Challacombe
in Devon of England, United Kingdom
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MOD St. Athan (26 mi) - Cardiff International Airport (29 mi)
- Swansea Airport (33 mi)
- Exeter International Airport (35 mi)
- Plymouth City Airport (51 mi)
- Bristol International Airport (53 mi)
- RNAS Yeovilton (55 mi)
- Haverfordwest Airport (66 mi)
- Blaenavon Industrial Landscape (Unesco heritage, 60 mi)
- Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape (Unesco heritage, 77 mi)
- Fingle Glen Golf Club (Golf course, 31 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 51.147 and -3.887 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 51° 8' 49" and W -3° 53' 14"
- 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: 12:40 PM (Friday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 7:34 am and 4:26 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -45.817 and 170.717 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Otakou - References
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- 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
Explore Challacombe
Challacombe in Devon (England) is located in United Kingdom about 164 mi (or 264 km) west of London, the country's capital.
Local time in Challacombe is now 12:40 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of zero hours. We know of 8 airports in the wider vicinity of Challacombe, of which 3 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is MOD St. Athan in a distance of 26 mi (or 43 km), North-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are two Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in United Kingdom is Blaenavon Industrial Landscape in a distance of 60 mi (or 97 km), North-East. Also, if you like golfing, there is an option about 31 mi (or 50 km). away. 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: Pyle, Merthyr Mawr, Wick, Cefn Cribwr and Port Talbot. 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 | 4°C / 38 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 6°C / 42 °F |
| Night Temperature | 5°C / 40 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 77% |
| Air Pressure | 1028 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 3 km/h (2 mph) from West |
| Cloud Conditions | Few clouds, covering 21% of sky |
| General Conditions | Few clouds |
Saturday, 16th of November 2024
11°C (51 °F)
8°C (47 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, scattered clouds.
Sunday, 17th of November 2024
9°C (48 °F)
5°C (42 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, broken clouds.
Monday, 18th of November 2024
7°C (44 °F)
11°C (52 °F)
Moderate rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Highcliffe House
Bracken House Bed & Breakfast North Devon
Kentisbury Grange
Gable Lodge Guest House
Rock House Hotel - Guest House
Valley of Rocks
Waterloo House Hotel
South View Guest House
Village Inn
Seawood
Videos from this area
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Wildlife & Deer at Love North Devon
There are hardly any fences or boundries on our farm and around Exmoor that apply to the deer. They come and go as they please switching between our wood and the adjoining wood on the ...
Lynton & Barnstaple Railway Wednesday 11 July 2012
Take your seat on the train, see the beauitful Exmoor Landscape as you pass by sweeping farmland, heather-clad hills and wooded valleys. See the train going through this wonderful Exmoor Country....
Blackmoor Gate to Lynton - North Devon
A quick movie of the winding road from Blackmoor Gate to Lynton. It ends at a property called The Smithy which is available for holiday lets through a company called Marsden's Cottage Holidays.
Motorbike mod 2 test route sample Atherton Manchester
mod 2 bike test route , this is not a complete route it misses the end five mins which was a round about and a small country road back to the test centre but it gives you an idea, Thanks to...
Lynton and Barnstaple Railway Spring Gala 10th & 11th May 2014 Steam Heritage
The wind wasn't as bitterly cold as it was exactly a year ago, when the first two heritage coaches entered passenger service, but it blew just as hard! Mind you, Woody Bay station at almost...
Lynton and Barnstaple Railway Autumn Gala 29th September 2013 Coach 16 & Ffestiniog No 2 Prince
What a difference a year makes. One year since my very first visit to Woody Bay and the L&B now sports three beautiful heritage coaches. The latest, number 16 arriving just a few days before...
Tramper all-terrain mobility scooter for hire - Heddon Valley, Exmoor
This Tramper all-terrain mobility scooter can be hired from the National Trust shop to enable people with limited mobility to explore the area. For more information see www.countrysidemobility.org.
Bossington Gradient Aspen 3
Demo on the Aspen 3.
Lyd visits the L&B gala
The Lynton & Barnstaple railway gala played host to F&WHR built loco Lyd this year. The gala was held over the weekend of the 27-28/9/14.
Lady in Red from Portishead to Sharpness
Lady in Red is a Sunseeker making passage from Sharpness to Portishead on Thursday 30th July 2009.This was the last leg from the 2nd Severn Crossing to Portishead. Wind was gusting at 24kts,...
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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.
Parracombe railway station
Parracombe railway station was a halt on the Lynton & Barnstaple Railway, a narrow gauge line that ran through Exmoor from Barnstaple to Lynton and Lynmouth in North Devon, England. The Halt which served the village of Parracombe comprised a simple wooden shelter and was not opened until May 1 — almost a year after the line was opened on 16 May 1898 — and closed along with the rest of the railway on 29 September 1935.
River Heddon
The River Heddon is a river in Devon, in the south of England. Running along the western edges of Exmoor, the river reaches the North Devon coast at Heddon's Mouth. The nearest road access to the beach is at Hunter's Inn, approximately 2 km south of sea-fall.
Exmoor Zoo
Exmoor Zoo is a conservation centre in Exmoor, North Devon, England. The zoo developed from Exmoor Bird Gardens, opened on the site of a farm in 1982. The current owners took over in 1993, and have steadily enlarged and developed the zoo, now specialising in the conservation of smaller animals. The zoo has been a member of BIAZA, the British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums, since 1995.
Shoulsbury castle
Shoulsbury Castle is an Iron Age hill fort close to Challacombe in Devon, England. It takes the form of a multi-ditch and rampart enclosure close to the top of a hill on the shoulder of Shoulsbarrow Common at an elevation of 472 metres above sea level.
Mockham Down
Mockham Down is the site of an Iron Age Hill Fort close to Brayfordhill in Devon, England. It takes the form of a multi-ditch and rampart enclosure close to the top of the hill known as Mockham Down at an elevation approx 310 Metres above Sea Level. There is a smaller enclosure approx 2 km to the west on the next Hill at approx 265 Metres above Sea Level.
Parracombe
Parracombe is a rural settlement near Lynton, in Devon, England. It is situated in the Heddon Valley, on Exmoor. A number Bronze Age barrows exist nearby, along with several other small earth-works throughout the parish. Beacon Castle and Voley Castle both Iron Age Hill forts are situated nearby. Rowley Barton ("rough clearing") was a manor mentioned in the Domesday Book along with East and West Middleton.
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