Lydden
in Kent of England, United Kingdom
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Kent International Airport (13 mi) - Lydd Airport (19 mi)
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Calais-Dunkerque Airport (34 mi) - Rochester Airport (34 mi)
- Southend Airport (37 mi)
- Le Touquet-Côte d'Opale Airport (48 mi)
- London City Airport (56 mi)
- Wethersfield Airport (64 mi)
- London Stansted Airport (66 mi)
- Abbeville-Buigny-Saint-Maclou Airport (75 mi)
- RAF Mildenhall (89 mi)
- RAF Lakenheath (91 mi)
- Canterbury Cathedral, St Augustine's Abbey, and St Martin's Church (Unesco heritage, 10 mi)
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Unesco heritage, 46 mi)
- Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey including Saint Margaret’s Church (Unesco heritage, 53 mi)
- Tower of London (Unesco heritage, 55 mi)
- Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites (Unesco heritage, 61 mi)
- Fortifications of Vauban (Unesco heritage, 90 mi)
- Amiens Cathedral (Unesco heritage, 99 mi)
- Le Havre, the City Rebuilt by Auguste Perret (Unesco heritage, 126 mi)
- London Club Golf Club (Golf course, 8 mi)
- Canterbury Golf Club (Golf course, 9 mi)
- Herne Bay Golf Club (Golf course, 14 mi)
- Littlestone Warren Golf Club (Golf course, 17 mi)
- Littlestone Golf Club (Golf course, 17 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 51.163 and 1.235 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 51° 9' 46" and E 1° 14' 7"
- 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: 03:30 PM (Sunday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:18 am and 8:24 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: 2024-05-05 08:24:42
Delve into Lydden
Lydden in Kent (England) with it's 673 habitants is located in United Kingdom about 63 mi (or 102 km) east of London, the country's capital town.
Current time in Lydden is now 03:30 PM (Sunday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 12 airports close to Lydden, of which 4 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Kent International Airport in a distance of 13 mi (or 21 km), North. 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 10 mi (or 17 km), North-West. Also, if you like playing golf, there are some options within driving distance. 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, Boulogne-sur-Mer, Southend-on-Sea, Calais and Upper Stoke. 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 | 9°C / 48 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 12°C / 54 °F |
| Night Temperature | 11°C / 52 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 76% |
| Air Pressure | 1010 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 8 km/h (5 mph) from North |
| Cloud Conditions | Scattered clouds, covering 39% of sky |
| General Conditions | Scattered clouds |
Monday, 6th of May 2024
12°C (54 °F)
10°C (51 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Tuesday, 7th of May 2024
13°C (55 °F)
9°C (48 °F)
Overcast clouds, moderate breeze.
Wednesday, 8th of May 2024
12°C (53 °F)
9°C (48 °F)
Overcast clouds, moderate breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
The Marquis at Alkham
Ramada Dover
Best Western Plus Dover Marina Hotel & Spa
The Relish
Crabble Hill House
Heathers Woodlands
The Lighthouse Inn
Grand Burstin
Wards Hotel
The Blazing Donkey
Videos from this area
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A B Crush Panelcraft
A tour of our bodyshop near Canterbury. For more details visit: www.abcrush.co.uk Or call us on: 01304 830383 Five Oaks Business Park, Geddinge Lane,Wootton,Nr Canterbury, Kent. CT4 6RY...
#6 John Powell at Lydden hill race circuit on-board passenger
BHP ZSOC Track Time
I joined a lap late after being told off for not wearing a jumper for the trackday. I had to sprint all the way to the top of the hill where our stand was to get one, then sprint back down....
Mikey Collins's E30 at Lydden Hill
BBC Points West - English Channel Balloon Crossing
Better late than never I guess! A BBC Points West feature from April 2011 on the most hot air balloons to fly from England to France. All video copyright BBC, no copyright infringement intended.
BHP Performance Show 2014
BHP Performance Show 2014 at Lydden Hill Race Track. Video by ModifiedUK.Net Audio - Jarvis - Runaway Web: http://modifieduk.net Facebook: http://facebook.com/ModifiedUK.Net Youtube: ...
Honda CBR600 Lydden Hill South East Bikers 23/06/2012
My dads rear facing view for a track sessoin with South East Bikers magazine. Honda CBR600 FN.
Motorway M2 M25 M20 in Reverse Dover to Dartford to Maidstone
A fast reverse drive along the A2,M2,M25,M20, from Dover to Dartford to Maidstone - by request!
MSA British Rallycross Championship 2013 - Round 6 Lydden Hill
Action Highlights (including Drifting demonstration) from Sunday 25 August 2013. See also http://www.rallycrossuk.com and http://www.thebritishdriftchampionship.com Apologies for the delayed...
Paul Coney Testing's, James Knight Coney Rallycross Stock Hatch car
This is a clip of Paul Coney putting a stock hatch car through its paces, at the Lydden Hill rallycross circuit. In association with WLS Racing.
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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.
East Kent Railway (heritage)
The East Kent Railway (EKR) is a short heritage railway in Kent, England. It is located at Shepherdswell station on the London to Dover Priory direct mainline. The line was constructed from 1911 to 1917 to serve a local colliery at Tilmanstone. See East Kent Light Railway for details of the original lines. The line is operated by heritage diesel locomotives designed for the Southern Region.
Alkham Valley
The Alkham Valley is in the Kent Downs (the eastern part of the North Downs), an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, in South East Kent, England. The valley, a lies between Folkestone and Dover. The Valley is a dry valley, typical of many others on the chalk downs.
Kearsney, Kent
Kearsney is a village in Kent, although at one time it would have been called a hamlet, there being no church there.
Shepherds Well railway station
Shepherds Well railway station serves Shepherdswell in Kent. It is served by Southeastern. It is adjacent to the terminus of the East Kent heritage line, which is spelt as one word, Shepherdswell. The mainline station and the line it serves were built by the London, Chatham and Dover Railway.
Shepherdswell (EKLR) railway station
Shepherdswell railway station was the southern terminus of the East Kent Light Railway. It opened on 16 October 1916 and closed to passenger traffic on 30 October 1948. The normal practice was to run coaches into the station under gravity. Shepherdswell was the location of the engine shed and works, and a large number of sidings. It served the village of Shepherdswell or Sibertswold. The station reopened as part of the East Kent Railway in 1993.
Lydden and Temple Ewell Downs
Lydden and Temple Ewell Downs are a stretch of chalk downland near Dover in East Kent. The site is a National Nature Reserve, owned and managed by the Kent Wildlife Trust and is also listed as a Site of Special Scientific Interest and Special Area of Conservation.
St. Radegund's Abbey
St. Radegund's Abbey was a medieval monastic house in the parish of Hougham Without near Dover in southeast England.
RAF Swingfield
RAF Swingfield is a former Royal Air Force station located 5.5 miles north west of Dover, Kent and 4.5 miles south of Aylesham, Kent. The airfield was operational between February 1917 and 28 April 1945.
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