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Discover Hook
Hook in Hampshire (England) with it's 7,321 citizens is a place in United Kingdom about 39 mi (or 63 km) south-west of London, the country's capital city.
Current time in Hook is now 09:54 PM (Sunday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of zero hours. We know of 12 airports near Hook, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is RAF Odiham in a distance of 4 mi (or 6 km), South. 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 City of Bath in a distance of 30 mi (or 49 km), West. Also, if you like playing golf, there are a few options in driving distance. We encountered 2 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: Swallowfield, Stratfield Mortimer, Shinfield, Finchampstead and Barkham. 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 | 6°C / 44 °F |
Evening Temperature | 8°C / 46 °F |
Night Temperature | 9°C / 47 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 76% |
Air Pressure | 1017 hPa |
Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 11 km/h (7 mph) from East |
Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 85% of sky |
General Conditions | Light rain |
Monday, 18th of November 2024
8°C (47 °F)
10°C (50 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Tuesday, 19th of November 2024
3°C (38 °F)
0°C (33 °F)
Moderate rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Wednesday, 20th of November 2024
4°C (39 °F)
2°C (35 °F)
Sky is clear, moderate breeze, clear sky.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Tylney Hall
Basingstoke Country
Four Seasons Hotel Hampshire
Raven Hotel
Derby Inn
Warbrook House
The White Hart Hotel
Elvetham
Videos from this area
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Odiham fire show 2010 - final display
Final display at Odiham Fire Show - "Bernie Down Motors". http://www.odiham-fire-show.co.uk/
DJI Phantom 2 Vision + Plus - Odiham Castle - Short film
DJI Phantom 2 Vision+ - Odiham Castle. Short video, long video to up be uploaded later. I continue to be impressed by the camera, it's amazing.
44932 speeds through Hook.MP4
44932 speeds through Hook, Hants at 12.15, Thurs 5th August 2010 on a Waterloo to Bristol excursion. Originally rostered for 70013, the substitute, Stanier Black 5 44932, makes a welcome visit...
Steam Train: 34067 Tangmere's Volcanic Show, The Great Britain 6, Day 1, 20 Apr 2013
This is a video of preserved ex-SR unrebuilt Battle of Britain light pacific loco, no 34067 "Tangmere". It is seen pulling the first leg of the Railway Touring Company's nine-day "Great Britain...
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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.
Hook railway station
Hook station serves the town of Hook and surrounding villages in Hampshire, southern England. There are two platforms serving the outer pair of tracks while the centre pair of tracks have no platforms and are used by fast services between the South Coast and the West Country. Platform One also has a small cafe. Most services to and from this station terminate at either Basingstoke or London Waterloo and run every half hour during the weekday and every hour at the weekends.
Odiham Castle
Odiham Castle (also known locally as King John's Castle) is a ruined castle situated near Odiham in Hampshire, United Kingdom. It is one of only three fortresses built by King John during his reign. The site was possibly chosen by King John because he had visited the area in 1204 and it lay halfway between Windsor and Winchester.
Thomas Carleton
Thomas Carleton (c. 1735 – 2 February 1817) was a British army officer who was promoted to Colonel during the American Revolutionary War after relieving the siege of Quebec in 1776. After the war, he was appointed as Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick, and supervised the resettlement of Loyalists from the United States in the province. He held this position until his death.
Robert May's School
Robert May's School is a secondary school in the village of Odiham, Hampshire, England. The school was founded in 1694 with donations from the will of Robert May, a local man. The current headteacher is Mrs Susan Rafter. In 2006 the school had 1,218 pupils on its register. Following a successful application, it is now a Specialist School in Science with Mathematics and Computing.
West Green House
West Green House is an 18th century country house at West Green in Hartley Wintney in the English county of Hampshire. The house is listed Grade II*. The house was built by the 17th century General Henry Hawley, who led the cavalry charge at the Battle of Culloden. At the beginning of the 20th century the the Playfair family employed the architect Robert Weir Schulz to remodel the north front of the house and to design new gardens.
St. Swithun's, Nately Scures
St Swithun's Church, Nately Scures is the smallest ancient Church of England parish church in the English county of Hampshire. Newnham and Nately Scures are part of the Anglican United Parish which includes: Greywell, Mapledurwell and Up Nately, which in turn are covenanted with a further seven churches in the area.
Andwells Brewery
Andwell Brewing Company was started by Adam Komrower in 2008, and is based at Lodge Farm behind Newlyns farmshop in North Warnborough, Hampshire, England. Since its launch the Brewery's beer is being supplied to local pubs (within a 30-mile radius of the brewery) as well as to a number of farmshops, off-licences and various beer festivals. The Brewery brewed its first beer, Resolute bitter, on 10 October 2008. The 10BBL brewehouse plant was previously used at Copper Dragon Brewery.
Greywell Tunnel
The Greywell Tunnel is a 0.6 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in Hampshire, England, notified in 1985. When opened in 1794 it was the longest tunnel on the Basingstoke Canal. It was closed due to a roof fall in 1932.