Portland
in Dorset of England, United Kingdom
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Bournemouth Airport (30 mi) - RNAS Yeovilton (32 mi)
- Exeter International Airport (44 mi)
- Southampton Airport (54 mi)
- Bristol International Airport (58 mi)
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Alderney Airport (60 mi) - Bristol Filton Airport (66 mi)
- RAF Lyneham (68 mi)
- Cardiff International Airport (69 mi)
- Guernsey Airport (79 mi)
- Dorset and East Devon Coast (Unesco heritage, 64 mi)
- City of Bath (Unesco heritage, 66 mi)
- Blaenavon Industrial Landscape (Unesco heritage, 86 mi)
- Ashley Wood Golf Club (Golf course, 24 mi)
- Portland Marina (marina, (0 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 50.567 and -2.445 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 50° 34' 2" and W -2° 26' 40"
- 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: 09:46 AM (Friday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 7:26 am and 4:22 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -43.750 and 173.083 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Le Bons Bay - References
- 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 Portland
Portland in Dorset (England) with it's 12,710 inhabitants is a city in United Kingdom about 120 mi (or 193 km) south-west of London, the country's capital.
Local time in Portland is now 09:46 AM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of zero hours. We know of 10 airports in the vicinity of Portland, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Bournemouth Airport in a distance of 30 mi (or 49 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 64 mi (or 102 km), East. Also, if you like golfing, there is an option about 24 mi (or 38 km). away. We found 1 points of interest in the vicinity of this place. 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: Dorchester, Poole, Mere, Kilmington and Bournemouth. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 10°C / 51 °F
| Morning Temperature | 7°C / 45 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 10°C / 50 °F |
| Night Temperature | 10°C / 49 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 75% |
| Air Pressure | 1028 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 6 km/h (4 mph) from South-West |
| Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 64% of sky |
| General Conditions | Broken clouds |
Saturday, 16th of November 2024
11°C (51 °F)
12°C (53 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, clear sky.
Sunday, 17th of November 2024
10°C (51 °F)
9°C (48 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Monday, 18th of November 2024
9°C (49 °F)
13°C (55 °F)
Light rain, strong breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Barnes's Rest
B+B Weymouth
The Old Manor House
The Aqua
Beach House B&B
Heights Hotel
Weymouth Beach B&B
Langham Hotel
The Rosefield
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Videos from this area
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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.
Weymouth and Portland
Weymouth and Portland is a local government district and borough in Dorset, England. It consists of the resort of Weymouth and the Isle of Portland, and includes the areas of Wyke Regis, Preston, Melcombe Regis, Upwey, Broadwey, Southill, Nottington, Westham, Radipole, Chiswell, Castletown, Fortuneswell, Weston, Southwell and Easton; the latter six being on the Isle of Portland.
Portland Castle
Portland Castle is one of the Device Forts, also known as Henrician Castles, built in 1539 by Henry VIII on the Isle of Portland to guard the natural Portland anchorage known as the Portland Roads. The castle lies in the far north of the island, in the village now called Castletown, near Fortuneswell. The castle is under the care of English Heritage. The castle artillery forts stretched all around the Kent coast, along the south coast of England, down to Lands End.
South Dorset (UK Parliament constituency)
South Dorset is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Richard Drax, a Conservative.
Phoenix breakwaters
The Phoenix breakwaters were a set of reinforced concrete caissons built as part of the artificial Mulberry harbours that were assembled as part of the follow-up to the Normandy landings during World War II. They were constructed by civil engineering contractors around the coast of Britain. They were collected at Dungeness and Selsey, and then towed across the English Channel and sunk to form the Mulberry harbour breakwaters replacing the initial 'Gooseberry' block ships.
Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy
Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy is a centre for the sport of sailing on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, on the south coast of England, United Kingdom. The academy building is located in Osprey Quay on the northern tip of the island, and the waters of Portland Harbour and Weymouth Bay, adjacent to the site, are the main areas used for sailing.
Chesil Cove
Chesil Cove is a beach which is the most southerly part of the 18-mile long Chesil Beach in Dorset, England. The beach protects the low lying village of Chiswell in Underhill on the Isle of Portland from flooding.
Underhill, Dorset
Underhill is the name given to the area of very steep land, at the northern end of the Isle of Portland in Dorset, England, which contains the villages of Chiswell, Castletown and Fortuneswell. The remaining part of the island is known as Tophill.
Portland (Dorset) railway station
Portland was a railway station on the Portland Branch Railway in the west of the English county of Dorset. Opened with the Weymouth and Portland railway, one of the constituent parts of a complex line, on 1 September 1902, the station was moved to a new site on the opening of the extension to Easton. After this the old station was used as a goods station and depot.
Royal Naval Cemetery
Royal Naval Cemetery (once known as Naval and Military Cemetery) is a cemetery on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, England. It is located above Portland Harbour and below the main entrance to the Verne Citadel. As the name suggests, the graveyard holds deceased servicemen and officer of the area's Royal Navy which was stationed at Portland until 1995.
The Captain's House
The Captain's House is a large detached house located within the village of Chiswell, on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, England. Both the house and the attached wall to the south east has been a Grade II Listed Building since 1978.
Chiswell Walled Garden
Chiswell Walled Garden is a community walled garden, located on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, England. It is found in the village of Chiswell, close to Chesil Beach, within the remaining ruins of an old Jacobean house. The garden was made during the period 2001 to 2006 by the Chiswell Community Trust, with funding from Countryside Agency under their Doorstep Green Initiative. It is maintained by volunteer members of the Trust and is open to the public.
Victoria Gardens, Portland
Victoria Gardens is a public garden, located on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, England. It is found within Fortuneswell village area, close to the villages of Castletown and Chiswell.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Portland.
- Dorchester
- Poole
- Mere
- Kilmington
- Bournemouth
- Ansty
- Hindon
- Chicklade
- Bower Chalke
- Corsley
- Bishopstrow
- Chapmanslade
- Dinton
- Boyton
- Codford
- Upton Scudamore
- Stockton
- Bishopstone
- Westbury
- Paulton
- Camerton
- East Harptree
- Timsbury
- Southwick
- Wellow
- Hinton Charterhouse
- North Bradley
- Clutton
- Wingfield
- Compton Martin
Weymouth › North: Esplanade, Weymouth (source)
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Isle of Portland, Portland
