Speen
in West Berkshire of England, United Kingdom
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RAF Benson (18 mi) - RAF Odiham (21 mi)
- Lasham Airport (21 mi)
- RAF Brize Norton (26 mi)
- RAF Fairford (27 mi)
- Oxford (Kidlington) Airport (29 mi)
- Southampton Airport (32 mi)
- London Heathrow Airport (38 mi)
- Bournemouth Airport (49 mi)
- City of Bath (Unesco heritage, 13 mi)
- Blenheim Palace (Unesco heritage, 42 mi)
- Dorset and East Devon Coast (Unesco heritage, 51 mi)
- Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites (Unesco heritage, 53 mi)
- Tower of London (Unesco heritage, 61 mi)
- Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey including Saint Margaret’s Church (Unesco heritage, 64 mi)
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Unesco heritage, 71 mi)
- Blaenavon Industrial Landscape (Unesco heritage, 72 mi)
- Derwent Valley Mills (Unesco heritage, 117 mi)
- Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal (Unesco heritage, 126 mi)
- Downshire Golf Complex (Golf course, 13 mi)
- Calcot Park Golf Club (Golf course, 14 mi)
- Blue Mountain Golf and Conference Center (Golf course, 16 mi)
- Castle Royle Golf Club (Golf course, 16 mi)
- Frilford Heath Golf Club (Golf course, 18 mi)
- Freshwater Bay Golf Club (Golf course, 23 mi)
- Hockley Golf Club (Golf course, 26 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 51.412 and -1.344 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 51° 24' 43" and W -1° 20' 37"
- 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: 06:17 PM (Friday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:31 am and 8:32 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -43.750 and 173.083 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
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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 Speen
Speen in West Berkshire (England) is located in United Kingdom about 53 mi (or 85 km) west of London, the country's capital town.
Current time in Speen is now 06:17 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 9 airports close to Speen, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is RAF Benson in a distance of 18 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 13 mi (or 21 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: 10°C / 50 °F
| Morning Temperature | 8°C / 47 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 10°C / 50 °F |
| Night Temperature | 7°C / 44 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 4% |
| Air Humidity | 94% |
| Air Pressure | 1009 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 11 km/h (7 mph) from East |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Saturday, 4th of May 2024
14°C (57 °F)
7°C (45 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
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.
Hotels and Places to Stay
The Vineyard
Donnington Valley Hotel & Spa
Newbury Town Centre South A339
DoubleTree by Hilton Newbury North
Mercure Newbury Elcot Park Hotel
Hare and Hounds
The Bell at Boxford
Chequers
Ye Olde Red Lion
TRAVELODGE NEWBURY LONDON ROAD
Videos from this area
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211 Squadron over the past years
211 Squadron over the past years from pre '79 to '98.
Dexter jumping into the river Kennet in Newbury
This is Dexter, my year old flat-coated retriever, jumping into the river Kennet.
OSET at Donington BSB 2012
OSET demonstrated at the British Superbike races at Donington Park. The event included public and team demo's, as well as pit tours and a start/finish line demonstration!
Fording the River Lambourn at Bagnor near Newbury in Berkshire
A very short byway crossing the River Lambourn. The byway had previously extended to Woodspeen but the creation of a nature reserve administered by the local wildlife trust has split the right...
Festival of Falconry 2007
A short compilation of footage from the 2007 Festival of Falconry held at the Englefield estate in Reading.
Afternoon Tea at The Vineyard
How Afternoon Tea is made at The Vineyard by Anthony Millon, our Head Pastry Chef.
Ben eating Surströmming
For some reason that nobody can really remember, Ben decided to eat some Surströmming for charity, we all donated to Cancer Research UK and just 3 years later he got round to doing it, this...
Steam Train: 70013 Oliver Cromwell, West Somerset Steam Express 18 Aug 12, with whistles!
Preserved BR "Britannia" Class pacific loco, no 70013 Oliver Cromwell, pulls the West Somerset Steam Express, by Railway Touring Company, from London to Minehead on the morning of 18th August.
Tour of Britain 2008 arriving in Northbrook St, Newbury, 8/9/08
Recorded on September 08, 2008 using a Flip Video camcorder.
Mobile Web Design Newbury | Newbury Mobile Web Design
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PRuDR2Q_x0 - wow found this cool video about mobile web design berkshire its well worth a look, click the link to find out more.....
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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.
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.
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.
Higg's Lock
Higg's Lock is a lock on the Kennet and Avon Canal, between Kintbury and Newbury, Berkshire, England. Higg's 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 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m).
Guyer's Lock
Guyer's Lock is a lock on the Kennet and Avon Canal, between Kintbury and Newbury, Berkshire, England. Guyer's Lock was built between 1718 and 1723 under the supervision of the engineer John Hore of Newbury. The canal is administered by British Waterways. It is a grade II listed building.
Benham Park
Benham Park is a mansion (on the site of Benham Valence Manor) in the English county of Berkshire, within the civil parish of Speen. It is located 2 miles west of Newbury, not far off the A34, near the village of Marsh Benham. The house was built by Henry Holland and Capability Brown for William, 6th Baron Craven in 1775. It was later the home of his widow, Elizabeth and her second husband, the Margrave of Anspach.
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.
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.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Speen.
- Newbury
- Winterbourne
- Greenham
- Welford
- Farnborough
- Chilton Foliat
- Shalbourne
- Upper Basildon
- Frilford
- Great Bedwyn
- Tilehurst
- Stratfield Mortimer
- Burbage
- Bishopstone
- Collingbourne Kingston
- Winchester
- Oxford
- Mildenhall
- Reading
- Wanborough
- Marlborough
- Swallowfield
- Shinfield
- Chiseldon
- Earley
- Pewsey
- Sonning
- Fyfield
- Allington
- Huish
Chieveley: M4 J13, Chieveley (source)
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