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Touring Wool in United Kingdom
Wool in the region of England with its 2,284 citizens is a city located in United Kingdom - some 107 mi or ( 173 km ) South-West of London , the country's capital city .
Time in Wool is now 08:32 PM (Monday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/London " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Wareham, Stoborough, Southampton, Reading, and Puddletown. Being here already, consider visiting Wareham . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Wool ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Durdle Door & Dorset Coast From Coastguard Helicopter
A short trip along the Jurassic Coast in the Coastguard Helicopter Whiskey Bravo . Passing Durdle Door on a rough January morning. Thanks to www.thinkcreativemedia.co.uk for making this material avail ..
Wiggle Super Series Jurassic Beast Sportive 2011
The Jurassic Beast Sportive is set along Dorset's historic Jurassic Coastline. The Jurassic Beast arguably has some of the best Vistas out of all the UK's sportives, with breath-taking views of, Corfe ..
QMUL Geography Field Trip 2003 - Weymouth - Lulworth Cove
As described in title. ..
City Of Caves
Music: Honky's With Humility Track: City Of Caves Film: Jo Forty ..
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Winfrith Hundred
Winfrith Hundred was a hundred in the county of Dorset, England, containing the following parishes: Coombe Keynes East Lulworth East Stoke Moreton (part) Owermoigne (later a separate liberty) Poxwell Warmwell Watercombe (from 1858) Winfrith Newburgh Woodsford
Located at 50.69 -2.23 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Monkey World
Monkey World (fully referred to as Monkey World Ape Rescue Centre) is a 65-acre ape and monkey sanctuary and rescue centre near Wool, Dorset, England. Set up in 1987 by the late Jim Cronin, and later operated by both him and his wife Alison, it was originally intended to provide a home for abused chimpanzees used as props by Spanish beach photographers, but is now home to many different species of primates.
Located at 50.70 -2.22 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Winfrith
Winfrith was a United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority site near Winfrith Newburgh in Dorset. It covered an area on Bovington Heath to the west of the village of Wool between the A352 road and the London Waterloo to Weymouth railway line. It opened in 1958 and was used for nuclear reactor research and development into the 1990s. The last reactor was shut down in 1995, although decommissioning of the site will not finish till 2018.
Located at 50.68 -2.26 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Dragon reactor
Dragon was a high temperature gas cooled reactor at Winfrith in England operated by UKAEA. Its purpose was to test fuel and materials for the European high temperature reactor programme, and was built and managed as an Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development/Nuclear Energy Agency international project. Dragon used helium gas as coolant and coated particle fuel.
Located at 50.68 -2.27 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Lulworth Castle
Lulworth Castle, in East Lulworth, Dorset, situated south of Wool, is an early 17th century mock castle. The stone building has now been re-built as a museum. In 1610 Lulworth Castle was built as a hunting lodge by Thomas Howard, 3rd Viscount Howard of Bindon, a grandson of the 3rd Duke of Norfolk. In 1641, Humphrey Weld purchased it from Howard's heir, James Howard, 3rd Earl of Suffolk. A Roman Catholic Chapel was built in the grounds in 1786.
Located at 50.64 -2.21 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
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