Leigh
in Kent of England, United Kingdom
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London Biggin Hill Airport (12 mi) - Redhill Aerodrome (15 mi)
- Rochester Airport (16 mi)
- London Gatwick Airport (18 mi)
- London City Airport (22 mi)
- London Heathrow Airport (35 mi)
- London Stansted Airport (48 mi)
- London Luton Airport (53 mi)
- Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites (Unesco heritage, 17 mi)
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Unesco heritage, 20 mi)
- Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey including Saint Margaret’s Church (Unesco heritage, 21 mi)
- Tower of London (Unesco heritage, 22 mi)
- Canterbury Cathedral, St Augustine's Abbey, and St Martin's Church (Unesco heritage, 38 mi)
- Blenheim Palace (Unesco heritage, 58 mi)
- Dorset and East Devon Coast (Unesco heritage, 63 mi)
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Le Havre, the City Rebuilt by Auguste Perret (Unesco heritage, 118 mi) - Kings Hill Golf Club (Golf course, 10 mi)
- Broke Hill Golf Club (Golf course, 11 mi)
- Chartham Park Golf Club (Golf course, 11 mi)
- Chislehurst Golf Club (Golf course, 14 mi)
- Cobtree Manor Golf Club (Golf course, 15 mi)
- Cray Valley Golf Club (Golf course, 15 mi)
- Hemsted Forest Golf Club (Golf course, 17 mi)
- Dartford Golf Club (Golf course, 17 mi)
- Barnehurst Golf Course (Golf course, 18 mi)
- Hartsbourne Country Club (Golf course, 21 mi)
- London Eye (observation point, (26 mi)
- The View from the Shard (observation point, (25 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 51.197 and 0.215 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 51° 11' 48" and E 0° 12' 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: 11:40 AM (Friday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:53 am and 8:02 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: 2024-04-19 08:03:45
Delve into Leigh
Leigh in Kent (England) is located in United Kingdom about 26 mi (or 42 km) south-east of London, the country's capital town.
Current time in Leigh is now 11:40 AM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 8 airports close to Leigh, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is London Biggin Hill Airport in a distance of 12 mi (or 20 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 17 mi (or 27 km), West. Also, if you like playing golf, there are some options within driving distance. We encountered 2 points of interest near this location. If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Paddock Wood, Yalding, Felbridge, Bexleyheath and Halling. 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 | 9°C / 49 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 8°C / 47 °F |
| Night Temperature | 4°C / 39 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 2% |
| Air Humidity | 72% |
| Air Pressure | 1017 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Fresh Breeze with 14 km/h (8 mph) from South-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 89% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Saturday, 20th of April 2024
7°C (45 °F)
2°C (36 °F)
Scattered clouds, moderate breeze.
Sunday, 21st of April 2024
8°C (46 °F)
4°C (40 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Monday, 22nd of April 2024
9°C (48 °F)
4°C (39 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Danehurst House
The Spa Hotel Royal Tunbridge Wells
Hotel du Vin Tunbridge Wells
One Warwick Park Hotel
BEST WESTERN ROSE AND CROWN IN TONBRIDGE
TRAVELODGE TUNBRIDGE WELLS
The Royal Wells Hotel
Tunbridge Wells Retreat
The Tunbridge Wells
Tonbridge North
Videos from this area
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Trains At Tonbridge 15/05/13
A few trains seen at Tonbridge on Wednesday 15th May 2013. 0:00 375823+375308 depart on 2W40 1225 Dover Priory & Canterbury West to London Charing Cross. 0:58 375711+375911 depart ...
Cabview Hastings DEMU 1001 Tonbridge Yard to Hastings 5Y67 27.06.13
1001 goes for a Test Run prior to the Weymouth trip on the 20th July. Everything goes okay. This complete section taken from Power Car 60116 'Mountfield'. Although mounted on a modified ...
A Few Trains at Tonbridge 13/09/14 Including 1001
A few trains seen at Tonbridge station on Saturday 13th September 2014. 0:00 375904+375616 arrive on 1H66 0720 Hastings to London Charing Cross. 0:32 377471 departs working 2B32 0819 ...
Trains at Tonbridge 30/10/13
Some trains seen at Tonbridge on Wednesday 31st October 2013. 0:00 377439 arrives on 5B56 1412 Tonbridge Jubilee Sidings to Tonbridge. 0:30 66213 arrives on 7L23 1316 Dollands Moor Sdgs to.
Tonbridge Casuals vs East Grinstead Mavericks - Gary Cornwell Penalty
Tonbridge Casuals vs East Grinstead Mavericks - Gary Cornwell Penalty.
60163 Tornado leaving Tonbridge on The Cathedrals Express Ashford - Norwich 15/12/2012
Peppercorn A1 60163 Tornado running The Cathedrals Express from Ashford - Norwich, this is as she left tonbridge on 15/12/2012.
60163 'Tornado' & 67022 Arrive And Depart Tonbridge On The Cathedrals Express + Blowage
60163 'Tornado' & 67022 Arrive And Depart Tonbridge On The Cathedrals Express + Blowage Thanks For Looking, RockRailVideos. Take A Good Look- http://www.youtube.com/user/RockRailV...
Tonbridge Casuals vs East Grinstead Mavericks - Gary Cornwell missed penalty
Tonbridge Casuals vs East Grinstead Mavericks - Gary Cornwell missed penalty.
Tonbridge Model Engineering Society Rideable Railway - 27 April 2014
This interesting small gauge railway was running during my visit to Tonbridge and I couldn't resist recording it. It is things like this that make Tonbridge a lovely town.
Steam Dreams - Cathedrals Express From Tonbridge to Ely
Out trip on the Cathedrals Express to Ely begins with the arrival of the train at Tonbridge. Tornado prepares to haul our train.
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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.
Penshurst Place
Penshurst Place is a historic building near Tonbridge, Kent, 32 miles south east of London, England. It is the ancestral home of the Sidney family, and was the birthplace of the great Elizabethan poet, courtier and soldier, Sir Philip Sidney. The original medieval house is one of the most complete examples of 14th-century domestic architecture in England surviving in its original location. Part of the house and its gardens are open for public viewing.
Bidborough Windmill
Bidborough Mill is a Grade II listed, house converted tower mill west of Bidborough, Kent, England. It is now incorporated into a housing development called Mill Court, on the south side of the B2176 Penshurst Road.
Long Barn
Long Barn, located in the village of Sevenoaks Weald, Kent, is a Grade II listed property and the former home of Vita Sackville-West and Harold Nicolson. The house is also notable for having famous residents like Douglas Fairbanks and Charles Lindbergh at various times.
Haysden Country Park
Haysden Country Park is a country park on the outskirts of Tonbridge, Kent, in the south-east of England.
Penshurst Airfield
Penshurst Airfield was an airfield in operation between 1916–36 and 1940–46. Initially a military airfield, after the First World War it was used as an alternate destination to Croydon Airport, with some civil flying taking place. The airfield closed following the crash of a Flying Flea at an air display in 1936, and was converted to a polo ground. It re-opened during the Second World War as an Emergency Landing Ground, RAF Penshurst.
October 1926 Air Union Blériot 155 crash
The October 1926 Air Union Blériot 155 crash happened on 2 October 1926 at Leigh, Kent when Blériot 155 F-AICQ caught fire in mid-air and crashed while the pilot attempted to make an emergency landing at Penshurst Airfield. Both members of crew and all five passengers were killed. This was the first in-flight fire occurring on an airliner.
Lullingstone Country Park
Lullingstone Country Park is near Eynsford, in Kent, England. A former deer park of a large estate, later sold to become an open-space and woodland park. Lullingstone Country Park is located in KentLullingstone Country Park Lullingstone Country Park shown within Kent
Penshurst Park
Penshurst Park Cricket Ground aka the Earl of Leicester's Park at Penshurst, Kent is one of the oldest cricket venues in England. Part of the Penshurst Place estate, it is first recorded in the 1728 English cricket season when it was used for two historically significant matches involving teams organised by Edwin Stead and Charles Lennox, 2nd Duke of Richmond.
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