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Blue Anchor in the region of England is a town in United Kingdom - some 143 mi or ( 230 km ) West of London , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Blue Anchor is now 06:17 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/London " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Wiveliscombe, Williton, West Quantoxhead, Timberscombe, and Swansea. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Wiveliscombe . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Blue Anchor ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Steam Train journey from Minehead to Bishops Lydeard, Somerset, UK

6:20 min by SpeedyHeadcleaner
Views: 5885 Rating: 4.11

A steam train journey from Minehead to Bishops Lydeard, Somerset, UK. ..

West Somerset Railway Autumn Steam Gala 2011 part 2

13:15 min by pennysteam
Views: 2260 Rating: 5.00

Second part of our two part 2 day visit to WSR for their autumn gala, we pay our first visit to Crowcombe Heathfield station to see S&D 7F 88 arriving. We also follow 34070 Manston, Manor 7828, Gresle ..


West Somerset Railway Autumn Steam Gala 2011 part 1

13:59 min by pennysteam
Views: 2047 Rating: 5.00

We visit WSR for their autumn steam gala, in steam Manor 7828, Souther Railways Battle of Britian Class 34070 Manston, Greley N2 1744, Smerset & Dorset 7F number 88, GWR Mogul 9351, GWR 2884 class num ..

DMU Diesel train Driver's eye view (WSR)

10:56 min by freeman8128
Views: 1911 Rating: 3.00

We take an edited Driver;s eye view of a local railway journey in West Somerset, England from Minehead to Watchet in a 1960's DMU Diesel train. Calls at Dunster, Blue Anchor & Washford. ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Tithe Barn, Dunster

The Tithe Barn is a 14th century tithe barn in Dunster, Somerset, England. It has a cruciform plan. The east front has central double doors in heavy oak with a chamfered frame. It is a grade II listed building. The barn, which was originally part of a Benedictine Dunster Priory, has been much altered since the 14th century and only a limited amount of the original features survive.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 51.18 -3.45 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Grade II listed buildings in Somerset, Visitor attractions in Somerset

Dunster Priory

Dunster Priory was established as a Benedictine monastery around 1100 in Dunster, Somerset, England. The first church in Dunster was built by William de Mohun who gave the church and the tithes of several manors and two fisheries, to the Benedictine Abbey at Bath. The priory, which was situated just north of the church, became a cell of the abbey. The church was shared for worship by the monks and the parishioners, however this led to several conflicts between them.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 51.18 -3.45 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: 1100 establishments, 1100s establishments in England, 1539 disestablishments in England, Benedictine monasteries in England, Monasteries in Somerset

Tropiquaria

Tropiquaria Zoo is a small tropical house and zoo in West Somerset, England. It is located 16 miles from Taunton and 9 miles from Minehead. It is based in a 1930's art deco BBC Radio transmitter hall, which is now a grade 2 listed building. A zoo has been run from this site since the early 1990s. With a mainly African theme to the tropical hall and aquarium there are a large number of outside animal enclosures as well.

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Located at 51.16 -3.35 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Somerset, Visitor attractions in Somerset, Zoos in England

Washford Radio Museum

Washford Radio Museum is situated within the Tropiquaria wildlife park in Washford, Somerset England. It is based in a 1930’s art deco BBC Radio transmitting station, which is now a Grade II listed building.

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Located at 51.16 -3.35 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Grade II listed buildings in Somerset, Museums in Somerset, Telecommunications museums

Washford transmitting station

Washford transmitting station is a medium wave broadcasting station and low-power digital terrestrial television relay near Washford, Somerset. It was built in 1933 and uses as antenna a T-antenna between two 152 metres tall guyed masts separated by a distance of 159 metres. Originally the station used cage antennas around each mast. The station uses the frequencies 882 kHz with 100 kW, 1089 kHz with 50 kW and 1215 kHz with 50 kW.

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Located at 51.16 -3.35 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Somerset, Radio masts, Transmitter sites in England