Lydd-on-Sea
in Kent of England, United Kingdom
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Lydd Airport (1 mi) - Kent International Airport (32 mi)
- Rochester Airport (35 mi)
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Le Touquet-Côte d'Opale Airport (41 mi) - Calais-Dunkerque Airport (43 mi)
- Southend Airport (45 mi)
- London Biggin Hill Airport (48 mi)
- London Gatwick Airport (52 mi)
- London City Airport (55 mi)
- London Stansted Airport (72 mi)
- St Aubin Airport (74 mi)
- Canterbury Cathedral, St Augustine's Abbey, and St Martin's Church (Unesco heritage, 24 mi)
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Unesco heritage, 47 mi)
- Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites (Unesco heritage, 52 mi)
- Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey including Saint Margaret’s Church (Unesco heritage, 53 mi)
- Tower of London (Unesco heritage, 55 mi)
- Amiens Cathedral (Unesco heritage, 93 mi)
- Blenheim Palace (Unesco heritage, 93 mi)
- Le Havre, the City Rebuilt by Auguste Perret (Unesco heritage, 107 mi)
- Littlestone Warren Golf Club (Golf course, 3 mi)
- Littlestone Golf Club (Golf course, 3 mi)
- Hemsted Forest Golf Club (Golf course, 20 mi)
- Canterbury Golf Club (Golf course, 24 mi)
- London Club Golf Club (Golf course, 27 mi)
- Herne Bay Golf Club (Golf course, 30 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 50.944 and 0.966 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 50° 56' 38" and E 0° 57' 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: 04:48 PM (Tuesday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:56 am and 7:54 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga - References
- 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: 2024-04-16 08:26:06
Touring Lydd-on-Sea
Lydd-on-Sea in Kent (England) is a town located in United Kingdom about 61 mi (or 99 km) south-east of London, the country's capital place.
Time in Lydd-on-Sea is now 04:48 PM (Tuesday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 11 airports nearby Lydd-on-Sea, of which 3 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Lydd Airport in a distance of 1 mi (or 2 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 24 mi (or 38 km), North. Also, if you like the game of golf, there are several options within driving distance.
Being here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Ashford, Maidstone, Boxley, Yalding and Upper Stoke. 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 | 6°C / 44 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 10°C / 51 °F |
| Night Temperature | 6°C / 42 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 3% |
| Air Humidity | 66% |
| Air Pressure | 1013 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Strong breeze with 21 km/h (13 mph) from South-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 50% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Wednesday, 17th of April 2024
8°C (47 °F)
4°C (40 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, broken clouds.
Thursday, 18th of April 2024
10°C (50 °F)
8°C (46 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, scattered clouds.
Friday, 19th of April 2024
11°C (52 °F)
6°C (43 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, broken clouds.
Videos from this area
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Rear Cabview Hastings DEMU 1001 Lydd Town - Dungeness 1Z21 24.11.12
Taken from an unmanned camera in the cab of Power car 60116 while on 'A Canterbury Trail' railtour between Lydd Town and Dungeness.
PA28 Landing at Lydd Airport (EGMD) - GoPro Flying
PA28 Landing at Lydd Airport (EGMD) - GoPro Flying Approach and landing at Lydd Airport (EGMD). Filming starts on the downwind leg in a PA28-181 Archer II. Recording also included Air Traffic...
Lydd Speedway DVD Production (09-10-2014)
Streaming production of a DVD I am making for Lydd Speedway.
Triumph Tiger - Lydd to Dungeness
The journey between Lydd and Dungeness in Kent onboard my Tiger 1050, as the landscape morphs into a vast shingle wilderness.
Flight from Bembridge (EGHJ) to Lydd (EGMD)
The way back from Duxford to Oslo, part 2 / 7. Bembridge (EGHJ) - Lydd (EGMD) was the second leg of our VFR trip in a light aircraft back from Duxford to Oslo. The flight time was 50 minutes....
PA28 taxi, take off and departure from Lydd Airport Runway 21
30 October 2010 Taxi, take-off and climb out from Lydd airport in a PA28-161. I haven't touched the soundtrack, but apolofies as I forgot to switch on the speaker so the camera mic couldn't...
Lydd Aero Club Simulator into Weston Dublin
Preparation for a fly-out by the Club to Weston in Ireland.
Robin DR400 Landing at Lydd
Robin DR400 Landing at Lydd.
PA28R Approach Lydd Airport Runway 03
PA28R Approach Lydd Airport Runway 03.
Take off from Lydd
Taking off from Lydd for a local flight filmed by my son Josh.
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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.
Denge
Denge is a former Royal Air Force site near Dungeness, in Kent, England. It is best known for the early experimental acoustic mirrors which remain there. The acoustic mirrors, known colloquially as 'listening ears', at Denge are located between Greatstone-on-Sea and Lydd airfield, on the banks of a now disused gravel pit. The mirrors were built in the late 1920s and early 1930s as an experimental early warning system for incoming aircraft, developed by Dr William Sansome Tucker.
Romney Sands railway station
Romney Sands Railway Station is a station on the Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway in Kent, England. It is located on the bleakest part of the Romney Marsh, a shingle peninsula.
The Pilot Inn railway station
The Pilot Inn railway station was a station on the Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway in Kent, England. Opened on 24 May 1928, this station was a temporary terminus whilst construction of the remaining section of track to Dungeness continued.
Lade railway station
Lade railway station was a station on the Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway in Kent, England.
War Department Halt railway station
The War Department halt was an informal railway station on the Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway in Kent, England. In 1929 a branch line was constructed curving away inland from south of Romney Sands station. This line was constructed at the request of the War Office and provided a train service to a secret military installation working on acoustic aircraft detection at Denge. Their work was highly successful, but almost immediately replaced by the superior invention known as radar.
Lydd-on-Sea Halt railway station
Lydd-on-Sea Halt was a railway station which served the modern village of Lydd-on-Sea in Kent, England. The station opened in 1937 and closed in 1967.
Greatstone-on-Sea Halt railway station
Greatstone-on-Sea Halt was a railway station which served the modern village of Greatstone-on-Sea in Kent, England. The station opened in 1937 and closed in 1967.
1958 Channel Airways de Havilland DH.104 Dove crash
The 1958 Channel Airways de Havilland DH.104 Dove crash occurred on 15 January 1958, when a de Havilland DH.104 Dove of Channel Airways crashed on approach to Ferryfield Airport, Lydd, Kent due to mismanagement of the aircraft's fuel system by the pilot. All seven people on board survived, but the aircraft was written off.
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