick Fog. Nice scenery!
SS1 Porlock 1 Somerset Stages 2015
Richard Gemmell and Laurie Walker in an MG ZR running in the RF1.4 class. This was the first stage of the day and it went pretty well.
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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.
Holnicote Estate
Holnicote Estate is a National Trust property consisting of 5,026 hectares of Exmoor National Park situated in West Somerset, England. The property was donated to the National Trust in 1944 by Sir Richard Thomas Dyke Acland, 15th Baronet; it had been in the Acland family since 1745. Holnicote Estate contains more than 240 kilometres of footpaths and bridleways.
Luccombe
Luccombe is a village on the south coast of the Isle of Wight near Shanklin. There is some indication of Bronze Age settlements on the top of the nearby hill of Luccombe Down. The Luccombe area features some spectacular cliffs and scenery. It is a popular site for hang gliding and paragliding if there is an Easterly wind of around 12mph and it is low water, and on good days flights to Sandown and back can be achieved.
Coleridge Way
The Coleridge Way is a 36-mile footpath in Somerset, England. It was opened in April 2005, and follows the walks taken by poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge, to Porlock, starting from Coleridge Cottage at Nether Stowey, where he once lived. The footpath is waymarked.
Hurlstone Point
Hurlstone point is a promontory of land between Porlock Weir and Minehead in the Exmoor National Park on the coast of Somerset, England. Hurlstone Point marks the boundary between Porlock Bay and Blue Anchor Bay in the Bristol Channel and is on the South West Coast Path. There is a coastguard lookout shelter on the point. The rocks, including a large slab known as "coastguard wall" are popular with climbers. In 2007 a cyclist was rescued after falling 40 feet down the cliff.
Hawkcombe Woods
Hawkcombe Woods is a National Nature Reserve near Porlock on Exmoor, Somerset, England. The 101 hectares woodlands are notable for their lichens, heath fritillary butterfly, red wood ant colonies, dead wood invertebrates and ancient pollards. They are part of the North Exmoor Site of Special Scientific Interest.
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