Donnington
in West Berkshire of England, United Kingdom

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Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
51.416 and -1.330 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 51° 24' 58" and W -1° 19' 49"
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: 02:12 AM (Saturday)
Timezone: Europe/London
UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
5:29 am and 8:34 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-43.750 and 173.083 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Le Bons Bay
References
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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: 2024-05-03 08:06:06

Delve into Donnington

Donnington in West Berkshire (England) is located in United Kingdom about 52 mi (or 84 km) west of London, the country's capital town.

Current time in Donnington is now 02:12 AM (Saturday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 9 airports close to Donnington, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is RAF Benson in a distance of 17 mi (or 28 km), North-East. 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 14 mi (or 22 km), West. Also, if you like playing golf, there are some options within driving distance. 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: Newbury, Winterbourne, Greenham, Welford and Farnborough. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 14°C / 57 °F

Morning Temperature 7°C / 44 °F
Evening Temperature 12°C / 54 °F
Night Temperature 7°C / 45 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 67%
Air Pressure 1011 hPa
Wind Speed Gentle Breeze with 6 km/h (4 mph) from North
Cloud Conditions Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky
General Conditions Light rain

Sunday, 5th of May 2024

14°C (57 °F)
8°C (47 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.

Monday, 6th of May 2024

12°C (54 °F)
9°C (49 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.

Tuesday, 7th of May 2024

15°C (60 °F)
11°C (53 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, broken clouds.

Hotels and Places to Stay

The Vineyard

Address
1,6 mi
Chapel Road
RG20 8Lu Stockcross
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Donnington Valley Hotel & Spa

Address
0,3 mi
Oxford Road
RG14 3AG Donnington,Newbury
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 8:00 - 20:00
Weekend: closed


Newbury Town Centre South A339

Address
2,4 mi
PINCHINGTON LANE
RG14 7HL Newbury
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


DoubleTree by Hilton Newbury North

Address
3,9 mi
M4 Junction 13 Oxford Road
RG20 8XY Chieveley,Newbury
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Chequers

Address
0,7 mi
Oxford Street 6
RG14 1JB Newbury
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


The Bell at Boxford

Address
0,7 mi
Lambourn Road
RG20 8DD Newbury
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 10:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Hare and Hounds

Address
0,8 mi
Old Bath Road
RG14 1QL Newbury
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 11:00
Reception
Weekday: 7:00 - 23:00
Weekend: 8:00 - 23:00


Ye Olde Red Lion

Address
3,1 mi
Green Lane
RG20 8XB Newbury
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 10:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


TRAVELODGE NEWBURY LONDON ROAD

Address
0,8 mi
49 LONDON ROAD
RG14 1JN NEWBURY
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Rookwood Farmhouse Bed And Breakfast

Address
1,8 mi
Rookwood Farm
RG20 8JX Newbury
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: - Checkin:
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


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OSET at Donington BSB 2012

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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.

DR-DOS

DR-DOS (DR DOS, without hyphen up to including v6.0) is an operating system of the DOS family, written for IBM PC-compatible personal computers. It was originally developed by Gary Kildall's Digital Research and derived from Concurrent PC DOS 6.0, which was an advanced successor of CP/M-86. As ownership changed, various later versions were produced as Novell DOS, Caldera OpenDOS, etc.

Located at 51.4061, -1.32637 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Microcomputer software, Disk operating systems, DOS issues, Digital Research, Novell, Microsoft criticisms and controversies, Proprietary operating systems, Floppy disk-based operating systems, Embedded operating systems, Operating system distributions bootable from read-only media, ROM-based operating systems, Caldera operating systems

Second Battle of Newbury

The Second Battle of Newbury was a battle of the English Civil War fought on 27 October, 1644, in Speen, adjoining Newbury in Berkshire. The battle was fought close to the site of the First Battle of Newbury, which took place in late September the previous year. The combined armies of Parliament inflicted a tactical defeat on the Royalists, but failed to gain any strategic advantage.

Located at 51.414, -1.335 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
1644 in England, Battles of the English Civil Wars, Military history of Berkshire, Newbury, Berkshire, West Berkshire, Conflicts in 1644

Victoria Park, Newbury

Victoria Park is a small public park near to the centre of Newbury, Berkshire, England. Current features of the park include a bandstand, tennis courts, boating lake, bowls club, skatepark, and a statue of Queen Victoria.

Located at 51.403, -1.321 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Newbury, Berkshire, Parks and open spaces in Berkshire

Speenhamland, Berkshire

Speenhamland is a district of Newbury, Berkshire, which gave rise to the Speenhamland system of poor relief in the early 19th century. It lies to the north of the River Kennet, between the centre of Newbury and the village of Speen to the north-west.

Located at 51.407, -1.325 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Newbury, Berkshire

Shaw-cum-Donnington

Shaw-cum-Donnington is a civil parish in West Berkshire, Berkshire, England, just north of the town of Newbury. It includes the villages of Shaw and Donnington. The parish church is St Mary's Church at Shaw and there is also a Church of England primary school.

Located at 51.41, -1.32 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Villages in Berkshire, West Berkshire, Civil parishes in Berkshire

Shaw House, Berkshire

Shaw House is an important example of an early symmetrical H-plan Elizabethan mansion, located at Shaw, on the north-eastern outskirts of Newbury in Berkshire.

Located at 51.4122, -1.31722 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Elizabethan architecture, Grade I listed buildings in Berkshire, Grade I listed houses, Country houses in Berkshire, West Berkshire, Buildings and structures completed in 1581, Historic house museums in Berkshire

Newbury Lock

Newbury Lock is a lock on the Kennet and Avon Canal, at Newbury, Berkshire, England. Newbury Lock was built between 1718 and 1723 under the supervision of the engineer John Hore of Newbury. The canal is administered by British Waterways. The lock has a rise/fall of 3 ft 6 in (1.07 m). It is a grade II listed building. The brick walls are capped with Bath Stone and are wider at the top than at the base in an attempt to counteract frost damage.

Located at 51.401, -1.32576 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Grade II listed buildings in Berkshire, Locks on the Kennet and Avon Canal, Locks of Berkshire, Newbury, Berkshire

Trinity School (Newbury)

Trinity School is a co-educational secondary school with academy status in Newbury, Berkshire. The school is relatively new and has been open since 1999 when two existing schools and one new school combined - hence the name Trinity. Trinity School caters for pupils between the ages of 11 and 18. The Elizabethan Grade 1 listed Shaw House mansion is located adjacent to the grounds of the school. It has approximately 1000 pupils in attendance.

Located at 51.413, -1.32 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Academies in West Berkshire, Secondary schools in West Berkshire, Arts Colleges in England, Schools in Newbury, Berkshire, Educational institutions established in 1999, 1999 establishments in England

St Nicolas Church, Newbury

St Nicolas Church is the parish church of Newbury, Berkshire, and is situated just south of the main bridge over the River Kennet, in the centre of the town. It is chiefly remarkable for the consistency of its Perpendicular Gothic architectural style and its unusually large size for a parish church.

Located at 51.401, -1.325 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Evangelicalism in the Church of England, Church of England missions, English Gothic architecture, Church of England churches in Berkshire, Grade I listed churches, Grade I listed buildings in Berkshire, Buildings and structures in Newbury, Berkshire, Diocese of Oxford

Donnington Grove

Donnington Grove is a Strawberry Hill Gothic mansion, now an hotel and country club, and associated Golf Course at Donnington in the civil parish of Shaw-cum-Donnington, near Newbury, in the English county of Berkshire. It is overlooked by Donnington Castle.

Located at 51.4178, -1.34207 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
West Berkshire, Country houses in Berkshire, Golf clubs and courses in Berkshire, Hotels in Berkshire, Gothic Revival architecture in Berkshire, Sport in Newbury, Berkshire

Parkway Newbury

Parkway Newbury is a retail and residential development in Newbury, Berkshire, opened on 27 October 2011. It will have 475,000 sq ft of retail and restaurant accommodation anchored by Debenhams and Marks & Spencer, 578 shopper car parking spaces, 113 residents parking spaces. The mixed-use scheme also consists of 147 luxury residential apartments and 37 affordable housing units being built above the shopping centre.

Located at 51.4041, -1.32338 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Newbury, Berkshire, Shopping centres in Berkshire, Buildings and structures under construction in the United Kingdom

Donnington Friary

Donnington Friary was a friary of crouched friars at Donnington in the English county of Berkshire. At the time of suppression the establishment was recorded as Trinitarian, but this was later corrected to Crossed Friars. This was possibly a ploy by the two brothers in occupation at the time in order to ensure their pension.

Located at 51.4146, -1.33106 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Monasteries in Berkshire, West Berkshire, 1538 disestablishments in England

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