Brandon
in Warwickshire of England, United Kingdom
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Coventry Airport (4 mi) - Birmingham International Airport (15 mi)
- Sywell Aerodrome (26 mi)
- East Midlands Airport (31 mi)
- Oxford (Kidlington) Airport (38 mi)
- Nottingham Airport (39 mi)
- RAF Brize Norton (45 mi)
- RAF Fairford (51 mi)
- London Luton Airport (56 mi)
- Blenheim Palace (Unesco heritage, 49 mi)
- Derwent Valley Mills (Unesco heritage, 58 mi)
- City of Bath (Unesco heritage, 70 mi)
- Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City (Unesco heritage, 73 mi)
- Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal (Unesco heritage, 75 mi)
- Blaenavon Industrial Landscape (Unesco heritage, 77 mi)
- Tower of London (Unesco heritage, 87 mi)
- Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey including Saint Margaret’s Church (Unesco heritage, 89 mi)
- Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites (Unesco heritage, 98 mi)
- Dorset and East Devon Coast (Unesco heritage, 117 mi)
- Ansty Golf Club (Golf course, 5 mi)
- Forest Of Arden-Aylesford Golf Club (Golf course, 11 mi)
- Kilworth Springs Golf Club (Golf course, 13 mi)
- Copt Heath Golf Club (Golf course, 16 mi)
- Kirby Muxloe Golf Club (Golf course, 18 mi)
- The Belfry (Golf course, 18 mi)
- Humberstone Heights Golf Club (Golf course, 22 mi)
- Beedles Lake Golf Centre (Golf course, 27 mi)
- Branston Golf And Country Club (Golf course, 30 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 52.384 and -1.400 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 52° 23' 3" and W -1° 23' 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: 07:33 AM (Friday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 7:28 am and 4:12 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
Delve into Brandon
Brandon in Warwickshire (England) with it's 8,440 habitants is a city located in United Kingdom about 81 mi (or 131 km) north-west of London, the country's capital town.
Current time in Brandon is now 07:33 AM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of zero hours. We know of 9 airports closer to Brandon, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Coventry Airport in a distance of 4 mi (or 6 km), West. 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 Blenheim Palace in a distance of 49 mi (or 80 km), South-East. Also, if you like playing golf, there are some options within driving distance. 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: Coventry, Keresley, Warwick, Berkswell and Meriden. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 8°C / 47 °F
| Morning Temperature | 5°C / 41 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 6°C / 43 °F |
| Night Temperature | 5°C / 41 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 78% |
| Air Pressure | 1027 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 5 km/h (3 mph) from North-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Overcast clouds |
Saturday, 16th of November 2024
8°C (47 °F)
7°C (44 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 17th of November 2024
7°C (45 °F)
4°C (39 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Monday, 18th of November 2024
5°C (41 °F)
0°C (33 °F)
Rain and snow, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Mercure Brandon Hall Hotel and Spa Warwickshire
Coombe Abbey
DoubleTree by Hilton Coventry
Macdonald Ansty Hall
JCT.2 Holiday Inn COVENTRY M6
Citrus Hotel Coventry South By Compass Hospitality
Chace Coventry
Draycote Hotel and Golf Course
Coventry (Binley/A46)
TRAVELODGE COVENTRY BINLEY
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Coombe Abbey Country Park
Coombe Abbey park and gardens and Coombe Abbey Hotel, Coventry.
The Redwoods of Coombe Abbey Country Park 2010
This is a short showing the Sequoia Dendron Redwoods at Coombe Abbey Country Park east of Coventry. Originally mananged by the Cistercian Monks.
Coombe Abbey Country Park Coventry
A collection of some of my photos taken at Coombe over the last few years. I am lucky enough to have this on my doorstep and visit frequently, so see it as it changes throughout the seasons....
Introduction to Five Acre Community Farm
Five Acre Community Farm is a Community Supported Agriculture farm, founded in January 2012. We are based at Garden Organic, at Ryton between Coventry and Rugby. For more information go...
Tawney Mining Bees - 2014-03 - tewbirds @ Brandon Marsh
Male [small], and Female Tawny Mining Bees, at work, outside the entrance to the Jon Baldwin Hide. recorded at Brandon Marsh Nature Reserve. The Tawny Mining Bee is a common, spring-flying,...
Badgers at Brandon Marsh Nature Reserve - 28/09/2012 to 01-10/2012
Badgers at Brandon Marsh Nature Reserve - 28/09/2012 to 01-10/2012.
Kestrel hunting at Brandon Nature Reserve - 14-11-13
Kestrel hunting and killing prey.
Kestrel eating after hunt at Brandon Nature Reserve - 14-11-13
Pure Psychedelia with LMC Total Eclipse & Opti Crystal Pulse
Selection of 1970's Disco Lighting including Animators, Flop Prism, Total Eclipse and Crystal Pulse. No digital edits or effects here, pure real-time projections using vintage equipment.
Dealing with Loan Sharks - New Film Documentary
"Loan Sharks" is a new film produced by the BRANCAB Film Unit for the Illegal Lending Team and Birmingham City Council. It looks at the impact, including threats and violence often associated...
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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.
Coombe Abbey
Coombe Abbey is a hotel which has been developed from an historic grade I listed building and former country house. It is located roughly midway between Coventry and Brinklow in the countryside of Warwickshire, England. The house's original grounds are now a country park known as Coombe Country Park and run by Coventry City Council.
Brandon and Bretford
Brandon and Bretford is a civil parish in the Rugby borough of Warwickshire, England. As the name suggests it contains the two villages of Brandon and Bretford. Of the two, Brandon is the largest. The villages are located within 1½ miles of each other, along the A428 road. In the 2001 census the parish had a population of 588.
Bretford
Bretford is a small hamlet in Warwickshire, England. It is part of the parish of Brandon and Bretford. Bretford lies at a junction between the A428 road (Coventry-Rugby) and the old Fosse Way. The name of the village comes from the old ford crossing point over the River Avon which runs just south of the village. The original Roman line of the Fosse Way was diverted to the west in the Middle Ages to its present crossing point.
Brandon Castle
Brandon Castle was sited overlooking the River Avon between the virtually adjacent villages of Brandon and Wolston in Warwickshire which in turn lie between the towns of Rugby and Coventry. It was originally a 12th century earthwork motte and bailey fortress founded by Geoffrey de Clinton. Around 1226 the de Verdon family founded the stone castle consisting of the keep and a large outer enclosure.
Coombe Country Park
Coombe Country Park is a country park located in Warwickshire, England. Although the park is geographically in Warwickshire, it is only a few miles to the east of Coventry and is managed by Coventry City Council. The park has been developed from the grounds of an old abbey, the buildings of which have now been converted into the Coombe Abbey hotel. In the 18th century the landscape of the park was design by Lancelot Brown making it an historically important site for the region.
Brandon and Wolston railway station
There was also a Brandon station on the NER which was renamed Brandon Colliery railway station Brandon and Wolston railway station was a railway station serving the villages of Brandon and Wolston in the English county of Warwickshire. The original Brandon station was built by the London and Birmingham Railway and was the only one between Coventry and Rugby. It was replaced by a new station nearby, Brandon and Wolston, in 1879.
Ivor Preece Field
The Ivor Preece Field on Rugby Road, Binley Woods, Warwickshire is the home ground for Broadstreet RUFC designed by SR Davis architects with the sports ground designed by Peter Jones Associates, Quantity Surveyors Bucknall Austin, project managed by Falcon House Project Management. The first game played here was on 1 March 2001 with the official opening in August 2002. The official opening day saw world cup winning captain Martin Johnson open the club and grounds.
Brandon Stadium
Brandon Stadium also known as Coventry Stadium, is located 6 miles east of Coventry in Brandon, Warwickshire, England. It is the home of the Coventry Bees motorcycle speedway team. It also hosts BriSCA F1 Stock Car Racing on the 1st Saturday of the month from April through to November. Since 1978 it has also hosted Greyhound racing, known as Coventry Greyhounds. Brandon Stadium's first speedway meeting took place on 29 September 1928.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Brandon.
- Coventry
- Keresley
- Warwick
- Berkswell
- Meriden
- Hanwell
- Barston
- Hampton in Arden
- Bickenhill
- Glenfield
- Leicester
- Netherseal
- Solihull
- Cheswick Green
- Dickens Heath
- Tidbury Green
- Birmingham
- Northampton
- Derby
- Walsall
- Nottingham
- Oldbury
- Hanslope
- Castlethorpe
- Stony Stratford
- Shirley
- Calverton
- Oxford
- Rodsley
- Yeldersley