Rudyard
in Staffordshire of England, United Kingdom
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Manchester Woodford Airport (16 mi) - Manchester Airport (18 mi)
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport (35 mi)
- East Midlands Airport (37 mi)
- Hawarden Airport (38 mi)
- Birmingham International Airport (48 mi)
- Leeds Bradford Airport (54 mi)
- Coventry Airport (57 mi)
- Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal (Unesco heritage, 36 mi)
- Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City (Unesco heritage, 48 mi)
- Derwent Valley Mills (Unesco heritage, 65 mi)
- Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd (Unesco heritage, 68 mi)
- Studley Royal Park including the Ruins of Fountains Abbey (Unesco heritage, 96 mi)
- Blaenavon Industrial Landscape (Unesco heritage, 99 mi)
- Blenheim Palace (Unesco heritage, 107 mi)
- Durham Castle and Cathedral (Unesco heritage, 133 mi)
- Crewe Golf Club (Golf course, 15 mi)
- High Legh Park Country Club (Golf course, 18 mi)
- Bramall Park Golf Club (Golf course, 19 mi)
- Lymm Golf Club (Golf course, 25 mi)
- Flixton Golf Club (Golf course, 25 mi)
- Swinton Park Golf Club (Golf course, 29 mi)
- Branston Golf And Country Club (Golf course, 29 mi)
- North Manchester Golf Course (Golf course, 30 mi)
- Whitefield Golf Club (Golf course, 31 mi)
- Brackley Golf Club (Golf course, 33 mi)
- Alton Towers (amusement park, (11 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 53.117 and -2.072 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 53° 7' 2" and W -2° 4' 18"
- 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: 11:51 PM (Sunday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 7:37 am and 4:09 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -45.817 and 170.717 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
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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 Rudyard
Rudyard in Staffordshire (England) is located in United Kingdom about 138 mi (or 222 km) north-west of London, the country's capital town.
Current time in Rudyard is now 11:51 PM (Sunday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of zero hours. We know of 8 airports close to Rudyard, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Manchester Woodford Airport in a distance of 16 mi (or 25 km), North. 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 Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal in a distance of 36 mi (or 59 km), West. Also, if you like playing golf, there are some options within driving distance. We encountered 1 points of interest near this location. 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: Eaton, Stoke-on-Trent, Bollington, Prestbury and Pott Shrigley. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 7°C / 44 °F
| Morning Temperature | 5°C / 41 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 6°C / 42 °F |
| Night Temperature | 6°C / 42 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 5% |
| Air Humidity | 94% |
| Air Pressure | 1014 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 10 km/h (6 mph) from East |
| Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 71% of sky |
| General Conditions | Moderate rain |
Monday, 18th of November 2024
4°C (39 °F)
0°C (33 °F)
Moderate rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Tuesday, 19th of November 2024
0°C (33 °F)
-4°C (26 °F)
Rain and snow, fresh breeze, broken clouds.
Wednesday, 20th of November 2024
1°C (34 °F)
-1°C (30 °F)
Rain and snow, moderate breeze, scattered clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Leek Town Centre
Videos from this area
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Tour Of Liverpool April 2013
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Me Singing Hallelujah by Alexandra Burke
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Rover 3500S from Rushton to Rudyard (A523)
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Rudyard Lake Steam Railway
A lovely little railway near Leek in Staffordshire, which I visited with my family for on my 21st Birthday. A fairly straight run, single track apart from one passing loop, and with three...
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King-Arthur-Rudyard Lake Steam Railway
King Arthur in use on steam train @ Rudyard Lake Steam Railway in 2008 Staffordshire Peak District . A bright day after a light overnight snow fall http://www.rlsr.org.
Rudyard Lake by RC boat Antares (calm conditions)
RC boat "Antares" at Rudyard Lake, near Leek, Staffordshire ST13 8XB, where BBC's Top Gear tested amphibious cars in 2006. Boat is Vic Smeed's "Moonglow" design (LOA 35") and was built by...
Rudyard Lake Steam Railway
Bei der Rudyard Lake Steam Railway sind die Lokomotiven Nr. 6 "Excalibur" und 9 "Pendragon" im Einsatz.
Rudyard Lake Steam Railway Steam Gala Sept 2012
Rudyard Lake Steam Railway Steam Gala Sept 2012.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
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Rudyard, Staffordshire
Rudyard is a lakeside village in the county of Staffordshire, England, west of Leek and on the shore of Rudyard Lake. Rudyard was served by a railway station which was opened by the North Staffordshire Railway on 22 July 1850.
Rudyard Lake
Rudyard Lake is a reservoir in Rudyard, Staffordshire. It was constructed in the late 1700s to feed the Caldon Canal. During the 1800s it was a popular destination for daytrippers taking advantage of easy access using the newly constructed North Staffordshire Railway. The lake is still used for many water activities such as boating, canoeing, fishing and also for walks and recreational steam train trips. It is famous for being the namesake of Rudyard Kipling.
Rudyard Lake Steam Railway
The Rudyard Lake Steam Railway is a minimum gauge railway and the third railway of any gauge to run along the side of Rudyard Lake in Staffordshire. The railway runs for 1.5 miles on the track bed of an old standard gauge North Staffordshire Railway line. After the NSR line closed down, a small narrow gauge train ran on the site for two years before moving via Suffolk to Trago Mills in Devon. The current line started in 1985 and is 10.25 gauge, and operates to a timetable.
Horton, Staffordshire
Horton is a village and civil parish in the English county of Staffordshire. It is situated about 3 miles (5 km) W of Leek. Horton Hall is a Jacobean manor house, built on the site of an earlier house dating back to the 12th Century. It was in the ownership of the Edge family from the 1330s until 1710. It was damaged in the English Civil War, and rebuilt by Timothy Edge from 1653; his initials with the date occur on the lintel of the gateway in the garden.
Highfield, Leek
Highfield is a cricket ground in Leek, England, the home of Leek and Moorlands CC. Derbyshire have used Highfield for Sunday League matches in 1986, 1989, 1992 and 2010. A Second XI fixture was also staged in 2010. Also, Minor Counties used the ground for two Benson & Hedges Cup matches in 1995. However, Staffordshire have been the ground’s biggest users, playing 1 C&G Trophy, 23 Minor Counties Championship and 4 Minor Counties Trophy matches on the ground.
Harrison Park
Harrison Park is a stadium in Leek, Staffordshire. It is home to Leek Town F.C. currently of the Northern Premier League, and Leek C.S.O.B.. Capacity is 3,600.
Westwood College (Leek)
Westwood College, formerly known as Westwood High School is a state school for 13–19 year-olds in Leek, Staffordshire. Westwood is a Specialist School run by Staffordshire County Council, specializing in both Modern Languages and Visual Arts. It is set in the grounds of an old manor house built in the 17th century, once lived in by the Davenport family, famous Stoke on Trent Potters.
Rudyard railway station
Rudyard railway station served Rudyard, Staffordshire and was opened by the North Staffordshire Railway (NSR) in 1850 on the Churnet Valley line. {{#invoke:Footnotes|sfn}} In the village the NSR also owned the Rudyard Hotel as part of the company's efforts to develop Rudyard Lake and its environs as a tourist destination.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Rudyard.
- Eaton
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Bollington
- Prestbury
- Pott Shrigley
- Siddington
- Adlington
- Mottram St. Andrew
- Disley
- Stockport
- Peover Superior
- Ringway
- Stafford
- Mobberley
- Weston
- Chorlton
- Ashley
- Ashton-under-Lyne
- Mossley
- Manchester
- Mere
- Rodsley
- Stretford
- Willaston
- Bradley
- Shirley
- Oldham
- Yeldersley
- Salford
- Carrington
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