Alkborough
in North Lincolnshire of England, United Kingdom
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Humberside Airport (15 mi) - Robin Hood Doncaster Sheffield Airport (20 mi)
- RAF Scampton (26 mi)
- RAF Linton-On-Ouse (35 mi)
- RAF Waddington (36 mi)
- Leeds Bradford Airport (42 mi)
- RAF Coningsby (46 mi)
- Nottingham Airport (56 mi)
- East Midlands Airport (65 mi)
- RAF Cottesmore (66 mi)
- Birmingham International Airport (96 mi)
- RAF Lakenheath (102 mi)
- Saltaire (Unesco heritage, 21 mi)
- Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City (Unesco heritage, 24 mi)
- Studley Royal Park including the Ruins of Fountains Abbey (Unesco heritage, 31 mi)
- Derwent Valley Mills (Unesco heritage, 46 mi)
- Durham Castle and Cathedral (Unesco heritage, 76 mi)
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Frontiers of the Roman Empire (Unesco heritage, 95 mi) - Forest Pines Golf Club (Golf course, 6 mi)
- Hessle Golf Club (Golf course, 10 mi)
- Holme Hall Golf Club (Golf course, 10 mi)
- Drax Golf Club (Golf course, 13 mi)
- Gainsborough Golf Club (Golf course, 20 mi)
- Doncaster Golf Club (Golf course, 21 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 53.685 and -0.666 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 53° 41' 4" and W -0° 39' 58"
- 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: 09:51 PM (Sunday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 7:34 am and 4:00 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 Alkborough
Alkborough in North Lincolnshire (England) with it's 458 inhabitants is a city in United Kingdom about 152 mi (or 245 km) north of London, the country's capital.
Local time in Alkborough is now 09:51 PM (Sunday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of zero hours. We know of 12 airports in the vicinity of Alkborough, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Humberside Airport in a distance of 15 mi (or 24 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 Saltaire in a distance of 21 mi (or 34 km), North-East. Also, if you like golfing, there are multiple options in driving distance. 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: Whitton, Broomfleet, Newport, Ellerker and North Cave. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 7°C / 45 °F
| Morning Temperature | 6°C / 42 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 6°C / 43 °F |
| Night Temperature | 5°C / 41 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 63% |
| Air Pressure | 1013 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 9 km/h (5 mph) from East |
| Cloud Conditions | Few clouds, covering 24% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Monday, 18th of November 2024
4°C (39 °F)
1°C (34 °F)
Snow, gentle breeze, broken clouds.
Tuesday, 19th of November 2024
2°C (36 °F)
0°C (32 °F)
Snow, moderate breeze, broken clouds.
Wednesday, 20th of November 2024
2°C (35 °F)
1°C (33 °F)
Rain and snow, moderate breeze, clear sky.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Winteringham Fields
The Fox and Coney Inn
The Sheffield Arms
TRAVELODGE HULL SOUTH CAVE
Videos from this area
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Scunthorpe V Brampton Bangers Meeting 16/08/14
Eddie Wright Raceway Scunthorpe.
DD Tank Lecture by Stuart Burgess, Part 1, Introduction to Swimming Tanks
The first part of a lecture by Stuart Burgess, a leading authourity on the development of Duplex Drive Tanks during WWII. Held at Burton upon Stather Village Hall on 12th January 2013, hosted...
War Memorial Stone
How Burton upon Stather's War Memorial may look. http://burtonstatherheritage.org/#memorial.
The Southern Boundary Steps Project
Burton upon Stather Heritage Group members work to build steps for the very steep top part of the southern boundary footpath to the Tank Ramp.
Burton Stather to Keadby Bridge by Hovercraft
At 16 mile run on the River Trent in a Flying Fish Marlin I hovercraft, passing many Trent wharfs.
Burton-on-Stather to Alkborough
A walk along the ridge beside the River trent near its entry into the Humber, England.
Burton Stather Heritage Group and Tom Cunliffe
BSHG were contacted recently by the BBC who are currently making a documentary about the river Trent. Documentary producer Stuart Woodman told us the documentary was about the history of ...
Valentine DD Tank
The last remaining, working Valentine Duplex Drive Tank in the world returns to Burton Stather for the first time since WWII http://burtonstatherheritage.org/
Burton Stather War Memorial Dedication Service, Armistice Day 2014
Footage of the Dedication Ceremony for the new War Memorial in Burton Stather, given by the Heritage Group to the village, held on Armistice Day, 11th Novemb...
Brief Motorbike tour of Alkborough, N Lincs
First attempt with new (to me) digital video camera mounted on my motorbike, then edited via Cyberlink PowerDirector.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
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Alkborough
Alkborough is a village of about 455 people in North Lincolnshire, England, located near the northern end of The Cliff range of hills overlooking the Humber Estuary at the Trent Falls, the confluence of the River Trent and the River Ouse. Alkborough, with the hamlet of Walcot about a mile (1.6 km) south, forms a civil parish which covers about 2,875 acres .
Julian's Bower
Julian's Bower or Julian Bower is a name which was given to turf mazes in several different parts of England. Only one of this name still exists, at Alkborough in North Lincolnshire. It has also been known by corrupted forms of the name, such as "Gillian's Bore" and "Gilling Bore". The 18th century antiquary William Stukeley mentions a "Julian Bower" turf maze at Horncastle, Lincolnshire, and in nearby Louth there was a "Gelyan Bower", which was mentioned in accounts of 1554.
Winterton and Thealby railway station
Winterton and Thealby railway station was a station built by the North Lindsey Light Railway in Winterton, Lincolnshire, on their line from Scunthorpe to Winteringham. The station was opened on 3 September 1906 and has since been closed. The first train on the line operated from Dawes Lane as far as this station. Preceding station Disused railways Following station Normanby Park (Goods) North Lindsey Light Railway West Halton
Whitton railway station (Lincolnshire)
Whitton railway station was a railway station, built by the North Lindsey Light Railway in Whitton, Lincolnshire. It was the northern terminus of the line from Scunthorpe (Dawes Lane) railway station. It closed for passengers in 1925 and goods in 1951. The railway company built a pier on the river Humber which gave the Gainsborough–Hull packet steamer an additional calling point, utilised three times weekly.
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