Lenham
in Kent of England, United Kingdom

Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
51.237 and 0.719 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 51° 14' 13" and E 0° 43' 8"
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: 09:10 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 Geonames.org
Current travel safety evaluation for United Kingdom in Northern Europe

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: 2024-04-27 08:23:39

Discover Lenham

Lenham in Kent (England) with it's 2,197 citizens is a place in United Kingdom about 41 mi (or 66 km) south-east of London, the country's capital city.

Current time in Lenham is now 09:10 PM (Saturday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 11 airports near Lenham, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Rochester 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 Canterbury Cathedral, St Augustine's Abbey, and St Martin's Church in a distance of 16 mi (or 26 km), East. Also, if you like playing golf, there are a few options in driving distance. We encountered 1 points of interest in the vicinity of this place. 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: Ashford, Boxley, Maidstone, Upper Stoke 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 / 53 °F

Morning Temperature 7°C / 44 °F
Evening Temperature 11°C / 51 °F
Night Temperature 10°C / 50 °F
Chance of rainfall 16%
Air Humidity 82%
Air Pressure 1002 hPa
Wind Speed Gentle Breeze with 8 km/h (5 mph) from South-West
Cloud Conditions Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky
General Conditions Moderate rain

Sunday, 28th of April 2024

10°C (49 °F)
4°C (40 °F)
Light rain, strong breeze, broken clouds.

Monday, 29th of April 2024

12°C (53 °F)
7°C (44 °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

Chilston Park

Address
1,3 mi
Sandway Kent
ME17 2BE Lenham
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Elvey Farm

Address
4,1 mi
Elvey Lane
TN27 0SU Ashford
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Dadmans

Address
5,4 mi
Christopher Row, Lynsted
ME9 0JJ Sittingbourne
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 17:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Mercure Maidstone Great Danes Hotel

Address
3,7 mi
Hollingbourne HILL
ME17 1QJ Maidstone
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: - Checkin:
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 0:00
Weekend: closed


Roebuck Inn Relaxinnz

Address
2,0 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.

Tent Camp 1 Nighter April 2015 Part 2

Published: April 08, 2015
Length: 40:04 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Chris Clarke

Another 1 nighter at one of my newly found local locations just on the outskirts of the town where I live, This one is a test of my new kit I recently purchased. A Wild Country by Terra Nova...


Tent Camp 1 Nighter April 2015 Part 1

Published: April 08, 2015
Length: 07:51 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Chris Clarke

Another 1 nighter at one of my newly found local locations just on the outskirts of the town where I live, This one is a test of my new kit I recently purchased. A Wild Country by Terra Nova...


Uniquely Sporting Sports Memorabilia Lenham Antiques Fair Kent Video Allsorts Headcorn

Published: February 10, 2015
Length: 09:13 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: UNIQUELY SPORTING SPORTS MEMORABILIA

A quick run down of what we had on offer at the recent Lenham Antiques Fair in Kent. With signed sports memorabilia items featuring Sir Roger Bannister, Sir Stanley Matthews, Sir Tom Finney,...


Howling Basset - Kent Wedding Photography at Chilston Park Hotel

Published: September 09, 2012
Length: 33:00 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Howling Basset Wedding Photography

Eduina and Matthew held their wedding reception at the wonderful Chilston Park Hotel near Lenham in Kent. http://www.howlingbasset.com.


Seven Champions Molly Dancers - Birds-a-Building

Published: February 01, 2011
Length: 30:45 min
Rating: 3 of 5
Author: mikelanng

The Seven Champions perform "Birds-a-Building" at The White Horse in Sandway, Kent on Boxing Day, 2010.


Seven Champions Moly Dancers - Inertia

Published: February 01, 2011
Length: 54:10 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: mikelanng

The Seven Champions perform "Inertia" at The White Horse at Sandway near Lenham in Kent on Boxing Day 2010.


Seven Champions Molly Dancers - Russells

Published: February 01, 2011
Length: 38:19 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: mikelanng

The Seven Champions perform "Russells" at The White Horse in Sandway, Kent on Boxing Day, 2010.


Seven Champions Molly Dancers - 3-4-5-6

Published: February 01, 2011
Length: 40:49 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: mikelanng

The Seven Champions perform "3-4-5-6" at The White Horse in Sandway, Kent on Boxing Day, 2010.


[2011] Lenham Yoga Centre - 004 - Crocodile Exercises

Published: September 27, 2011
Length: 27:31 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Bhavin Desai

Demonstration of Crocodile Exercises at Lenham Yoga Centre by Bhavin Desai; a student of Yoga Teachers Mr Jack K Boulton & Mr John R More and a grand-student of Himalayan Yoga Maha Rishi Shri...


SWC Free Walks 151/152, Lenham to Ashford.1/7/12

Published: July 12, 2012
Length: 04:44 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: amib

Another 'two-for-the-price-of-one' here as the walker combines two 'Greensand Way' walks into one of around 15.5 miles. Starting out from Lenham station, there's a fair bit of road walking...


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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.

Lenham railway station

Lenham railway station serves Lenham in Kent, England. The station, and all trains serving it, is operated by Southeastern. The ticket office is manned only during part of the day; at other times a PERTIS 'permit to travel' machine, located outside the station building on the 'down' side, suffices. A new footbridge replaced the life-expired concrete footbridge spanning the tracks here, completed in early 2010.

Located at 51.234, 0.708 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Maidstone (borough), Railway stations in Kent, Former London, Chatham and Dover Railway stations, Railway stations opened in 1884, Railway stations served by Southeastern, DfT Category E stations

Lenham

Lenham is a market village in Kent situated on the southern edge of the North Downs, halfway between Maidstone and Ashford. The picturesque square in the village has two public houses (one of which is a hotel), a couple of restaurants, and a tea-room. Lenham railway station is on the Maidstone East Line. The village is at the main source of the Great Stour and the Stour Valley Walk starts here, heading to Ashford and on to Canterbury and the English Channel near Sandwich.

Located at 51.2374, 0.7161 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Villages in Kent, Market towns in Kent, Hill figures in England

Lenham Heath

Lenham Heath is a hamlet in Kent situated on the southern edge of the North Downs, halfway between Maidstone and Ashford. grid reference TQ910500. The road through Lenham Heath runs parallel, and close to High Speed 1 and the M20 motorway. The Stour Valley Walk passes through the community.

Located at 51.2173, 0.73353 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Hamlets in Kent

Marley, Maidstone

Marley is a hamlet in the civil parish of Harrietsham that, in turn, forms part of the district of Maidstone in the English county of Kent.

Located at 51.2436, 0.686111 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Villages in Kent

Platt's Heath

Platts Heath is a hamlet in the civil parish of Lenham, Kent, England. It has a School for children aged 4–11 run by headmaster Ian Priddle. The biggest house is also number 23 starmead house owned by Lord Klement Jakob.

Located at 51.2237, 0.6875 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Villages in Kent

Stour watermills

Man has used the River Stour for centuries as a source of power. Many different processes were performed by the use of water power:- Corn milling, fulling, paper making and electricity generation. Many of the mills survive today as house conversions, with two of them still working commercially.

Located at 51.22, 0.724 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Rivers of Kent, Watermills in Kent

Swadelands

Swadelands School is a secondary school and Sixth Form college in Lenham, Kent, classified as a Specialist Sports College. Richard Baddeley is the Headteacher. It opened in 1952, and provides a secondary education for 788 boys and girls aged 11 to 18 years. Ofsted published a report in 2010 which detailed their findings as satisfactory, with a proven ability to attain a rating of good with continued improvement.

Located at 51.2384, 0.7108 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
High schools in Kent, Educational institutions established in 1952, 1952 establishments in England

St Mary's Church, Lenham

St Mary's is a parish church in Lenham, Kent begun in the 12th century with additions in the next three centuries. It is a Grade I listed building.

Located at 51.2367, 0.719165 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Maidstone (borough), 12th-century architecture, Grade I listed buildings in Kent, Church of England churches in Kent


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Lenham