Flint
in Flintshire of Wales, United Kingdom

Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
53.245 and -3.132 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 53° 14' 41" and W -3° 7' 56"
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: 03:24 PM (Friday)
Timezone: Europe/London
UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
5:50 am and 6:43 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-45.817 and 170.717 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Otakou
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: 2024-03-29 07:25:35

Explore Flint

Flint in Flintshire (Wales) with it's 26,442 inhabitants is a city in United Kingdom about 175 mi (or 281 km) north-west of London, the country's capital.

Local time in Flint is now 03:24 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of zero hours. We know of 10 airports in the vicinity of Flint, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Hawarden Airport in a distance of 8 mi (or 13 km), South-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 Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal in a distance of 21 mi (or 34 km), South-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: Halkyn, Mold, Neston, Buckley and Holywell. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 9°C / 49 °F

Morning Temperature 3°C / 38 °F
Evening Temperature 9°C / 47 °F
Night Temperature 7°C / 44 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 73%
Air Pressure 980 hPa
Wind Speed Moderate breeze with 10 km/h (6 mph) from North
Cloud Conditions Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky
General Conditions Light rain

Saturday, 30th of March 2024

11°C (52 °F)
6°C (43 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, few clouds.

Sunday, 31st of March 2024

11°C (53 °F)
8°C (47 °F)
Moderate rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.

Monday, 1st of April 2024

7°C (44 °F)
7°C (44 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.

Hotels and Places to Stay

The Villa Holiday Cottage Apartment Neston Wirral Cheshire

Address
4,5 mi
30a Raby Park Road
CH64 9SP Neston
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 10:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Thornton Hall Hotel and Spa

Address
5,9 mi
Neston Road
CH63 1JF Thornton Hough,Wirral
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Springfield Hotel Holywell

Address
2,5 mi
A55 Expressway
CH8 8BA Holywell
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Beaufort Park Nr.Chester

Address
4,5 mi
New Brighton,Main Road
CH7 6QQ New Brighton,Mold
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Northop Hall Country House Hotel

Address
3,8 mi
Chester Road
CH7 6HJ Mold
United Kingdom

Time Information

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


Holiday Inn A55 CHESTER WEST

Address
4,1 mi
Westbound A55,Northop Hall, Mold
CH7 6HB CHESTER
United Kingdom

Time Information

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


VILLAGE CHESTER ST DAVIDS

Address
5,0 mi
ST DAVID'S PARK EWLOE
CH5 3YB Chester
United Kingdom

Time Information

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


TRAVELODGE HALKYN

Address
2,0 mi
A55
CH8 8DF HALKYN
United Kingdom

Time Information

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


TRAVELODGE CHESTER NORTHOP HALL

Address
3,7 mi
A55 EASTBOUND EXPRESSWAY NORTHOP HALL
CH7 6HF CHESTER
United Kingdom

Time Information

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


Wirral (Heswall)

Address
5,7 mi
CHESTER ROAD GAYTON
CH60 3SD HESWALL
United Kingdom

Time Information

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


Videos from this area

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

Flint 2.12.2014 - DRS 37602 & 37688 Kingmoor TMD on Valley Flasks

Published: December 02, 2014
Length: 00:06 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Robin Harrison

37602 & 37688 pass Flint on the Valley flask train.


Flint 27.11.2014 - DRS 37609 & 37218 on Valley flasks - Class 37

Published: November 27, 2014
Length: 40:36 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Robin Harrison

Valley to Crewe return Flask train.


Shotton & Flint 15.12.2014 - new Manchester loco service with ATW 67001 & WAG set

Published: December 15, 2014
Length: 33:57 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Robin Harrison

Some shots of the inaugural Arriva Trains loco hauled service between North Wales and Manchester. First part of the video shows it passing Shotton on the first loco service between Manchester...


Flint 23.9.2014 - DRS 37609 37608 on Valley flasks - Class 37

Published: September 23, 2014
Length: 00:04 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Robin Harrison

37609 in new livery and 37608 head the Valley flask train back to Crewe.


Class 175 116 at Flint Station.MP4

Published: August 12, 2011
Length: 30:57 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Stephen O'Brien

Flint Station North Wales.


Half an Hour at (61) - Flint Station 23.9.2014 - Class 158 175 and 37's on the flask train

Published: September 23, 2014
Length: 00:00 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Robin Harrison

This video fills a gap on the North Wales Coast line, as now every station has now been covered between the principal stations of Chester and Llandudno Junction, along with a number of other...


Flint Town Utd 1 - 1 Buckley Town - 001.AVI

Published: August 13, 2011
Length: 01:34 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: buckleytownfccom

Matty Hughes wins a penalty for Buckley Town FC after Neil Wynne's cross field run leads to a mix up in Flint Town defence.


FM15: Ugly AI Glitch - Flint Town's Easiest Goal Ever

Published: December 03, 2014
Length: 40:02 min
Rating: 3 of 5
Author: SteelSwords

McCormick's 40th minute goal in this league match in Football Manager 2015 is hilariously bad. Did everyone decide to just forget the white-ish round thing meant for kicking? Horrible.


Flint Town Utd 1 - 1 Buckley Town - 003.AVI

Published: August 13, 2011
Length: 24:18 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: buckleytownfccom

Flint Town keeper Leon Bimpson denies Mike Burke as Buckley Town search for a winner.


Mostyn & Flint - Network Rail DMU 2.12.2014 - 950001 Class 950

Published: December 02, 2014
Length: 00:02 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Robin Harrison

Crewe LNWR to Longsight route via North Wales. Seen passing Flint station on its way back to Manchester and early this morning passing Mostyn.


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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.

Flintshire (historic)

Flintshire (Welsh: Sir y Fflint), also known as the County of Flint, is one of thirteen historic counties, a vice-county and a former administrative county, which mostly lies on the north east coast of Wales. Flintshire was notable as having one of the few large county exclaves (an area known as "English Maelor" or "Maelor Saesneg") to survive most of the 20th century.

Located at 53.25, -3.16667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Flintshire, Historic counties of Wales, States and territories established in 1284

Dee Regulation Scheme

The River Dee regulation scheme is a system of flow balancing and quality management along the River Dee managed by a consortium of the three largest water companies licensed to take water from the river, United Utilities, Welsh Water and Dee Valley Water; together with the regulator, the Environment Agency Wales.

Located at 53.276, -3.147 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
River Dee (Wales), River regulation in Conwy, River regulation in Denbighshire, River regulation in Gwynedd, River regulation in Snowdonia, River regulation in Wrexham, River regulation in England, Water supply and sanitation in England, Water supply and sanitation in Wales

St Richard Gwyn Catholic High School, Flint

St Richard Gwyn Catholic High School is a successful oversubscribed 11-18 mixed Catholic comprehensive school serving the population of Flintshire in North Wales. It was founded in 1954 to serve the Catholic population of Flintshire. It is a nationally recognised forward looking 11 – 18 school with excellent records of achievement at all levels.

Located at 53.2406, -3.12756 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Secondary schools in Flintshire, Roman Catholic secondary schools in the Diocese of Wrexham, Educational institutions established in 1954, 1954 establishments in Wales

Flint television relay station

The Flint television relay station was an analogue television transmitter housed on a residential tower block called Bolingbroke Heights at the centre of the Town of Flint in North Wales. Flint is situated on the estuary of the River Dee which forms part the Wales border with England. Between 1996 and 2009, the mast provided BBC One Wales and S4C to most of the town's residents.

Located at 53.2495, -3.136 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Buildings and structures in Flintshire, Transmitter sites in Wales

Flint Mountain

Flint Mountain is a small village seated in Flintshire, North Wales, approximately 12 miles west of the city of Chester, mid-way between Mold and Flint, and situated just off junction 33 of the A55 North Wales Expressway. Points of interest include the Coach and Horses pub, and recently developed football club Flint Mountain FC. In Mid-2006, the population of Flint Mountain was 1,958.

Located at 53.2236, -3.1401 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Villages in Flintshire

Cornist Hall

Cornish Hall is a large house 1 mile west-southwest of the town of Flint, Flintshire, Wales. Originally known as Lower Cornist, the property was significantly altered by Richard Muspratt in about 1884 then greatly rebuilt by the Summers family – when it became their main residence in 1889. It was the birthplace in 1746 of Thomas Totty, an admiral who served under Lord Nelson.

Located at 53.2415, -3.1638 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Houses in Flintshire

Flintshire Coalfield

The Flintshire Coalfield in north-east Wales is one of the smaller British coalfields. It extends from the Point of Ayr in the north, along the Dee Estuary through Connah's Quay to Caergwrle in the south. A small part extends onto the Wirral i.e. English coast of the estuary at Neston which was the site of a coalmine for a period. The coal-bearing strata continue southwards of Caergwrle as the Denbighshire Coalfield. Together the two coalfields are known as the North Wales Coalfield.

Located at 53.2108, -3.1232 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Coal mining in Flintshire, Geography of Flintshire, Coal mining regions in England, Coal mining regions in Wales

Northop College

Northop College is an further education college in Flintshire, North Wales. It was formerly known as the Welsh College of Horticulture.

Located at 53.2127, -3.145 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Further education colleges in Flintshire

Popular in vicinity

These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Flint.


This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Flint, Флинт, Y Fflint, Flintas, Флінт, 弗林特