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Explore Portishead in United Kingdom
Portishead in the region of England with its 17,512 inhabitants is a place in United Kingdom - some 114 mi or ( 183 km ) West of London , the country's capital city .
Time in Portishead is now 05:57 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/London " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Wolverhampton, Swansea, Redwick, Pill, and Magor. Since you are here already, consider visiting Wolverhampton . We saw some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Portishead ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Bristol Channel Pilot Cutter Morwenna on her maiden voyage
This is the maiden voyage of the replica Bristol Channel Pilot Cutter "Morwenna", recently built in Bristol's historic Underfall Yard by RB Boatbuilding, specialists in traditional boat bulding. www.p ..
Mischief's maiden voyage
The replica Bristol Channel Pilot Cutter "Mischief" on sea trials in the Bristol Channel, built by RB Boatbuilding Ltd. www.pilotcutter.co.uk ..
Mischief's Interior
Interior of the replica Bristol Channel Pilot Cutter "Mischief", built by RB Boatbuilding Ltd. www.pilotcutter.co.uk ..
Ty's Great British Adventure - Portishead
Ty Pennington takes on the town's run-down swimming pool to give it an extreme-style makeover. Responding to a plea for help from the townsfolk of Portishead, Ty rolls into town on a mission to rebuil ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Portishead Radio
Portishead Radio (callsign GKA) was a radio station in England that provided worldwide s and long-range aeronautical communications from 1928 until 2000. It was the world's largest and busiest radiotelephony station. In 1974, there were 154 radio operators who handled over 20 million words per year.
Located at 51.49 -2.77 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Portishead Town F.C
Portishead Town F.C. , formerly Portishead A.F.C. , are a football club based in Portishead, Somerset, England founded in 1912. The club is affiliated to the Somerset County FA.
Located at 51.47 -2.76 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Portbury Ashlands
Portbury Ashlands which is now known as Portbury Wharf Nature Reserve is a nature reserve between Portishead and the Royal Portbury Dock in Somerset, England. It was formed from the redevelopment of the area of Portishead formerly occupied by two power stations. To the east of the harbour, an area known as "the Ashlands" was used for over 50 years to get rid of power station waste which was dumped into lagoons on the site. The Portishead power stations were coal-fed electric power stations.
Located at 51.49 -2.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Limebreach Wood
Limebreach Wood is a woodland on the south side of the Tickenham Ridge, between Clevedon and Bristol. It is very close to the site of Cadbury Camp. It is an ancient woodland, with a high proportion of Small-leaved Lime trees. Part of the wood is managed as a nature reserve by Avon Wildlife Trust. The pyralid moth Salebriopsis albicilla occurs here. (Butterfly Conservation 2000)
Located at 51.45 -2.77 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Royal Portbury Dock
The Royal Portbury Dock is part of the Port of Bristol, in England. It is situated near the village of Portbury on the southern side of the mouth of the Avon, where the river joins the Severn estuary — the Avonmouth Docks are on the opposite side of the Avon, within Avonmouth. The deepwater dock was constructed between 1972 and 1977, and is now a major port for the import of motor vehicles into the UK.
Located at 51.49 -2.72 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
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