Porthkerry
in Vale of Glamorgan of Wales, United Kingdom
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Cardiff International Airport (1 mi) - MOD St. Athan (5 mi)
- Bristol International Airport (26 mi)
- Bristol Filton Airport (33 mi)
- Swansea Airport (35 mi)
- RNAS Yeovilton (40 mi)
- Exeter International Airport (46 mi)
- Plymouth City Airport (75 mi)
- Blaenavon Industrial Landscape (Unesco heritage, 32 mi)
- City of Bath (Unesco heritage, 73 mi)
- Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape (Unesco heritage, 104 mi)
- Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal (Unesco heritage, 110 mi)
- Brean Golf Club (Golf course, 16 mi)
- Celtic Manor Resort (Golf course, 19 mi)
- Enmore Park Golf Club (Golf course, 23 mi)
- Brean Sands (amusement park, (15 mi)
- Tropiquaria (zoo, (16 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 51.392 and -3.323 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 51° 23' 30" and W -3° 19' 24"
- 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: 12:57 PM (Friday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 7:32 am and 4:23 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -45.817 and 170.717 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Otakou - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- 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 Porthkerry
Porthkerry in Vale of Glamorgan (Wales) is a city located in United Kingdom about 138 mi (or 222 km) west of London, the country's capital town.
Current time in Porthkerry is now 12:57 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of zero hours. We know of 8 airports closer to Porthkerry, of which 3 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Cardiff International Airport in a distance of 1 mi (or 1 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 Blaenavon Industrial Landscape in a distance of 32 mi (or 51 km), North-East. Also, if you like playing golf, there are some options within driving distance. We saw 2 points of interest near this location. 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: Barry, Pentyrch, Llantrisant, Cardiff and Penllyn. 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
Copthorne Cardiff Caerdydd
Holiday Inn Express CARDIFF AIRPORT
Gail's Guest House
TRAVELODGE CARDIFF AIRPORT
Aberthaw House Hotel
Barry Island
Cardiff West
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Porthkerry Country Park
Another trip with DJI Phantom 2 Vision quadcopter.
Sailing Waverleys
Today I took both models to the lake. had a good sil around and here's the results. Enjoy.
ArDrone flying around Porthkerry viaduct
Flying the drone with an RC mod next to the viaduct. Filmed on a Muvi mini DV camcorder.
FlyBE taking off, Cardiff Airport, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe
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Cessna Citation Mustang, Cardiff International Airport, 2010, Wales
Cessna Citation Mustang, Cardiff International Airport, 2010, Wales.
Cardiff Airport messed up!
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Dragon Air Wales Virtual
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Cardiff to Wellesbourne via Shobdon - CPL QXC Part 3
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Approach and landing at Cardiff Int'l Airport (EGFF) - PA28 Warrior G-OLSF
First cross country navigation flight from Bournemouth (EGHH) - Cardiff (EGFF) - Exeter (EGTE) - EGHH. Aircraft: Piper PA28 Warrior Registration: G-OLSF The flight was quite slow as we had...
Заход и посадка в Кардиффе (Approach and landing in Cardiffer EGFF)
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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.
Rhoose Cardiff International Airport railway station
Rhoose Cardiff International Airport railway station is a railway station that serves the village of Rhoose and Cardiff Airport in South Wales. A dedicated shuttle bus connects this station with the airport terminal building. The station is located on the Vale of Glamorgan Line 11+⁄2 miles west of Cardiff Central towards Bridgend via Barry and before Llantwit Major. This station opened on 12 June 2005.
Rhoose Point
Rhoose Point (Welsh: Trwyn y Rhws) is the most southerly point of mainland Wales, although Breaksea Point also makes that claim. It lies on the southern coast of South Wales and projects into the Bristol Channel. Nearby used to be a cement works. On that site there is now a development of 600 houses that has greatly extended the village of Rhoose. There are plans to build more on Rhoose Point.
Romilly, Vale of Glamorgan
Romilly is a western district of Barry in the Vale of Glamorgan, south Wales. The area has an attractive public park which includes an extensive field and tennis court facilities. It is located around the corner from Cold Knap. An educational centre was built on Romilly Road in 1957.
Porthkerry Park
Porthkerry Park is a large, public country park on the coast of Barry in the Vale of Glamorgan in south Wales. It has fields, extensive woodland and nature trails, cliff-top pathways, a pebble-stone beach, and a small golf course. Architecturally, it is noted for its prominent viaduct crossed by a railway that served as a transportation for coal from the South Wales Valleys to the port in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Cold Knap
Cold Knap is a district of Barry in South Wales.
RAF Rhoose
RAF Rhoose was a World War II Royal Air Force airfield, opened 7 April 1942 as an RAF training base for Supermarine Spitfire pilots. No 53 Operational Training Unit Llandow was the parent station, and Rhoose was a satellite landing ground.
Welsh Hawking Centre
The Welsh Hawking Centre and Children's Animal Park is a hawking centre on Weycock Road on the northwestern outskirts of Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, in southern Wales. It contains the largest collection of birds of prey in Wales, with over 200 birds on site including eagles, owls, hawks, falcons and buzzards. In 2007 seven falcon chicks were stolen from the centre.
B4265 road
The B4265 road (often known as the Barry-Llantwit road) is a main road in the Vale of Glamorgan, southeastern Wales, running in a northwesterly direction along near the coast. It links Cardiff International Airport (CIA) to Bridgend, lasting for 15.9 miles (25.6 km). The road begins at the roundabout near the airport and the village of Penmark at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:51|24|21|N|3|20|39|W| | |name= }} as a continuation of the A4226 road leading from Barry.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Porthkerry.
Barry: bristol channel, Barry (source)
Barry Island › East: Promenade, Barry Island (source)
Barry Island › East: Promenade, Barry Island (source)
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