Houghton
in Hampshire of England, United Kingdom
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Southampton Airport (12 mi) - Lasham Airport (22 mi)
- Bournemouth Airport (26 mi)
- RAF Odiham (27 mi)
- Bembridge Airport (33 mi)
- RAF Lyneham (36 mi)
- RAF Fairford (43 mi)
- RAF Brize Norton (46 mi)
- London Heathrow Airport (52 mi)
- City of Bath (Unesco heritage, 21 mi)
- Dorset and East Devon Coast (Unesco heritage, 34 mi)
- Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites (Unesco heritage, 58 mi)
- Blenheim Palace (Unesco heritage, 64 mi)
- Tower of London (Unesco heritage, 74 mi)
- Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey including Saint Margaret’s Church (Unesco heritage, 76 mi)
- Blaenavon Industrial Landscape (Unesco heritage, 77 mi)
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Le Havre, the City Rebuilt by Auguste Perret (Unesco heritage, 131 mi) - Hockley Golf Club (Golf course, 9 mi)
- Macdonald Botley Park Hotel, Golf and Spa (Golf course, 12 mi)
- Chilworth Golf Club (Golf course, 13 mi)
- Freshwater Bay Golf Club (Golf course, 13 mi)
- East Horton Golf Club (Golf course, 13 mi)
- Bramshaw Golf Club (Golf course, 15 mi)
- Corhampton Golf Club (Golf course, 17 mi)
- Burley Golf Club (Golf course, 20 mi)
- Cams Hall Estate Golf Club (Golf course, 23 mi)
- Ferndown Golf Club (Golf course, 26 mi)
- Marwell Zoo (zoo, (12 mi)
- Hythe Marina (marina, (16 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 51.088 and -1.510 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 51° 5' 17" and W -1° 30' 37"
- 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: 07:55 PM (Thursday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 7:34 am and 4:10 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
Delve into Houghton
Houghton in Hampshire (England) is a city located in United Kingdom about 66 mi (or 107 km) south-west of London, the country's capital town.
Current time in Houghton is now 07:55 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of zero hours. We know of 9 airports closer to Houghton, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Southampton Airport in a distance of 12 mi (or 19 km), South-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 City of Bath in a distance of 21 mi (or 34 km), North. Also, if you like playing golf, there are some options within driving distance. We saw 2 points of interest near this location. 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: Whiteparish, Winchester, Allington, Southampton and Downton. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 3°C / 37 °F
| Morning Temperature | 1°C / 34 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 2°C / 36 °F |
| Night Temperature | 2°C / 35 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 76% |
| Air Pressure | 999 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 9 km/h (6 mph) from South-West |
| Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 80% of sky |
| General Conditions | Rain and snow |
Friday, 22nd of November 2024
6°C (42 °F)
1°C (34 °F)
Sky is clear, moderate breeze, clear sky.
Saturday, 23rd of November 2024
9°C (49 °F)
14°C (57 °F)
Moderate rain, strong breeze, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 24th of November 2024
14°C (58 °F)
12°C (53 °F)
Moderate rain, strong breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
The White Hart
Peat Spade Inn
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Dylan - traffic, town and country driving.
Showing Dylan meeting large lorries on narrow country lanes and in the middle of a busy town. Also showing him crossing motorway bridges, being driven by different drivers (both male and female),...
Training scurry driving pair Spud and Millie on the roads.
Spud (offside, gelding) and Millie (nearside, mare) in harness together on a trip into Stockbridge. We show them building up their fitness on the roads, encountering pedestrians, bicycles and...
Breaking Connemaras to harness - mare and gelding pair.
After a break to get their owner's carriage repainted, Bea and Ghost came to us for a refresher course. Here we show them working as a pair down town and around our country lanes, being driven...
Riding a heavy mare - Roxy's owner in the saddle
Roxy's owner on his first hack out with Sarah on Suki the Cleveland Bay, and Nancy on Roly. We went for a ride around our local roads - here's how he did on his first trip out riding his mare....
Miniature shetland pair in the water and town.
Freddie (offside, 8hh) and Nigel (nearside, 7hh), a pair of 4yo miniature Shetland geldings that we broke for carriage driving. This video shows them driving in the river, meeting some admirers...
Meeting riders, loose dogs, tree cutters and busy traffic while carriage driving (Kermit).
We show how Kermit, a newly-broken 5yo Welsh Section D gelding reacts to traffic (including men overhead cutting trees with chainsaws), meeting ridden horses and loose dogs while out driving...
Driving a welsh cob in a pair - Captain Jack in harness.
Breaking Jack, a 4 1/2 yo Welsh Section D to harness. Showing him working offside and nearside as a pair, and being driven as part of a unicorn. While on a carriage drive into Stockbridge,...
Breaking a pair of shetlands to harness - Smokey Joe & Nugget.
Shetland ponies in harness - Smokey Joe (a 5yo RSPCA rescue case) and Nugget (3yo, previously shown in-hand) being broken to drive. We show them being driven as singles and explain about ...
Jezebel - Barry Hook horse drawn promotions
Jezebel, a 3yo Welsh x ISH filly, came to us to be broken to harness. As she will be driven single and pair with her sister in the future, we broke her to a pair, however she is at the point...
Driving horses on dustbin day!
What happens when a newly-broken driving horse meets a dustbin lorry? As a yearling Titch (offside horse) came to us for basic handling and returned this year (at rising 4 and 17hh!) to be...
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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.
Stockbridge F.C
Stockbridge Football Club is an English football club based in Stockbridge, Hampshire. The club is affiliated to the Hampshire Football Association, and is a FA Charter Standard club. The club also has the honour of never being relegated during its existence. The club are currently members of Division One of the Wessex League and play at the Stockbridge Recreation Ground.
Horsebridge railway station
Horsebridge was a railway station on the closed Sprat and Winkle Line which served the Hampshire village of Houghton. It closed in 1964, a casualty of the closure programme proposed by the Beeching Axe which sounded the death knell for many rural railway stations.
Mottisfont Bats SSSI
Mottisfont Bats SSSI is a 230.98 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Hampshire, notified in 2003. It is also a Special Area of Conservation.
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Testway
Testway is a 5-mile off-road cycle path in Hampshire, England. The path follows the route of the disused Sprat and Winkle Line between Stonymarsh and Stockbridge and runs in between the River Test and the A3057 road. The Testway is part of regional cycle route 65 which connects national cycle route 24 to Chilbolton. There is parking at the southern end of the cycle path, however there is a 6-foot height restriction on the entrance to the car park.
Houghton Lodge
Houghton Lodge is a Grade II* listed fishing lodge on the River Test in Hampshire, England which was built c.1800, possibly by John Nash for the Pitt-Rivers family. English Heritage's suggested architect Nash, better known for his classical terraces and picturesque Gothic, is less well known as a great exponent of the cottage ornée style. The largest of such "cottages" was designed for George IV in Windsor Great Park.
Eel buck
Eel bucks are a type of fish trap that was prevalent in the River Thames in England up to the 20th century. It was used particularly to catch eels which were a staple part of the London diet. Eel bucks were baskets made of willow wood, and were often strung together in a fishing weir. Construction of such weirs was outlawed under the terms of Magna Carta All fish-weirs shall be removed from the Thames, the Medway, and throughout the whole of England, except on the sea coast.
Church of St John the Baptist, Upper Eldon
The Church of St John the Baptist, Upper Eldon, is a redundant Anglican church in the parish of King's Somborne, Hampshire, England. It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II* listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. The church stands in the grounds of Eldon House, to the east of the A3057 road, some 4 miles south of Stockbridge.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Houghton.
- Whiteparish
- Winchester
- Allington
- Southampton
- Downton
- Collingbourne Kingston
- Bulford
- Shalbourne
- Durrington
- Amesbury
- Milston
- Salisbury
- Great Bedwyn
- Burbage
- Durnford
- Woodford
- Chilton Foliat
- Wilton
- Pewsey
- Greenham
- Rushall
- Newbury
- Gurnard
- Welford
- Yarmouth
- Mildenhall
- Cowes
- Stapleford
- Winterbourne
- Winterbourne Stoke