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Calbourne in the region of England is a town in United Kingdom - some 80 mi or ( 128 km ) South-West of London , the country's capital city .
Current time in Calbourne is now 11:13 AM (Thursday) . 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: Yarmouth, Southampton, Shide, Reading, and Oxford. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Yarmouth . 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 Calbourne ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Steam Ship starboard engine going to full ahead
Steam Ship SS Shieldhall`s starboard engine going to full ahead ..
Trip to Isle of Wight
Wow-this is as good as it gets...!! ..
jugglers punting on the river Cam!
When in doubt, PUNT! In June 2007 several Cambridge University Students rented a few punts (low boats, like Venice gondolas) and pushed them down the Cam while attempting to juggle and drink beer. A g ..
Folkboat Matilda
The first time we raised the sails on our Folkboat 'Matilda', we sailed across the Solent from Lymington to Yarmouth on the Isle of Wight. This video is intended for our family to share. ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Brighstone Forest
Brighstone Forest is located in the southwest of the Isle of Wight. It is the largest forest on the Isle of Wight, being just a few hectares larger than Parkhurst Forest. It is spread over a number of hilly ridges which form the backbone of the Isle of Wight. From west to east the ridges are Chessell Down, Westover Down, Brighstone Down, Newbarn Down, Rowborough Down and Idlecombe Down. The main entrance is located at grid reference SZ 419849.
Located at 50.67 -1.39 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Calbourne & Shalfleet railway station
Calbourne and Shalfleet railway station, was an intermediate station of the Freshwater, Yarmouth and Newport Railway, incorporated in 1860, opened over a ten-month period between 1889 and 1889 and closed 65 years later. Situated between the two villages and serving a moderately populous rural area it was a “reasonably” successful station on an ultimately unprofitable line.
Located at 50.69 -1.40 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Brighstone Down
Brighstone Down is a chalk down on the Isle of Wight. It is located close to the village of Brighstone, in the southwest of the island, and rises to 214 metres at its highest point, northeast of the village of Mottistone. Towards the west part is called Mottistone Down, to the East, Shorwell Down. The Northern part is covered by Brighstone Forest the largest forest on the Island.
Located at 50.66 -1.39 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Rowridge transmitting station
The Rowridge transmitting station is a facility for FM radio and television transmission at Rowridge on the Isle of Wight in southern England. It currently has a 149.6 metres tall guyed mast, owned and operated by Arqiva (previously National Grid Wireless), though during the summer of 2010 construction started on a 172 metres replacement mast. There is a smaller tower on the site belonging to British Telecom.
Located at 50.68 -1.37 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Westover Down
Westover Down is a chalk down on the Isle of Wight. It is located close to the village of Brook, in the southwest of the island, and rises to 205 metres at its highest point, northeast of the village.
Located at 50.66 -1.43 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
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