Kingston
in Dorset of England, United Kingdom
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Bournemouth Airport (15 mi) - RNAS Yeovilton (37 mi)
- Southampton Airport (38 mi)
- Bembridge Airport (42 mi)
- Bristol International Airport (60 mi)
- RAF Lyneham (61 mi)
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Alderney Airport (63 mi) - Bristol Filton Airport (66 mi)
- RAF Fairford (75 mi)
- RAF Brize Norton (81 mi)
- Dorset and East Devon Coast (Unesco heritage, 46 mi)
- City of Bath (Unesco heritage, 56 mi)
- Blaenavon Industrial Landscape (Unesco heritage, 88 mi)
- Blenheim Palace (Unesco heritage, 105 mi)
- Knighton Heath Golf Club (Golf course, 11 mi)
- Ferndown Golf Club (Golf course, 15 mi)
- Ashley Wood Golf Club (Golf course, 17 mi)
- Burley Golf Club (Golf course, 22 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 50.616 and -2.062 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 50° 36' 59" and W -2° 3' 43"
- 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: 04:00 AM (Friday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 7:24 am and 4:21 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -43.750 and 173.083 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Le Bons Bay - References
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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: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Delve into Kingston
Kingston in Dorset (England) is a town located in United Kingdom about 104 mi (or 168 km) south-west of London, the country's capital town.
Time in Kingston is now 04:00 AM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of zero hours. We know of 10 airports closer to Kingston, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Bournemouth Airport in a distance of 15 mi (or 24 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 Dorset and East Devon Coast in a distance of 46 mi (or 75 km), East. Also, if you like the game of golf, there are some options within driving distance. In need of a room? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Poole, Bournemouth, Dorchester, Bower Chalke and Ansty. 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 | 5°C / 41 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 8°C / 47 °F |
| Night Temperature | 7°C / 45 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 80% |
| Air Pressure | 1028 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 5 km/h (3 mph) from South-West |
| Cloud Conditions | Scattered clouds, covering 36% of sky |
| General Conditions | Scattered clouds |
Saturday, 16th of November 2024
10°C (51 °F)
11°C (51 °F)
Few clouds, gentle breeze.
Sunday, 17th of November 2024
10°C (50 °F)
6°C (43 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Monday, 18th of November 2024
8°C (46 °F)
12°C (54 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Kingston Country Courtyard
Bradle Farmhouse
Mortons House Hotel
THE PRIORY HOTEL
Videos from this area
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Yamaha WR426s Trip to Corfe Castle and the Purbecks.mp4
Small trip out to Corfe Castle and the Purbeck hills on a pair of Yamaha WR426s.
Swanage Railway at Corfe Castle on a rainy day in May 2012
During our holiday trip to England (we come from Germany), we had the pleasure to meet the railway station of Corfe Castle, where we saw the historic steam train pulled by the engine SR4-6-2...
Swanage Railway Class 33 202 Dennis G Robinson Corfe Castle to Swanage
Behind Class 33 202 Dennis G Robinson from Corfe Castle to Norden.
Kingston Church in Purbeck
The village church in Kingston, Dorset.
14 04 04 A Steam Train Trip on the Swanage Railway
Extracts of the journey through the Dorset Countryside by Steam Train.
Houns-Tout on Jurassic Coast Purbeck
Walk from Kingston to Houns-Tout in Purbeck Dorset. Dorset coastal walk on the Jurassic Coast. Kington holiday cottages within walking distance of Houns-Tout - http://www.islandcottageholidays.com.
Isle of Purbeck, Corfe Castle, Swanage, Dorset England, ( 5 )
Corfe Castle, Isle of Purbeck, Dorset. I love this small Dorset village, and the Castle dating from the 11th Century. Every person that visits Dorset should not miss this traditional stone...
Isle of Purbeck, Corfe Castle, Swanage, Dorset England, ( 8 )
Corfe Castle, Isle of Purbeck, Dorset. I love this small Dorset village, and the Castle dating from the 11th Century. Every person that visits Dorset should not miss this traditional stone...
Isle of Purbeck, Corfe Castle, Swanage, Dorset England, ( 6 )
Corfe Castle, Isle of Purbeck, Dorset. I love this small Dorset village, and the Castle dating from the 11th Century. Every person that visits Dorset should not miss this traditional stone...
South West Trains return to Swanage line 29/6/13 Purbeck Adventurer
South West Trains "159 diesel unit" @ Woking + Corfe Castle. UK Railtours trip from Waterloo-Swanage on 29 June 2013. First modern main line train (non heritage) to run on the branch. The...
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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.
Isle of Purbeck
The Isle of Purbeck, not a true island but a peninsula, is in the county of Dorset, England. It is bordered by the English Channel to the south and east, where steep cliffs fall to the sea; and by the marshy lands of the River Frome and Poole Harbour to the north. Its western boundary is less well defined, with some medieval sources placing it at Flower's Barrow above Worbarrow Bay. The most southerly point is St Aldhelm's or St Alban's Head. It is suffering erosion problems along the coast.
Corfe Castle Hundred
Corfe Castle Hundred was a hundred in the county of Dorset, England, containing only the parish of Corfe Castle. It was sometimes also referred to as Corfe Castle Liberty.
TS Royalist
TS Royalist brig owned and operated as a sail training ship by the Marine Society & Sea Cadets (MSSC) of the United Kingdom.
Scoles Manor
Scoles Manor is a listed Grade 2* building two miles from Corfe Castle, Dorset. It is believed to be the oldest continuously occupied building in the parish of Corfe Castle. The main part of the house was built in 1635 and there is a medieval structure attached which has been dated to 1280 and which was either a chapel or a small hall house. The name Scoles is derived from the family called Scoville or Scovil who originally came from the village of Escoville in Normandy.
Blashenwell Farm Pit
Blashenwell Farm Pit is a 11.4 hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Dorset, notified in 1954.
Chapmans Pool
Chapman's Pool is a small cove to the west of Worth Matravers on the Isle of Purbeck, in Dorset, England.
Egmont Bight
Egmont Bight is a shallow embayment at the southern end of the Encombe valley in Dorset, England. It is part of the Jurassic Coast.
Bucknowle Farm
Bucknowle Farm is the site of Romano-British findings. Bucknowle Farm is located one kilometre southeast of Church Knowle, one kilometre southwest of Corfe Castle village. It is about seven kilometres south of Wareham and approximately nine kilometres west of Swanage in the heart of the Isle of Purbeck, in the county of Dorset, in the south of England. A number of Romano-British sites have been discovered and studied on the Isle of Purbeck.
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