Headcorn
in Kent of England, United Kingdom

Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
51.170 and 0.624 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 51° 10' 10" and E 0° 37' 27"
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: 04:50 PM (Saturday)
Timezone: Europe/London
UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
5:35 am and 8:14 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga
References
This place on Wikipedia
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Current travel safety evaluation for United Kingdom in Northern Europe

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Explore Headcorn

Headcorn in Kent (England) with it's 2,505 inhabitants is located in United Kingdom about 40 mi (or 64 km) south-east of London, the country's capital.

Local time in Headcorn is now 04:50 PM (Saturday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 12 airports in the wider vicinity of Headcorn, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Rochester Airport in a distance of 14 mi (or 22 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 Canterbury Cathedral, St Augustine's Abbey, and St Martin's Church in a distance of 21 mi (or 34 km), East. Also, if you like golfing, there are multiple options in driving distance. 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: Maidstone, Boxley, Yalding, Paddock Wood and Rochester. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 12°C / 54 °F

Morning Temperature 7°C / 45 °F
Evening Temperature 11°C / 52 °F
Night Temperature 10°C / 50 °F
Chance of rainfall 16%
Air Humidity 81%
Air Pressure 1004 hPa
Wind Speed Gentle Breeze with 9 km/h (5 mph) from South-West
Cloud Conditions Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky
General Conditions Moderate rain

Sunday, 28th of April 2024

9°C (49 °F)
4°C (40 °F)
Light rain, strong breeze, overcast clouds.

Monday, 29th of April 2024

12°C (53 °F)
7°C (45 °F)
Scattered clouds, moderate breeze.

Tuesday, 30th of April 2024

14°C (57 °F)
9°C (48 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.

Hotels and Places to Stay

Headcorn Lodge Weald of Kent Golf Course

Address
1,5 mi
Maidstone Road, Headcorn
TN27 9PT Ashford
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 10:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 7:00 - 22:00
Weekend: closed


Roebuck Inn Relaxinnz

Address
5,5 mi
West Street
ME17 1HX Harrietsham
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 10:00 - Checkin: 14:30
Reception
Weekday: 7:30 - 22:30 (lunchbreak: 9:30 - 11:00)
Weekend: 7:30 - 22:30 (lunchbreak: 9:30 - 11:00)


Videos from this area

These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.

Recurrency jump after 13 year layoff @ Skydive Headcorn

Published: June 06, 2014
Length: 45:09 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Matt Brown

Good to get back in the air :-) Practice pulls and a couple of turns on this one....an awesome cloud jump!


Circuits - 01-03-2013 - G-BCXE Robin DR400-108 Headcorn

Published: March 01, 2013
Length: 11:43 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: AviatorRodent

Circuits in a Robin DR400-108 (G-BCXE) at Headcorn. Shot using the NFlightcam +2 and edited using Dashware to include telemetry data.


Kristina Bell Tandem Skydive

Published: October 07, 2013
Length: 53:58 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: AirAffairskydiving

Kristina's Tandem Skydive at Skydive Headcorn With Pete Sizer on 5th October 2013. Filmed by Eric Shapland@AirAffair.


Flying at Headcorn Aerodrome.

Published: September 28, 2013
Length: 24:19 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Frederick Carter

First Flying Lesson at Headcorn Aerodrome in a Robin DR 400. Twitter: https://twitter.com/FredCarter01‎ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fred.carter.01 Instagram : frederick_carter.


Lorraine Hope Skydive Headcorn

Published: August 05, 2013
Length: 54:00 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Lawrie Hope

Lorraine Hope Tandem Skydive at Headcorn 3rd August 2013.


Engineers tea time #2

Published: July 21, 2012
Length: 52:41 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: neboparker1

Yet again we found not much to do but act like little boys.


My Skydive!

Published: August 03, 2013
Length: 00:00 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Amber Tremain

Skydive at 12000ft Headcorn airfield near Maidstone. Was the most amazing experience! Going to have to do it again sometime!


Yak-18T Aileron Roll GoPro HD

Published: December 12, 2010
Length: 47:55 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Aerobatictactics

http://www.aerobatictactics.co.uk/training.html Mike learning to do Aileron Rolls over Headcorn Aerodrome in his Yak-18T. Aerobatic training in modern, vintage and high performance aerobatic...


HEADCORN TIGER CLUB

Published: April 24, 2012
Length: 03:22 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: cjb12121

The Tiger Club, based at Headcorn Airfield Kent, take off to practise aerobatics, ready for their 2012 display season, This includes the Folkestone Jubilee Airshow on June 2nd 2012, where they...


Weald of Kent Golf Club and Hotel

Published: May 24, 2010
Length: 46:06 min
Rating: 3 of 5
Author: Weald of Kent Golf Course

Set in picturesque Kent between Maidstone and Headcorn, the Weald of Kent Golf Course has its own on site accommodation - the Headcorn Lodge Hotel.


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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.

Sutton Valence

Sutton Valence (historically Town Sutton or Sutton Hastings) is a village some five miles (8 km) SE of Maidstone, Kent, England on the Greensand Ridge overlooking the Vale of Kent and Weald. One of the main landmarks in the village is Sutton Valence Castle, of which only the ruins of the 12th century keep remain, under the ownership of English Heritage.

Located at 51.2, 0.583333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Civil parishes in Kent, Villages in Kent

Headcorn railway station

Headcorn is a railway station on the South Eastern Main Line serving the village of Headcorn in Kent, England. The station, and all trains serving it, is operated by Southeastern. Headcorn was, until 1954, the northern terminus of the Kent and East Sussex Railway.

Located at 51.1657, 0.627192 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Maidstone (borough), Disused railway stations in Kent, Former Kent and East Sussex Railway stations, Railway stations opened in 1905, Railway stations closed in 1954, Railway stations in Kent, Former South Eastern Railway (UK) stations, Railway stations opened in 1842, Railway stations served by Southeastern, DfT Category D stations

A274 road

The A274 is a major road running through mid Kent. The northern end of the road is in Maidstone, at the Wheatsheaf public house where it leaves the A229. The road then follows a south easterly route to Langley, where it changes to a south south easterly alignment through Sutton Valence and Headcorn, ending at a junction with the A262 in Biddenden. The A274 was originally classified B2078 and was re-designated in the 1950s.

Located at 51.1888, 0.6051 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Roads in Kent

Headcorn and Maidstone Junction Light Railway

The Headcorn & Maidstone Junction Light Railway was a proposed railway in Kent. An Act of Parliament authorised its construction, but only a short branch at Tovil, opened to goods only, was built.

Located at 51.169, 0.62 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Rail transport in Kent, Railways authorised but not built in the United Kingdom, Proposed railway lines in England, Closed railway lines in South East England, Standard gauge railways in England

Frittenden Road railway station

Frittenden Road was a railway station on the Kent and East Sussex Railway which closed in 1954. The wooden station building had been derelict for years was sadly destroyed by fire in October 2003. As of 2012 most of the building's brick base still survives, and the general shape of the platform is still evident but much overgrown. The site is used by a joinery business whose premises straddle the trackbed immediately to the north of the old station.

Located at 51.1371, 0.6326 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Disused railway stations in Kent, Former Kent and East Sussex Railway stations, Railway stations opened in 1905, Railway stations closed in 1954

Chart Hills Golf Club

Chart Hills Golf Club is a private golf club in Biddenden, Kent in England. It is owned by Leaderboard Golf along with 4 other golfing venues in the South East including The Oxfordshire Golf Club near Oxford, Sandford Springs Golf Club near Basingstoke and Newbury, Dale Hill Golf Club in Wadhurst East Sussex and The Leaderboard Golf Centre in Reading.

Located at 51.1338, 0.6487 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Golf clubs and courses in England,

St Peter's and St Paul's Church, Headcorn

St Peter's and St Paul's Church is a parish church in Headcorn, Kent dedicated to saints Peter and Paul. It was begun in the 13th century. The church is a Grade I listed building.

Located at 51.1677, 0.618756 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Maidstone (borough), 13th-century architecture, Grade I listed buildings in Kent, Church of England churches in Kent

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