Groombridge
in East Sussex of England, United Kingdom
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Redhill Aerodrome (15 mi) - London Biggin Hill Airport (16 mi)
- London Gatwick Airport (16 mi)
- Rochester Airport (21 mi)
- London City Airport (27 mi)
- London Heathrow Airport (37 mi)
- London Stansted Airport (53 mi)
- London Luton Airport (58 mi)
- Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites (Unesco heritage, 16 mi)
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Unesco heritage, 26 mi)
- Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey including Saint Margaret’s Church (Unesco heritage, 27 mi)
- Tower of London (Unesco heritage, 28 mi)
- Canterbury Cathedral, St Augustine's Abbey, and St Martin's Church (Unesco heritage, 41 mi)
- Dorset and East Devon Coast (Unesco heritage, 59 mi)
- Blenheim Palace (Unesco heritage, 61 mi)
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Le Havre, the City Rebuilt by Auguste Perret (Unesco heritage, 112 mi) - Chartham Park Golf Club (Golf course, 9 mi)
- Kings Hill Golf Club (Golf course, 14 mi)
- Broke Hill Golf Club (Golf course, 16 mi)
- Cottesmore Golf and Country Club (Golf course, 16 mi)
- Chislehurst Golf Club (Golf course, 19 mi)
- Cray Valley Golf Club (Golf course, 20 mi)
- Dartford Golf Club (Golf course, 22 mi)
- Highwoods Golf Club (Golf course, 22 mi)
- Barnehurst Golf Course (Golf course, 23 mi)
- Eastbourne Golfing Park (Golf course, 24 mi)
- Brighton Marina (marina, (24 mi)
- Sovereign Harbour Marina (marina, (23 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 51.115 and 0.183 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 51° 6' 55" and E 0° 10' 58"
- 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: 03:17 AM (Monday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:33 am and 8:19 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: 2024-04-28 08:22:10
Discover Groombridge
Groombridge in East Sussex (England) with it's 1,120 citizens is a town in United Kingdom about 30 mi (or 49 km) south-east of London, the country's capital city.
Current time in Groombridge is now 03:17 AM (Monday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 8 airports near Groombridge, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Redhill Aerodrome in a distance of 15 mi (or 25 km), North-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 Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites in a distance of 16 mi (or 26 km), West. Also, if you like playing golf, there are a few options in driving distance. We discovered 2 points of interest in the vicinity of this place. Looking for a place to stay? we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Paddock Wood, Felbridge, Yalding, Lewes and Bromley. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 12°C / 53 °F
| Morning Temperature | 5°C / 40 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 12°C / 53 °F |
| Night Temperature | 6°C / 43 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 69% |
| Air Pressure | 1017 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 12 km/h (7 mph) from North |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Overcast clouds |
Tuesday, 30th of April 2024
11°C (52 °F)
8°C (47 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Wednesday, 1st of May 2024
15°C (59 °F)
10°C (50 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, broken clouds.
Thursday, 2nd of May 2024
11°C (51 °F)
9°C (48 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Danehurst House
One Warwick Park Hotel
The Spa Hotel Royal Tunbridge Wells
Hotel du Vin Tunbridge Wells
Best Western Plus Hever Hotel
TRAVELODGE TUNBRIDGE WELLS
The Tunbridge Wells
Tunbridge Wells Retreat
The Royal Wells Hotel
Brocas Lodge
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
(HD) British Rail Class 73, E6047 at Groombridge, 02/08/13.
British Rail Southern Region Class 73 diesel-electric locomotive no E6047 in Electric Lightning Blue arrives and departs Groombridge railway station during the Spa Valleys Diesel Gala on the...
Spa Valley Railway - Class 33 063 - Groombridge to High Rocks
Groombridge to High Rocks.
33063 at Groombridge Spa Valley Railway diesel Gala 30/07/10 HD
SELGs resident Crompton 33063 "R.J.Mitchell"(including Queen Mary brake van) arriving at a delightfuly sunny Groombridge station Kent. England U.K. during the Spa Valley Railway diesel Gala...
37254 Groombridge loop Spa Valley Railway diesel Gala 30/07/10 HD
Brief clip of one of the Spa Valleys Tunbridge Wells west based (75F). Resident locos 37254 "running round" at Groombridge Station (loop) Kent U.K. during the Spa Valley Railway diesel Gala...
Spa Valley Railway DEMU Anniversary Gala Saturday 7th July 2012
My video from the Gala for the re-launch of 'Thumper' DEMU no.1317 back into traffic. It ran between Tunbridge Wells West and Eridge alongside the top and tailed service train which featured...
33063 at the Spa Valley Railway, 09/05/11.
Highlights from a Class 33 Driver Experience Course with The 'South East Locomotive Group' at the Spa Valley Railway. We follow my old mate 'Pete' who was driving a train for the first time....
SWC Free Walk 110, Ashurst to East Grinstead. 13/6/12.
Another glorious walk of 15.4 miles through the countryside of Kent and West Sussex. Almost immediately upon leaving the station, the walker is into the Wealden countryside and it's meadows,...
(HD) Intercity 37254 'Driver Robin Prince M.B.E', Eridge, 02/08/13.
Intercity liveried class 37 slowly erupts out of Eridge station on the Spa Valley railway with a service to Tunbridge Wells West via Groombridge and High Rocks. 33063 'R.J. Mitchell' gets towed...
The Fonmon at Spa Valley Railway
The Fonmon at the Groombridge Station of Spa Valley Railway.
Thumper (Oxted DMU) 1317 on Spa Valley Railway May 2014.
Thumper unit 1317 runs between Eridge & Tunbridge Wells West on the Spa Valley Railway. Filmed 31 May 2014. London bound Southern unit @ Eridge 0:10 Uckfield bound Southern unit @ Eridge ...
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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.
Arun Valley Line
The Arun Valley Line, also known as the Mid Sussex Line, is part of the Southern-operated railway services. For the initial part of the route trains follow the Brighton Main Line, and at a junction south of Three Bridges the route turns westwards. It then runs via Crawley, Horsham (where there is a junction with the Mole Valley Line) and Arundel, before meeting the West Coastway Line at Arundel Junction. Trains on the Arun Valley Line then proceed to Portsmouth & Southampton.
Groombridge
Groombridge is a village of about 1,600 people. It straddles the border between Kent and East Sussex, in England. The nearest large town is Tunbridge Wells, about 4.5 miles away by road. The main part of the village ("New Groombridge") lies in the Withyham civil parish, which forms part of Wealden District of East Sussex. Across the county boundary lies the much smaller and older part of the village ("Old Groombridge").
Fordcombe
Fordcombe is a village within the civil parish of Penshurst in the Sevenoaks District of Kent, England. The village is located on the northern slopes of the Weald, five miles (8 km) west of Tunbridge Wells. The church, part of a united benefice with Penshurst, is dedicated to St Peter. The charming Chafford Arms pub is at the heart of the village.
Wealdway
The Wealdway, Kent and East Sussex, is a public footpath that runs from Gravesend, Kent on the Thames estuary, to the A259 at Eastbourne, 3 km north of Beachy Head.
Groombridge railway station
Groombridge railway station is a station on the Spa Valley Railway (SVR) in Groombridge, East Sussex, England. Once a busy station serving four directions, it closed in 1985 to British Rail services. A new station the other side of Station Road bridge was opened by the SVR in 1997 as part of a standard gauge heritage railway to Tunbridge Wells West.
Harrison's Rocks
Harrison's Rocks is a sandstone crag approximately 1.5 kilometres south of the village of Groombridge in the county of East Sussex. The site is a notable example of a periglacial tor landform developed in rocks of the Tunbridge Wells Sand Formation. It is popular with rock climbers, and is the largest of the cluster of local outcrops known by climbers as Southern Sandstone.
Stone Cross, Kent
The placename Stone Cross occurs in several parts of England, including two other smaller places in Kent: one near Sandwich, and one southeast of Ashford. Stone Cross is a hamlet located on the A264 road east of Ashurst, Kent. There are few houses and no shops. Burrswood, a building designed by Decimus Burton is located between the hamlet and Groombridge it in commercial use by a Christian charity.
Groombridge Place
Groombridge Place is a moated Manor house in the village of Groombridge near Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England. It has become a tourist attraction, noted for its formal gardens, vineyards and a bird of prey sanctuary,The Raptor Centre. The manor house has an associated Dower House.
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