Gileston
in Vale of Glamorgan of Wales, United Kingdom
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MOD St. Athan (1 mi) - Cardiff International Airport (3 mi)
- Bristol International Airport (30 mi)
- Swansea Airport (32 mi)
- Bristol Filton Airport (36 mi)
- RNAS Yeovilton (43 mi)
- Exeter International Airport (46 mi)
- Plymouth City Airport (74 mi)
- Blaenavon Industrial Landscape (Unesco heritage, 34 mi)
- Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape (Unesco heritage, 102 mi)
- Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal (Unesco heritage, 111 mi)
- Brean Golf Club (Golf course, 19 mi)
- Celtic Manor Resort (Golf course, 22 mi)
- Enmore Park Golf Club (Golf course, 26 mi)
- Tropiquaria (zoo, (16 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 51.394 and -3.413 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 51° 23' 38" and W -3° 24' 45"
- 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: 12:10 PM (Friday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 7:33 am and 4:23 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 Gileston
Gileston in Vale of Glamorgan (Wales) is a city in United Kingdom about 142 mi (or 228 km) west of London, the country's capital.
Local time in Gileston is now 12:10 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of zero hours. We know of 8 airports in the vicinity of Gileston, of which 3 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is MOD St. Athan in a distance of 1 mi (or 2 km), North-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 Blaenavon Industrial Landscape in a distance of 34 mi (or 55 km), North-East. Also, if you like golfing, there are multiple options in driving distance. We found 1 points of interest in the vicinity of this place. 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: Penllyn, Llangan, Barry, Wick and Llantrisant. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 9°C / 47 °F
| Morning Temperature | 7°C / 44 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 8°C / 47 °F |
| Night Temperature | 8°C / 46 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 75% |
| Air Pressure | 1028 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 5 km/h (3 mph) from East |
| Cloud Conditions | Few clouds, covering 15% of sky |
| General Conditions | Few clouds |
Saturday, 16th of November 2024
10°C (51 °F)
9°C (48 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, broken clouds.
Sunday, 17th of November 2024
10°C (50 °F)
7°C (45 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Monday, 18th of November 2024
7°C (44 °F)
12°C (53 °F)
Moderate rain, strong breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Three Horseshoes
Holiday Inn Express CARDIFF AIRPORT
La Grisa
The Bear Hotel Cowbridge
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Leaver's 2013 - Don't Stop Believing (Outtakes)
The course of making videos never runs smoothly, mistakes happen! Here are some of the best bits from the filming of Don't Stop Believing by the 2013 class of Year 6 at Eagleswell Primary School!...
Dai Apy's videos
Barry Island Fun Fair - Easter - Bank Holiday Saturday, 2015.
Old Beaupre Castle Wales 2011.MOV
SAVING XUH 368. 1992. HULL TO CARDIFF.
The first month of Cardiff Transport Preservation's Group existence. The group go to Hull to liberate XUH 368. (April 1992)
Old Beaupre, St Hilary, Vale of Glamorgan - Royal Commission Animation
Castell y Fewpyr, Saint Hilari, Bro Morgannwg - Animeiddiad gan y Comisiwn Brenhinol Codwyd y maenordy canoloesol hwn tua 1300 a'i addasu yn ystod cyfnod y Tuduriaid. Ynddo cewch gyntedd ...
Cycling the Vale of Glamorgan, Bridgend to Llantwit
We met up with local cyclist Darrell who told us about one of his favourite bike rides from Bridgend to Llantwit Major exploring the coast and countryside of the Heritage Coast in the Vale...
634 VGS - The time of our lives...
A short(ish) video containing a picture compilation shot at various times over the last year or so at 634 Volunteer Gliding Squadron based at MoD St Athan. Some of the pictures are also from...
AVRO Vulcan XH558
Footage from two locations of the 60th Anniversary Sortie of the AVRO Vulcan Bomber XH558 on Saturday 29th September 2012. Filmed at Cardiff Wales Airport & MOD St. Athan.
Tutor break.
Grob Tutor fast pass then break over MOD St.Athan.
10/23 starter gear
10/23 starter operation " Bendix " Rotax type m 43 anti-clockwise.
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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.
Vale of Glamorgan
The Vale of Glamorgan is a county borough in Wales; an exceptionally rich agricultural area, it lies in the southern part of Glamorgan, South Wales. It has a rugged coastline, but its rolling countryside is quite atypical of Wales as a whole. The Vale also has many tourist attractions which attract many visitors every year, including Barry Island Pleasure Park, Vale of Glamorgan Railway, St Donat's Castle, Cosmeston Lakes Country Park and Cosmeston Medieval Village and many more.
Breaksea Point
Breaksea Point is the southernmost point of mainland Wales, at the edge of Gileston's Limpert Bay. The island of Flat Holm, part of Cardiff, is about 1 km further south).
MOD St Athan
MOD St Athan is a large Ministry of Defence unit near the village of St Athan in the Vale of Glamorgan, southern Wales. It was the designated site for the United Kingdom's new defence training academy, but the programme was cancelled on 19 October 2010. It once claimed to be the largest Royal Air Force (RAF) station (though several gunnery ranges such as RAF Spadeadam are larger in area). The base has been home to the RAF No.
Aberthaw Cement Works
Aberthaw Cement Works are cement works in the Vale of Glamorgan near the village of Aberthaw in Wales.
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Aberthaw High Level railway station
Aberthaw High Level railway station was the Barry Railway station which served Aberthaw, located near the north shore of the Bristol Channel in the former Welsh county of South Glamorgan, and in the current county of Vale of Glamorgan.
Aberthaw Low Level railway station
Aberthaw Low Level railway station was the Taff Vale Railway station which served Aberthaw, located near the north shore of the Bristol Channel in the Welsh county of Glamorganshire.
The Blue Anchor Inn
The Blue Anchor Inn is a Grade II* listed inn in Aberthaw, Vale of Glamorgan, south Wales.
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