Biddestone
in Wiltshire of England, United Kingdom

How to get there and get around
Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
51.461 and -2.198 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 51° 27' 38" and W -2° 11' 53"
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: 07:54 PM (Thursday)
Timezone: Europe/London
UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
6:04 am and 8:11 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-43.750 and 173.083 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Le Bons Bay
References
This place on Wikipedia
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Current travel safety evaluation for United Kingdom in Northern Europe

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: 2024-04-18 08:12:24

Explore Biddestone

Biddestone in Wiltshire (England) with it's 498 inhabitants is located in United Kingdom about 89 mi (or 144 km) west of London, the country's capital.

Local time in Biddestone is now 07:54 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 9 airports in the wider vicinity of Biddestone, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is RAF Lyneham in a distance of 9 mi (or 15 km), 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 25 mi (or 40 km), East. Also, if you like golfing, there are multiple options in driving distance. If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.

Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: North Wraxall, Box, Chippenham, Nettleton and Lacock. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 11°C / 51 °F

Morning Temperature 0°C / 33 °F
Evening Temperature 8°C / 46 °F
Night Temperature 8°C / 46 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 59%
Air Pressure 1025 hPa
Wind Speed Moderate breeze with 12 km/h (7 mph) from East
Cloud Conditions Scattered clouds, covering 44% of sky
General Conditions Light rain

Friday, 19th of April 2024

11°C (52 °F)
4°C (39 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.

Saturday, 20th of April 2024

9°C (49 °F)
3°C (38 °F)
Scattered clouds, gentle breeze.

Sunday, 21st of April 2024

8°C (46 °F)
2°C (36 °F)
Broken clouds, moderate breeze.

Hotels and Places to Stay

Pear Tree Inn

Address
4,6 mi
Top Lane
SN12 8QX Whitley
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 10:30 - Checkin: 14:30
Reception
Weekday: 8:30 - 21:00
Weekend: 8:30 - 21:00


The Northey Arms

Address
4,3 mi
Bath Road
SN13 8AE Box,Corsham
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 10:30 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 7:00 - 22:00
Weekend: 8:00 - 22:00


Old House At Home

Address
4,7 mi
Burton
SN14 7LT Burton,Chippenham
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 7:00 - 22:00
Weekend: 8:00 - 22:00


Stable Cottage - Battens Farm

Address
2,1 mi
Battens Farm, Allington
SN14 6LT Chippenham
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Lorne House

Address
3,7 mi
London Road
SN13 8NA Corsham
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 10:30 - Checkin: 16:30
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Beechfield House

Address
5,5 mi
Beanacre Rd
SN12 7PU Beanacre
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 7:00 - 23:00
Weekend: 7:30 - 23:00


Spinneycross

Address
5,0 mi
Kingsdown
SN13 8BA Corsham
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 10:30 - Checkin: 16:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Chippenham

Address
3,1 mi
CEPEN PARK WEST CEPEN WAY
SN14 6UZ Chippenham
United Kingdom

Time Information

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


Diana Lodge

Address
3,2 mi
72 Marshfield Road
SN15 1JR Chippenham
United Kingdom

Time Information

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


The Pines Guest Accommodation

Address
3,3 mi
81-82 Marshfield Rd
SN15 1JR Chippenham
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 22:00 - Checkin: 12:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Videos from this area

These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.

Yatton Keynell Village Fete 2013, Wiltshire, UK

Published: June 15, 2013
Length: 02:50 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: RobbLawton

15th June 2013 and once again it's Yatton Keynell Village Fete.


Castle Combe Saloon Car Championship Bank Holiday Monday 25 August 2014

Published: August 26, 2014
Length: 36:44 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: David Kirkman

Castle Combe Saloon car Championship race on Bank Holiday monday 25 August 2014.


Formula Ford 1600 Championship at Castle Combe Bank Holiday Monday 25 August 2014

Published: August 25, 2014
Length: 06:37 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: David Kirkman

Formula Ford 1600 Championship race at Castle Combe doing the start lineup on 25 August 2014.


Castle Combe Saloon car Championship race on Bank Holiday monday 25 August 2014

Published: August 27, 2014
Length: 13:01 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: David Kirkman

Castle Combe Saloon car Championship race on Bank Holiday monday 25 August 2014.


Corsham to Stroud Off-Road (TTR250, 08.11.14)

Published: November 10, 2014
Length: 42:50 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: WiltshireByways

A wet ride between Corsham (actually Biddestone), Wiltshire and Stroud in Gloucestershire using off-road/trail routes where appropriate rights of way exist. The route passes through Slaughterford...


Morgan Challenge - Castle Combe 2011

Published: August 30, 2011
Length: 05:56 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: trundelo

10 minutes of the Morgan Challenge Race on August bank holiday at Castle Combe. A great day until i ran into the back of an Areo 8 GTN damaging my radiator.


#66 Adam Shale Castle Combe HCC/MR2 Race 2

Published: May 14, 2014
Length: 44:56 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Adam Shale

Onboard with #66 Adam Shale in the joint Hyundai Coupe Cup and MR2 Racing Series at Casle Combe, as part of the May-day Bank Holiday Racing.


Will Lawton a Spontaneous Creation

Published: May 07, 2012
Length: 18:26 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: MrThetramp

A Sunday afternoon piece of piano therapy to deal with yet another wet weekend in the West Country, England (May 2012). I sat my iphone on the top end of my ...


Yatton Keynell Fete - 16th June 2012

Published: June 16, 2012
Length: 36:59 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: RobbLawton

Once again Yatton Keynell holds its summer fete in mid June. Fear of rain was prevalent right up to the day; but it held off until about 4.30 pm. Lots of wind threatened to blow away the attraction...


Richard Phillips of Yatton Keynell Entertains

Published: December 28, 2009
Length: 02:14 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: RobbLawton

For many years Richard Phillips has hidden his talents from friends, family, villagers and bad paying customers. His talents go well beyond 'panel beating'. Underneath that self contented...


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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.

Hartham Park

Hartham Park is a Georgian manor house, located in Hartham near Corsham, Wiltshire. Originally designed by James Wyatt, set today in 50 acres it contains one of three remaining stické tennis courts in the world. It was redeveloped as a private business park in the late 1990s, although it retains its Georgian facade and look.

Located at 51.447, -2.20126 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Country houses in Wiltshire, Georgian architecture, James Wyatt buildings, Economy of Wiltshire, Business parks of England

Corsham Computer Centre

Corsham Computer Centre (CCC) is an underground British Ministry of Defence (MoD) installation in Corsham, Wiltshire, built in the 1980s. According to the MoD, the centre "processes data in support of the Royal Navy". The centre has been similarly described by Des Browne in 2007, then Secretary of State for Defence, as a "data processing facility in support of Royal Navy operations".

Located at 51.4275, -2.20639 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Buildings and structures in Wiltshire, UK Trident programme, United Kingdom nuclear command and control, Military communications of the United Kingdom, Nuclear bunkers in the United Kingdom, Royal Navy equipment, Cold War military installations, NATO installations in the United Kingdom, Data centers

West Yatton Down

West Yatton Down is a 14.4 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Wiltshire, notified in 1971. The site is an example of unimproved limestone grassland. Among the more notable plants species are Bastard-toadflax (Thesium humifusum), Dyer's Greenweed (Genista tinctoria), and Musk Orchid (Herminium monorchis).

Located at 51.4828, -2.21452 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Wiltshire, Sites of Special Scientific Interest notified in 1971

Honeybrook Farm

Honeybrook Farm is a 42.41 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Wiltshire, England.

Located at 51.457, -2.228 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Wiltshire

Castle Combe Circuit

Castle Combe Circuit is a motor racing circuit in Wiltshire, England, approximately 20 miles from Bristol. The circuit used to be the perimeter track of a World War II airfield, and opened to racing in 1950.

Located at 51.4897, -2.2125 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Motorsport venues in England, Sports venues in Wiltshire, Castle Combe

Chippenham Without

Chippenham Without is a civil parish in Wiltshire, England, created as a separate entity from the parish of Chippenham by the Local Government Act 1894 and largely consists of the farmland from the west of Chippenham to Biddestone. Of note within it are the ancient settlements of Allington and Sheldon, the latter with its manor house.

Located at 51.466, -2.16515 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Civil parishes in Wiltshire

Sheldon Manor

Sheldon Manor near Chippenham, Wiltshire, England, is Wiltshire's oldest inhabited manor house and dates back to Saxon times. Its structure is mostly 17th century and it is a Grade I listed building.

Located at 51.466, -2.16515 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
13th-century architecture, Country houses in Wiltshire, Grade I listed buildings in Wiltshire, Grade I listed houses

RAF Castle Combe

RAF Castle Combe was a Second World War Royal Air Force station situated half a mile southeast of Castle Combe in Wiltshire, England. The Castle Combe airfield opened in May 1941. The land which the airfield occupied belonged to the Castle Combe estate, which was owned by the Gorst family. It was used as a practice landing ground by nearby RAF Hullavington, home of No. 9 Service Flying Training School. Flying training expanded considerably and the facilities were upgraded.

Located at 51.4897, -2.2125 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Royal Air Force stations in Wiltshire, Military history of Wiltshire, Castle Combe


This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Biddlestone, Biddestone