Olveston
in South Gloucestershire of England, United Kingdom
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Bristol Filton Airport (4 mi) - Bristol International Airport (15 mi)
- RAF Lyneham (26 mi)
- Gloucestershire Airport (28 mi)
- RAF Fairford (34 mi)
- Cardiff International Airport (35 mi)
- MOD St. Athan (39 mi)
- RNAS Yeovilton (40 mi)
- RAF Brize Norton (44 mi)
- Bournemouth Airport (64 mi)
- Blaenavon Industrial Landscape (Unesco heritage, 20 mi)
- City of Bath (Unesco heritage, 43 mi)
- Dorset and East Devon Coast (Unesco heritage, 91 mi)
- Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal (Unesco heritage, 97 mi)
- Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd (Unesco heritage, 118 mi)
- Knowle Golf Club (Golf course, 11 mi)
- Cotswold Edge Golf Club (Golf course, 12 mi)
- The Manor House Golf Club (Golf course, 16 mi)
- Celtic Manor Resort (Golf course, 18 mi)
- Gloucester Golf Club (Golf course, 23 mi)
- Bristol Zoo (zoo, (8 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 51.580 and -2.578 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 51° 34' 49" and W -2° 34' 39"
- 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: 07:24 PM (Wednesday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:27 am and 8:46 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -45.817 and 170.717 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Otakou - References
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- 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: 2024-05-08 08:04:21
Touring Olveston
Olveston in South Gloucestershire (England) with it's 1,015 residents is a town located in United Kingdom about 105 mi (or 170 km) west of London, the country's capital place.
Time in Olveston is now 07:24 PM (Wednesday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 10 airports nearby Olveston, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Bristol Filton Airport in a distance of 4 mi (or 7 km), South. 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 Blaenavon Industrial Landscape in a distance of 20 mi (or 32 km), North-West. Also, if you like the game of golf, there are several options within driving distance. We collected 1 points of interest near this location. Need some hints on where to stay? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Being here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Almondsbury, Alveston, Thornbury, Winterbourne and Hill. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 18°C / 64 °F
| Morning Temperature | 11°C / 52 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 16°C / 61 °F |
| Night Temperature | 12°C / 54 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 2% |
| Air Humidity | 76% |
| Air Pressure | 1029 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 4 km/h (2 mph) from North-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 87% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Thursday, 9th of May 2024
19°C (65 °F)
13°C (55 °F)
Overcast clouds, light breeze.
Friday, 10th of May 2024
19°C (66 °F)
13°C (55 °F)
Overcast clouds, light breeze.
Saturday, 11th of May 2024
20°C (68 °F)
14°C (57 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Aztec
Orchard Apartments
DoubleTree by Hilton Bristol North
Bristol Serviced Lettings - Filton
Mercure Bristol North the Grange Hotel
Thornbury Castle
THE BEST WESTERN HENBURY LODGE HOTEL
Holiday Inn BRISTOL - FILTON
Bristol Filton
TRAVELODGE BRISTOL FILTON
Videos from this area
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312 from Rudgeway to Thornbury - the omnibus edition (8 June 2009)
Epic bus journey from Rudgeway on the A38 into Thornbury, in South Gloucestershire. Highlights include display of worker solidarity, militant cyclist causing traffic tailback on Alveston Hill,...
The Bonfire (with Guy) at Thornbury Round Table's Family Fireworks Fiesta
On Saturday, 7 November 2009, Thornbury Round Table held its Family Fireworks Fiesta in Mundy Playing Fields. This is the traditional bonfire with an effigy of Guy Fawkes on top. Guy Fawkes...
Non-Conformist chapels - 5. Rudgeway
Ebenezer Primitive Methodist Chapel is a former Methodist chapel, dated 1890, and located on the east side of Gloucester Road in Rudgeway (between Alveston and Almondsbury). It is a listed...
First Trip to Bagwood Lake
My first trip to Bagwood Lake, just outside Bristol. Had 6 fish in all, the biggest being a 17lb mirror carp. Already planning my next trip - there's some monsters in there that need to be caught!
Conference Facilities Bristol- Alveston House Hotel
http://www.alvestonhousehotel.co.uk/conferences +44 (0) 1454 415 050 Alveston House Hotel near Bristol and Thornbury has a range of conference and event facilities to meet your needs. Ideally...
Staying at Alveston House Hotel for the Ryder Cup
http://www.alvestonhousehotel.co.uk Please call +44 (0) 1454 415 050 to make an enquiry and always book direct for best prices. Alveston House Hotel Alveston Thornbury Bristol BS35 2LA Franklin...
312 from Rudgeway to Thornbury - the sequel (29 June 09)
Another epic bus journey from Rudgeway on the A38 into Thornbury, in South Gloucestershire. Highlights include green recycling bins (yay!), a helmetless kid illegally cycling on footpath,...
Setup A Sigma BC 1009 Cycle Computer
This video explains how to setup a Sigma BC 1009 cycle computer. The BC 1009 wired cycle computer has the following features: General Functions Languages setting, 7 languages Automatic...
Bristol Care Homes: Glebe House
Glebe House is one of three purpose built care homes owned and operated by Bristol Care Homes and is situated in Lower Almondsbury near Bristol. The client's requirement was to highlight the...
The Aztec Hotel & Spa - Bristol
The Aztec Hotel & Spa in Bristol, UK offers 4 star accommodation, a first class spa, choice of dining options and business suites. This luxury hotel in Bristol is within a few miles of Bristol...
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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.
Olveston
Olveston is a small village and larger parish in South Gloucestershire, England. The parish comprises the villages of Olveston and Tockington, and the hamlets of Old Down, Ingst and Awkley. Alveston became a separate parish in 1846. The district has been inhabited since the Stone Age, and the salt marshes that made up almost half of the parish, were progressively drained in Roman and Saxon times.
Elberton, Gloucestershire
Elberton is a village in South Gloucestershire, England, in the civil parish of Aust. It is just beyond Alveston and Olveston and is on a B-road that leads towards the Severn Bridge. It is mostly a farming community, with a small church St John's, and it contains a popular garage. Elberton was the birthplace of the Quaker anti-slavery campaigner Joseph Sturge.
Old Down
Old Down is a hamlet in South Gloucestershire, near the larger villages of Olveston and Tockington and a mile west of Alveston. A tourist attraction called Old Down Country Park now occupies the country house in the village, and there is also a pub, The Fox, as well as several sporting facilities (a cricket club, football pitch and a bowling green). The local Scout Hut has just been replaced at the top of Old Down Hill.
Awkley
Awkley is a hamlet in the parish of Olveston in South Gloucestershire, England.
Ingst
Ingst is a hamlet in the parish of Olveston in South Gloucestershire, England. It consists of five households, most of which are farms with cattle. The M48 motorway passes by the hamlet.
Almondsbury Town A.F.C
Almondsbury Town A.F.C. are a football club based in Almondsbury, near Bristol, England. The club resigned from the Zamaretto Southern Football League Division One South & West at the end of the 2010–11 season and the first team disbanded, but they are continuing to play at the level of their former reserve team in the Premier Division of the Bristol & Suburban League at Scott Park in Patchway. Club colours are sky blue and white shirts, with navy blue shorts and socks.
Almondsbury UWE F.C
Almondsbury UWE F.C. are English association football club based in Almondsbury, near Bristol, England. They play in Division One of the Western League, at The Field, just 220 yards from their near neighbours Almondsbury Town. The current team name was adopted in 2009, when an agreement with the University of the West of England led to the name being changed from Almondsbury to Almondsbury UWE. The club is affiliated to the Gloucestershire County FA.
Gloucestershire County Football Association
The Gloucestershire County Football Association, also simply known as the Gloucestershire FA or GFA, is the governing body of football in the county of Gloucestershire. It was formed in 1886.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Olveston.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Olveston
