Gillingham
in Kent of England, United Kingdom
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Rochester Airport (3 mi) - Southend Airport (14 mi)
- London Biggin Hill Airport (23 mi)
- London City Airport (23 mi)
- Redhill Aerodrome (32 mi)
- Lydd Airport (34 mi)
- London Gatwick Airport (36 mi)
- London Stansted Airport (37 mi)
- Wethersfield Airport (40 mi)
- London Heathrow Airport (44 mi)
- RAF Mildenhall (67 mi)
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Unesco heritage, 13 mi)
- Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey including Saint Margaret’s Church (Unesco heritage, 20 mi)
- Tower of London (Unesco heritage, 22 mi)
- Canterbury Cathedral, St Augustine's Abbey, and St Martin's Church (Unesco heritage, 24 mi)
- Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites (Unesco heritage, 34 mi)
- Blenheim Palace (Unesco heritage, 60 mi)
- Dorset and East Devon Coast (Unesco heritage, 83 mi)
- Derwent Valley Mills (Unesco heritage, 122 mi)
- Cobtree Manor Golf Club (Golf course, 6 mi)
- Chislehurst Golf Club (Golf course, 8 mi)
- Kings Hill Golf Club (Golf course, 10 mi)
- Garon Park Golf Complex (Golf course, 14 mi)
- The Rayleigh Club (Golf course, 15 mi)
- Dartford Golf Club (Golf course, 15 mi)
- Ballards Gore Golf Club (Golf course, 17 mi)
- Brentwood Golf Centre At Hartswood Golf Club (Golf course, 19 mi)
- Hemsted Forest Golf Club (Golf course, 21 mi)
- Crowlands Heath Golf Club (Golf course, 27 mi)
- Thames Estuary Yacht Club (marina, (12 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 51.389 and 0.549 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 51° 23' 20" and E 0° 32' 55"
- 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: 07:11 AM (Friday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:37 am and 8:13 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga - 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: 2024-04-25 08:17:04
Delve into Gillingham
Gillingham in Kent (England) with it's 101,187 habitants is a city located in United Kingdom about 30 mi (or 49 km) east of London, the country's capital town.
Current time in Gillingham is now 07:11 AM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 11 airports closer to Gillingham, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Rochester Airport in a distance of 3 mi (or 5 km), South-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 13 mi (or 20 km), North-West. Also, if you like playing golf, there are some options within driving distance. We saw 1 points of interest near this location. In need of a room? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Rochester, High Halstow, Cooling, Boxley and Upper Stoke. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 9°C / 48 °F
| Morning Temperature | 4°C / 39 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 9°C / 48 °F |
| Night Temperature | 7°C / 44 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 63% |
| Air Pressure | 1004 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 8 km/h (5 mph) from West |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 86% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Saturday, 27th of April 2024
11°C (52 °F)
10°C (50 °F)
Moderate rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 28th of April 2024
10°C (51 °F)
9°C (48 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Monday, 29th of April 2024
14°C (56 °F)
7°C (45 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, few clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
BRIDGEWOOD MANOR - QHOTELS
TRAVELODGE CHATHAM MARITIME
Holiday Inn ROCHESTER - CHATHAM
Gillingham Business Park
TRAVELODGE MEDWAY M2
Chatham/Gillingham (Vic Pier)
Premier Inn Rainham (Kent)
Videos from this area
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Driving Lessons Gillingham | Recent Test Pass Gillingham | City Way School of Motoring
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Class 465/9 at Gillingham
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Cotswold lift gillingham station
a cotswold lift at gillingham train station. this lift keeps breaking down. http://benobve.110mb.com.
Last Day Of First Capital Connect Class 377/5 At Gillingham 11/12/09
Here We See The Last First Capital Connect 377/5s To Visit Gillingham, Because Of The Highspeed Service Starting On Monday Some Services Have Had To Be Timed To Terminate At Rochester, ...
375825 + 375901 + 375715 Pass Gillingham Depot
375825 + 375901 + 375715 Pass Gillingham Depot Working 1S30 11:22 Victoria - Ramsgate.
377504 & 377213 Leave Gillingham
After Working 1S03 16:22 Bedford - Gillingham First Capital Connect/Southeastern Service 377504 & 377213 Work 5S93 into Gillingham Depot.
Tour of lifts at the new mid kent collage at gillingham
a Tour of lifts at the new mid kent collage building at gillingham, otis gen2 lifts, and a bit about the lifts at the rest of the universities at medway. http://benobve.110mb.com.
britannia lift at Gillingham library
a slow britannia lift at Gillingham library http://benobve.110mb.com.
375702 & 375601 Pass Gillingham Depot
375702 & 375601 Pass Gillingham Depot Working 1G87 17:08 Cannon Street - Ramsgate.
465242 & 465017 Arrive At Gillingham Depot
465242 & 465017 Arrive At Gillingham Depot Working 5E91 Gillingham - Gillingham Depot.
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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.
Royal Engineers Museum
The Royal Engineers Museum, Library & Archive is a military engineering museum and library in Gillingham, Medway, South East England. It tells the story of the Corps of Royal Engineers and British military engineering in general.
Gillingham (Kent) railway station
Gillingham (Kent) railway station in the town of Gillingham, north Kent, is on the Chatham Main Line between Chatham and Rainham stations. Train services are provided by Southeastern. The distance from London Victoria station plated on the footbridge at the western end of the platforms is 35 miles and 67 chains. The station first opened in 1858.
Gillingham (UK Parliament constituency)
Gillingham was a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
Priestfield Stadium
Priestfield Stadium (popularly known simply as Priestfield and officially known from 2007 to 2010 as KRBS Priestfield Stadium and from 2011 as MEMS Priestfield Stadium for sponsorship purposes) is a football stadium in Gillingham, Kent. It has been the home of Gillingham Football Club since the club's formation in 1893, and was also the temporary home of Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club for two seasons during the 1990s.
Jezreel's tower
Jezreel’s Tower (also known as Jezreel's Temple) was built in Gillingham, Kent, England, by a religious sect founded by James Jershom Jezreel in the 1880s. It was demolished in 1961.
MidKent College
MidKent College (formerly Mid-Kent College of Higher and Further Education) is a further education college in Kent, England. It runs courses from two separate campuses in Maidstone and Medway, including a number of higher education courses. There are approximately 8,500 students aged 16 years and upwards enrolled at the college. Courses offered range from pre-entry level to degree level and cover a wide range of vocational and academic subject areas.
Medway Maritime Hospital
Medway Maritime Hospital is a general hospital in Gillingham, England within the NHS South East Coast. It is run by Medway NHS which is a foundation trust. It is Kent's largest and busiest hospital, dealing with around 400,000 patients annually. It was founded as the Royal Naval Hospital in 1902 for the Naval personnel at the Chatham Dockyard. At that time the main corridor was almost 1,000 feet long.
Medway NHS Foundation Trust
The Medway NHS Trust is one of four hospital trusts in Kent, in southeast England. The trust employs over 3500 staff. The trust's main focus is running Medway Maritime Hospital in Gillingham, Medway.
Gillingham Fair fire disaster
The Gillingham Fair fire disaster (also known as the Fireman's Wedding disaster) took place on 11 July 1929 in Gillingham, Kent, England, when a firefighting demonstration went wrong, and resulted in the deaths of 15 men and boys.
Garrison Stadium (cricket ground)
Garrison Stadium is a former cricket ground in Gillingham, Kent. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1937, when Kent played Worcestershire in the grounds first first-class match. From 1937 to 1968, the ground held 30 first-class matches, the last of which saw Kent play Hampshire in the 1968 County Championship. The ground has also held 3 List-A matches. The first List-A match saw Kent played Glamorgan in the 1971 John Player League.
Fort Gillingham
Fort Gillingham, also known as Gillingham Fort, was constructed in 1669 on the south bank of the River Medway. In conjunction with Cockham Wood Fort it took on the role of defending Chatham Dockyard from seaborne attack, a role which had been performed by Upnor Castle for the previous hundred years. Fort Gillingham was demolished long ago, but its ramparts and ditches are clearly shown on the 1869 O. S. map and the site identified as a coastguard station.
Radio Sunlight
Radio Sunlight is a community radio station serving the Medway towns in Kent, England. The station broadcasts on 106.6FM throughout Medway.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Gillingham.
Rochester › West: Strood − River Medway, Rochester (source)
Walderslade: Chatham − Rochester Airport, Walderslade (source)
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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Gillingham, جیلینگهام، کنت, גילינגהאם, ジリンガム, Džilingamas, Джиллингем, Џилингам
