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Delve into Stoke St Michael
Stoke St Michael in Somerset (England) with it's 731 habitants is located in United Kingdom about 104 mi (or 167 km) west of London, the country's capital town.
Current time in Stoke St Michael is now 06:25 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of zero hours. We know of 9 airports close to Stoke St Michael, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Bristol International Airport in a distance of 15 mi (or 24 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 38 mi (or 61 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, Clutton and Priston. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 5°C / 41 °F
Morning Temperature | 0°C / 32 °F |
Evening Temperature | 7°C / 45 °F |
Night Temperature | 3°C / 37 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 8% |
Air Humidity | 95% |
Air Pressure | 972 hPa |
Wind Speed | High wind, near gale with 24 km/h (15 mph) from North |
Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 61% of sky |
General Conditions | Rain and snow |
Friday, 29th of March 2024
9°C (47 °F)
3°C (38 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Saturday, 30th of March 2024
10°C (50 °F)
7°C (45 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, scattered clouds.
Sunday, 31st of March 2024
10°C (50 °F)
7°C (45 °F)
Moderate rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Best Western Plus Centurion Midsomer Norton
Charlton House Spa Hotel
CHARLTON HOUSE
Longbridge House
Bowlish House - Restaurant with rooms
Ston Easton Park
Highwayman Inn Relaxinnz
Prestleigh Inn
The Oakhill Inn
BABINGTON HOUSE
Videos from this area
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Oakhill - The Fosse Way (ORPA, S-N)
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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.
(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,...
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...
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.
(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.
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.
Cranmore railway station
Cranmore is the main railway station of the East Somerset Railway.
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.