West Thurrock
in Borough of Thurrock of England, United Kingdom
-
London City Airport (10 mi) - Rochester Airport (13 mi)
- London Biggin Hill Airport (15 mi)
- Southend Airport (19 mi)
- Redhill Aerodrome (26 mi)
- London Stansted Airport (28 mi)
- London Gatwick Airport (30 mi)
- London Heathrow Airport (32 mi)
- London Luton Airport (39 mi)
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Unesco heritage, 1 mi)
- Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey including Saint Margaret’s Church (Unesco heritage, 7 mi)
- Tower of London (Unesco heritage, 9 mi)
- Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites (Unesco heritage, 28 mi)
- Canterbury Cathedral, St Augustine's Abbey, and St Martin's Church (Unesco heritage, 37 mi)
- Blenheim Palace (Unesco heritage, 47 mi)
- Dorset and East Devon Coast (Unesco heritage, 77 mi)
- Derwent Valley Mills (Unesco heritage, 112 mi)
- Dartford Golf Club (Golf course, 4 mi)
- Barnehurst Golf Course (Golf course, 6 mi)
- Cray Valley Golf Club (Golf course, 9 mi)
- Brentwood Golf Centre At Hartswood Golf Club (Golf course, 10 mi)
- Ilford Golf Club (Golf course, 11 mi)
- Broke Hill Golf Club (Golf course, 12 mi)
- Hobbs Cross Valley Golf Club (Golf course, 15 mi)
- Kings Hill Golf Club (Golf course, 15 mi)
- Chingford Golf Club (Golf course, 16 mi)
- Cobtree Manor Golf Club (Golf course, 16 mi)
- Lee Valley Marina Springfield (marina, (16 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 51.478 and 0.277 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 51° 28' 41" and E 0° 16' 36"
- 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: 01:10 AM (Saturday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:36 am and 8:16 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -43.954 and -176.560 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Waitangi - 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: 2024-04-26 08:02:42
Explore West Thurrock
West Thurrock in Borough of Thurrock (England) with it's 7,795 inhabitants is a city in United Kingdom about 17 mi (or 28 km) east of London, the country's capital.
Local time in West Thurrock is now 01:10 AM (Saturday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 9 airports in the vicinity of West Thurrock, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is London City Airport in a distance of 10 mi (or 16 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 Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew in a distance of 1 mi (or 1 km), East. Also, if you like golfing, there are multiple options in driving distance. We found 1 points of interest in the vicinity of this place. If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Grays, Dagenham, Romford, Bexleyheath and Cuxton. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 11°C / 52 °F
| Morning Temperature | 7°C / 44 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 11°C / 51 °F |
| Night Temperature | 10°C / 49 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 13% |
| Air Humidity | 84% |
| Air Pressure | 1002 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 8 km/h (5 mph) from West |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Moderate rain |
Sunday, 28th of April 2024
9°C (49 °F)
6°C (43 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Monday, 29th of April 2024
14°C (57 °F)
9°C (48 °F)
Few clouds, gentle breeze.
Tuesday, 30th of April 2024
17°C (62 °F)
11°C (52 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, broken clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
DoubleTree by Hilton Dartford Bridge
Jessamine House
Thurrock Hotel
Holiday Inn Express LONDON - DARTFORD
ibis London Thurrock M25
Thurrock East
TRAVELODGE THURROCK M25
TRAVELODGE DARTFORD
Campanile Dartford South East of London
London Rainham
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Paper City (uk)
Craig Graham and Michele Reynolds playing at the Warren Primary School Chafford Hundred Essex 30-6-2012.
Trip through the Dartford Crossing (Kent to Essex) (26th Dec 2012)
A trip through the Dartford Crossing on Boxing Day 2012, travelling from Kent to Essex.
QE2 bridge (Dartford) and Tunnel
A trip across the QE2 Bridge (Dartford) From the Essex side to the Kent side and back through the Dartford Tunnel from the Kent side to the Essex side. the bridge and tunnel cross the River Thames.
Crossing the Queen Elizabeth II Bridge by Bus (Ensign X80)
As part of my journey to cross the Thames by all possible means between Tower Bridge and the QE2 bridge, i crossed this bridge on the X80 from Lakeside to Bluewater alighting at Crossways and...
Policing Lakeside
Shoppers, security staff, shop workers and the police all make up the community at Lakeside. Sgt Anna Brennan and Pc Adam Thompson talk about what they enjoy about policing the shopping centre.
HMS Worcester 1962 - 1964 8mm silent movie
A unique film record of daily life aboard The Thames Nautical Training Ship HMS Worcester in the years 1962-64. HMS Worcester was moored on the River Thames off Greenhithe, Kent. You can find...
Crossing the River - Dartford Tunnel
Crossing the Thames at Dartford. Heading North through one of the bores towards Essex.
Southeastern HS London to Broadstairs
Short video and images of a trip in the Southeastern High Speed trains, from London to Broadstairs.
London Bus crashing into Wooden Crate SPOILERS
Do not watch if you do not like SPOILERS!!! Will be aired in the next few months on TV. I was at the filming at a rather special stunt being played out, for a rather famous magic show in...
Thermal Imager Sees Through Thick Smoke in Dartford Tunnel
Thermoteknix MicroCAM 2 Thermal Imager used in important Fire Testing Exercise in Dartford Tunnel. The miniature thermal imaging module clearly sees through the thick smoke but, not surprisingly...
Videos provided by Youtube are under the copyright of their owners. 
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.
Dartford Crossing
The Dartford - Thurrock River Crossing, Dartford River Crossing (DRC) (or simply the Dartford Crossing) is a major road crossing of the River Thames in England, connecting Dartford in the south to Thurrock in the north, via two road tunnels and the Queen Elizabeth II Bridge. It opened in stages, the west tunnel in 1963, the east tunnel in 1980, and the bridge in 1991. Until the opening of the bridge, built to the east of the two tunnels, the crossing was known as the Dartford Tunnel.
Queen Elizabeth II Bridge
The Queen Elizabeth II Bridge is a 137 m high and 812 m long cable-stayed road bridge across the River Thames in south east England. It was opened in 1991 by Queen Elizabeth II. The bridge is the southbound element of the A282 Dartford Crossing, joining the two ends of the M25 clockwise carriageway, a strategic congestion charged road crossing the half mile wide river east of London.
Thurrock F.C
Thurrock Football Club is an English football club based in Aveley, Thurrock, Essex. Known as Purfleet until 2003, the club are currently members of the Isthmian League Premier Division and play at Ship Lane.
Thurrock services
Thurrock services is a motorway service station on the M25 motorway in Thurrock, Essex. It is owned by Moto. The services were opened sometime between 1990 and 1992 (sources vary; see references). Parts of the service station overlook a lake.
Lower Thames Crossing
The Lower Thames Crossing (or Third Thames Crossing) is a proposed new crossing of the Thames estuary linking the county of Kent with the county of Essex at or east of the existing Dartford crossing.
Pura Foods
Pura Foods Ltd is a manufacturer and supplier of edible oils and fats. The company now has two sites by the Thames, with manufacturing plant at Purfleet and R&D facilities at the former British Oil & Cake Mills (BOCM) in Erith. It is now part of ADM. The plant at Blackwall, east London, closed in 2006.
Arena Essex Raceway
Arena Essex Raceway is a stock car and speedway racing track located near Purfleet, Essex. The Lakeside Shopping Centre was built alongside the venue.
High House, Purfleet
High House is the collective name for a group of historic buildings in Purfleet, Thurrock, Essex, which was used as a farm for hundreds of years, with a Grade II listed house and barn, but with the addition of one of the best dovecotes (dove houses) in Southern England, which is a Scheduled Ancient Monument. This property includes the house, coachman's cottage, chaise house, stable, granary, barn, workshop, cart sheds, dovecote, and inner and outer walled gardens.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of West Thurrock.