Woolhampton
in West Berkshire of England, United Kingdom

How to get there and get around
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Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
51.397 and -1.176 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 51° 23' 48" and W -1° 10' 35"
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: 12:03 PM (Monday)
Timezone: Europe/London
UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
7:40 am and 4:03 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-43.750 and 173.083 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Le Bons Bay
References
This place on Geonames.org
Current travel safety evaluation for United Kingdom in Northern Europe

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 Woolhampton

Woolhampton in West Berkshire (England) is a town located in United Kingdom about 46 mi (or 74 km) west of London, the country's capital town.

Time in Woolhampton is now 12:03 PM (Monday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of zero hours. We know of 10 airports closer to Woolhampton, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Blackbushe Airport in a distance of 15 mi (or 24 km), 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 20 mi (or 32 km), West. Also, if you like the game of 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: Upper Basildon, Greenham, Stratfield Mortimer, Tilehurst and Newbury. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 9°C / 48 °F

Morning Temperature 9°C / 48 °F
Evening Temperature 7°C / 44 °F
Night Temperature 6°C / 43 °F
Chance of rainfall 6%
Air Humidity 79%
Air Pressure 1002 hPa
Wind Speed Fresh Breeze with 13 km/h (8 mph) from North-East
Cloud Conditions Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky
General Conditions Moderate rain

Tuesday, 26th of November 2024

7°C (45 °F)
5°C (42 °F)
Moderate rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.

Wednesday, 27th of November 2024

5°C (42 °F)
3°C (38 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, few clouds.

Thursday, 28th of November 2024

6°C (42 °F)
6°C (44 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.

Hotels and Places to Stay

The Hind's Head

Address
1,3 mi
Wasing Lane
RG7 4LX Aldermaston,Reading
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


BEST WESTERN West Grange Hotel

Address
1,9 mi
Coxs Lane
RG7 5UP Midgham
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Holiday Inn READING - WEST

Address
2,1 mi
Padworth Lane, Bath Road
RG7 5HT READING
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


The Royal Oak

Address
4,9 mi
The Square
RG18 0UF Yattendon
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 8:00 - 23:00
Weekend: 8:00 - 23:00


Sandford Springs Hotel & Golf Club

Address
5,4 mi
Sandford Springs
RG26 5RT Kingsclere
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


The Bull Stanford Dingley

Address
2,5 mi
Stanford Dingley
RG7 6LS Reading
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 10:00 - Checkin: 16:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Flexistay Reading West Aparthotel

Address
3,3 mi
Bath Road
RG7 5HT Padworth,Reading
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


The George & Horn Relaxinnz

Address
5,7 mi
Basingstoke Road
RG20 5NU Kingsclere,Newbury
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 10:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 7:30 - 22:00 (lunchbreak: 9:00 - 11:00)
Weekend: 7:00 - 21:00


Videos from this area

These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.

Thatcham to Tilehurst

Published: April 27, 2013
Length: 51:17 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Uli Harder

A bike ride home from work speeded up ever so slightly. This is along the A4 until Theale is reached.


Timelapse Devizes to Westminster International Canoe Race passing Aldermaston Wharf

Published: March 31, 2013
Length: 57:38 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Armin Grewe

A timelapse of the Devizes to Westminster International Canoe Race passing Aldermaston Wharf on the morning of 30/Mar/2013. The boats you see passing are from the 4 day/stages race, not the...


Steam powered canal boat in Aldermaston Wharf

Published: August 21, 2011
Length: 17:46 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: Armin Grewe

A rare sight on the canal with almost all boats currently powered by diesel engines: A steam powered canal boat, wood fired, with whistle and everything. Hearing its whistle as it approached...


Afternoon at the Kennet & Avon Canal in Aldermaston Wharf (timelapse)

Published: May 31, 2010
Length: 04:13 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Armin Grewe

A time lapse of an afternoon at the Kennet & Avon Canal in Aldermaston Wharf, West Berkshire. The view is from a flat at the canal, taking in two different views over the course of an afternoon,...


hpoc aldermaston 01

Published: January 15, 2012
Length: 35:22 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: goddamnsignupshite

hpoc at aldermaston tims b'day bash fingers tows out mk4dan.


hpoc aldermaston 02 hilux abuse

Published: January 15, 2012
Length: 31:45 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: goddamnsignupshite

stringer giving it some !!!


HpOC Aldermaston 04

Published: January 17, 2012
Length: 34:59 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: goddamnsignupshite

making it look easy.


Incar Banger racing at Aldermaston Raceway 09/05/10

Published: May 15, 2010
Length: 01:11 min
Rating: 3 of 5
Author: ukipracing


The Aldermaston Carp

Published: July 21, 2009
Length: 16:06 min
Rating: 1 of 5
Author: Oxexmancarp20

It was a hot scorching August day in the late 1990's. We arrived at Aldermaston mill to fish a stretch of the Kennet for Barbel not knowing the venue had a carp lake. I spotted the lake which...


Sunset, Gloaming, Moonset and Stars in Aldermaston Wharf

Published: October 02, 2011
Length: 54:22 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Armin Grewe

A timelapse video of a sunset, the gloaming, a moonset and stars travelling across the sky in Aldermaston Wharf, West Berkshire, England. Best viewed in HD f...


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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.

Bullingdon Hundred

Bullingdon is an ancient hundred in the south-east of the county of Oxfordshire. The hundred used to include villages such as Cuddesdon, Garsington, the Baldons and Milton. However, the hundred was changed by the nineteenth century to conform more regularly with council wards and today it covers the area of several ancient hundreds, occupying most of south-central Oxon. The primary use of the hundred area today is for census data.

Located at 51.4051, -1.1651 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Hundreds of Oxfordshire

Douai Abbey

Douai Abbey is a Benedictine Abbey at Woolhampton, near Thatcham, in the English county of Berkshire, situated within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portsmouth. Monks from the monastery of St. Edmund's, in Douai, France, came to Woolhampton in 1903 when the community left France as a result of anti-clerical legislation. The abbey church is a grade II* listed building, and the gatehouse, hall and three blocks of buildings are grade II listed.

Located at 51.4092, -1.17185 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Religious organizations established in 1903, Benedictine monasteries in England, Grade II* listed buildings in Berkshire, History of Berkshire, Monasteries in Berkshire, Monasteries of the English Benedictine Congregation, Organisations based in Berkshire, Roman Catholic churches in Berkshire, 1903 establishments in England, 20th-century Christian monasteries

Heale's Lock

Heale's Lock is a lock on the Kennet and Avon Canal, between Thatcham and Woolhampton, Berkshire, England. Heale's Lock was built between 1718 and 1723 under the supervision of the engineer John Hore of Newbury. The canal is administered by British Waterways. The lock has a rise/fall of 8 ft 11 in (2.72 m). , and was originally a turf lock, being rebuilt as a conventional lock in the late 1980s.

Located at 51.393, -1.19365 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Locks on the Kennet and Avon Canal, Locks of Berkshire

Woolhampton Reed Bed

Woolhampton Reed Bed is a 5.77 hectare (14.25 acre) Site of Special Scientific Interest in the civil parish of Woolhampton in the English county of Berkshire. The site was officially notified in 1985. The site is adjacent to the River Kennet and consists of dense reed bed with smaller areas of tall fen vegetation and carr woodland.

Located at 51.3964, -1.1749 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Kennet and Avon Canal, Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Berkshire, Sites of Special Scientific Interest notified in 1985, West Berkshire

Aldermaston Gravel Pits

Aldermaston Gravel Pits is a 23.41 hectare (57.75 acre) Site of Special Scientific Interest in the civil parish of Aldermaston in the English county of Berkshire, notified in 1955. Located at grid reference SU596668, this site consists of mature flooded gravel workings surrounded by dense fringing vegetation, trees and scrub, affording a variety of habitats for breeding birds and a refuge for wildfowl.

Located at 51.3971, -1.1447 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Kennet and Avon Canal, Nature reserves in Berkshire, Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Berkshire, Sites of Special Scientific Interest notified in 1955, West Berkshire, Aldermaston

Brimpton Pit

Brimpton Pit is a 1.6 hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest at Brimpton in Berkshire, notified in 1984.

Located at 51.3821, -1.18809 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Berkshire, Sites of Special Scientific Interest notified in 1984, West Berkshire

Shalford Preceptory

Shalford Preceptory was a preceptory of Knights Hospitaller at Shalford in the civil parish of Brimpton in the English county of Berkshire. In was established in the late 12th century. By 1338, it had merged with the preceptory at Greenham.

Located at 51.3783, -1.1977 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Monasteries in Berkshire, West Berkshire, Preceptories of Knights Hospitaller in England, 12th-century establishments in England, Christian monasteries established in the 12th century

Bucklebury Common

Bucklebury Common is a common in the English county of Berkshire, within the civil parish of Bucklebury, located northeast of Thatcham and encircling the villages of Upper Bucklebury and Chapel Row. It is one of the largest Commons in Southern England covering 350 hectares . It is privately owned by the Bucklebury Estate, but there is public access on a network of public rights of way.

Located at 51.4199, -1.19527 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Parks and open spaces in Berkshire, West Berkshire