Thorn
in Central Bedfordshire of England, United Kingdom
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London Luton Airport (8 mi) - RAF Northolt (25 mi)
- Sywell Aerodrome (29 mi)
- RAF Benson (31 mi)
- London Heathrow Airport (31 mi)
- London Stansted Airport (33 mi)
- RAF Wyton (36 mi)
- London City Airport (38 mi)
- Fairoaks Airport (39 mi)
- Blackbushe Airport (43 mi)
- London Gatwick Airport (55 mi)
- Blenheim Palace (Unesco heritage, 6 mi)
- Tower of London (Unesco heritage, 39 mi)
- Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey including Saint Margaret’s Church (Unesco heritage, 41 mi)
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Unesco heritage, 47 mi)
- Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites (Unesco heritage, 53 mi)
- City of Bath (Unesco heritage, 60 mi)
- Derwent Valley Mills (Unesco heritage, 77 mi)
- Canterbury Cathedral, St Augustine's Abbey, and St Martin's Church (Unesco heritage, 82 mi)
- Dorset and East Devon Coast (Unesco heritage, 86 mi)
- Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City (Unesco heritage, 105 mi)
- Ivinghoe Golf Club (Golf course, 6 mi)
- Aldwickbury Park Golf Club (Golf course, 11 mi)
- Ellesborough Golf Club (Golf course, 13 mi)
- Aylesbury Park Golf Club (Golf course, 14 mi)
- Chesfield Downs Golf Club (Golf course, 14 mi)
- Radlett Park Golf Club (Golf course, 15 mi)
- Knebworth Golf Club (Golf course, 16 mi)
- Essendon Country Club (Golf course, 18 mi)
- Aldenham Golf Club (Berry Grove) (Golf course, 18 mi)
- Ealing Golf Club (Golf course, 28 mi)
- Gulliver's Land (amusement park, (12 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 51.912 and -0.546 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 51° 54' 43" and W -0° 32' 45"
- 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: 06:38 PM (Thursday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 7:33 am and 4:03 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -43.750 and 173.083 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Le Bons Bay - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- 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: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Discover Thorn
Thorn in Central Bedfordshire (England) is a place in United Kingdom about 33 mi (or 53 km) north-west of London, the country's capital city.
Current time in Thorn is now 06:38 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of zero hours. We know of 11 airports near Thorn, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is London Luton Airport in a distance of 8 mi (or 13 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 Blenheim Palace in a distance of 6 mi (or 10 km), South-West. Also, if you like playing golf, there are a few options in driving distance. We encountered 1 points of interest in the vicinity of this place. 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: Houghton Regis, Dunstable, Totternhoe, Toddington and Hockliffe. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 2°C / 35 °F
| Morning Temperature | -0°C / 32 °F |
| Evening Temperature | -1°C / 31 °F |
| Night Temperature | 0°C / 33 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 81% |
| Air Pressure | 999 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 12 km/h (7 mph) from East |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Overcast clouds |
Friday, 22nd of November 2024
3°C (38 °F)
0°C (32 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, broken clouds.
Saturday, 23rd of November 2024
7°C (45 °F)
13°C (55 °F)
Moderate rain, strong breeze, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 24th of November 2024
13°C (56 °F)
11°C (52 °F)
Light rain, high wind, near gale, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Old Palace Lodge
Hallmark Flitwick Manor
The Woburn Hotel previously Inn at Woburn
Highwayman Hotel
Holiday Inn Express DUNSTABLE
TRAVELODGE LUTON
The Bell Hotel Woburn
Dunstable South A5
Dunstable / Luton
TRAVELODGE TODDINGTON M1 SOUTH
Videos from this area
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Dunstable (creasy park) fireworks
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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.
Classic Gold WABC
Classic Gold WABC was a United Kingdom radio station, broadcasting to much of Wolverhampton and Shropshire from studios in Dunstable. Regional news, weather, events and community information, local advertising (separate for Wolverhampton and Shropshire) and a four-hour live weekday regional programme came from a studio centre in Wolverhampton, home also to Beacon Radio.
Heart Dunstable
Heart Dunstable (formerly 97.6 Chiltern FM) was an Independent Local Radio station based in Chiltern Road in Dunstable, Bedfordshire.
Dunstable North railway station
Dunstable North was a railway station on the London and North Western Railway's branch line from Leighton Buzzard which served Dunstable in Bedfordshire from 1848 to 1967. Originally the terminus of the London and North Western Railway's branch line from Leighton Buzzard, Dunstable became the point where the line met with the Great Northern's branch line from Luton in 1858.
All Saints Academy, Dunstable
All Saints Academy (formerly The Northfields Technology College) is an academy located in Dunstable, Bedfordshire, England. All Saints educates 13 - 16 year olds, mainly from the town of Dunstable and some surrounding villages. In addition, the academy offers further education for 16 - 18 year olds through its sixth form department.
Weatherfield Academy
Weatherfield Academy (formerly Weatherfield School) is a coeducational special school with academy status, located in Dunstable, Bedfordshire, England. The school accepts pupils from all over the Central Bedfordshire area. The school is for pupils whose special educational needs are categorised as Moderate Learning Difficulties. The school educates children aged 5 to 16. Facilities at Weatherfield include a school farm, IT suites and refurbished science laboratories.
Heart Four Counties
Heart Four Counties is an Independent Local Radio station broadcasting to Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and Northamptonshire. The station began broadcasting at 4pm on Friday 16 July 2010 as a result of a merger between Heart Milton Keynes (formerly Horizon Radio), Heart Northants (formerly Northants 96), Heart Dunstable (formerly 97.6 Chiltern FM) and Heart Bedford (formerly 96.9 Chiltern Radio).
Church of All Saints, Chalgrave
Church of All Saints is a Grade I listed church in Chalgrave, Bedfordshire, England. It became a listed building on 3 February 1967. The church, dedicated to All Saints, is an old structure. Its consecration recorded as taking place in 1219. It features a nave, chancel, and aisles. The large square tower contains three bells. The nave has five bays. Some of the arches are Early English Period, with foliage decorated caps, while other caps are moulded. The register dates from the year 1539.
Church of All Saints, Houghton Regis
Church of All Saints (alternate Church of St. Michael) is a Grade I listed church in Houghton Regis, Bedfordshire, England. It became a listed building on 3 February 1967. The church is old and chiefly of the Decorated Gothic style. It consists of chancel, cloistered nave of five bays, aisles, and a south porch. An embattled western tower with an octagonal battlemented turret at the south-west angle contains six bells.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Thorn.
- Houghton Regis
- Dunstable
- Totternhoe
- Toddington
- Hockliffe
- Chalton
- Stanbridge
- Milton Bryan
- Battlesden
- Harlington
- Eversholt
- Westoning
- Potsgrove
- Steppingley
- Caddington
- Flitwick
- Woburn
- Streatley
- Ridgmont
- Husborne Crawley
- Pulloxhill
- Ampthill
- Millbrook
- Lidlington
- Barton-le-Clay
- Luton
- Aspley Guise
- Maulden
- Woburn Sands
- Marston Moretaine
Dunstable: London Gliding Club, Dunstable (source)
Whipsnade: London Gliding Club − South West Run, Whipsnade (source)
Toddington: M1 J12, Toddington (source)
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