West Kingsdown
in Kent of England, United Kingdom

Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
51.343 and 0.261 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 51° 20' 34" and E 0° 15' 40"
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: 10:07 PM (Thursday)
Timezone: Europe/London
UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
7:47 am and 3:51 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-43.954 and -176.560 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Waitangi
References
This place on Wikipedia
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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: 2024-08-13 08:21:03

Discover West Kingsdown

West Kingsdown in Kent (England) with it's 5,484 citizens is a town in United Kingdom about 20 mi (or 33 km) south-east of London, the country's capital city.

Current time in West Kingsdown is now 10:07 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of zero hours. We know of 10 airports near West Kingsdown, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Rochester Airport in a distance of 10 mi (or 17 km), East. 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 Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew in a distance of 10 mi (or 16 km), North. Also, if you like playing golf, there are a few options in driving distance. We discovered 1 points of interest in the vicinity of this place. Looking for a place to stay? we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.

When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Grays, Bexleyheath, Halling, Cuxton and Paddock Wood. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 13°C / 56 °F

Morning Temperature 11°C / 51 °F
Evening Temperature 13°C / 55 °F
Night Temperature 8°C / 46 °F
Chance of rainfall 15%
Air Humidity 86%
Air Pressure 1009 hPa
Wind Speed Fresh Breeze with 16 km/h (10 mph) from East
Cloud Conditions Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky
General Conditions Moderate rain

Friday, 6th of December 2024

7°C (45 °F)
10°C (50 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, clear sky.

Saturday, 7th of December 2024

8°C (46 °F)
7°C (44 °F)
Moderate rain, strong breeze, overcast clouds.

Sunday, 8th of December 2024

7°C (45 °F)
8°C (47 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.

Hotels and Places to Stay

Mercure Dartford Brands Hatch Hotel & Spa

Address
1,2 mi
Brands Hatch
DA3 8PE Dartford
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Brandshatch Place and Spa

Address
1,5 mi
Brands Hatch Road
DA3 8NQ Fawkham,Longfield
United Kingdom

Time Information

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


Rowhill Grange and Utopia Spa

Address
6,1 mi
Birchwood Road
DA2 7QH Dartford
United Kingdom

Time Information

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


Holiday Inn MAIDSTONE - SEVENOAKS

Address
4,4 mi
London Road,Wrotham Heath
TN15 7RS SEVENOAKS
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Sevenoaks / Maidstone

Address
3,5 mi
LONDON ROAD WROTHAM HEATH
TN15 7RX Sevenoaks
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Videos from this area

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

Allstars Driving Academy - Drift tandem practice. E92 M3 chasing R32 Skyline and then E36 328.

Published: September 18, 2013
Length: 30:55 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Allstars Driving Academy

Some of our instructors have some fun doing tandem practice at Brands Hatch in between passenger rides.


EURO F3 OPEN Brands Hatch 14/07/12 opening lap.

Published: July 14, 2012
Length: 19:18 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: 350lcboy

This video was uploaded from an Android phone.


BigJob Vx220 Turbo Brands Hatch 24/4/2014

Published: April 25, 2014
Length: 51:42 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Sam Johnson

Vx220 Turbo (Stage 4) around brands hatch in an evening track day.


Mazda RX8 JDM Brands Hatch

Published: February 01, 2011
Length: 18:19 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: modularsolutions


Brands Hatch: Intesteps UK. Race 2: Some fun on the track

Published: November 14, 2013
Length: 08:32 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Nikita Miliakov

Drivers: #8- Nikita Miliakov ( Me) (Rus) #6- Lassi Halminen (Fin) Please visit my website: http://www.nikitamiliakov.com.


BSB Brands hatch April 2012.wmv

Published: April 10, 2012
Length: 56:14 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: dinky Rich

Jack Keen at Brands Hatch for the Ducati 848 Challenge. Using AXIS Data logger and AXIS Override. Visit www.flextion.co.uk for more details.


British Truck Racing at Brands Hatch April 2012

Published: April 22, 2012
Length: 15:19 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: kodamathedestroyed

Tail-enders on their last lap and finishers celebrating the end of a great day's racing. :D If you look very carefully, you can see the 2nd truck is on fire.


VTEC Challenge 2013 - Brands Hatch - Race 1 (Round11)

Published: January 29, 2014
Length: 36:15 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: BuzzinVtec

Electrical gremlins which caused loss of power (no VTEC) didn't help my qualifying effort at my first visit to Brands Hatch so I lined up 4th on the grid. With no way of testing if I had managed...


WTCC 2007 Tom Coronel BrandsHatch

Published: February 17, 2008
Length: 41:53 min
Rating: 3 of 5
Author: Erik van Meegen

WTCC Seat Team Holland driver Tom Coronel Races the Circuit of Brands Hatch during the 9th race weekend of the 2007 WTCC. Filmed with the Camforce Polecam. OnBoard Cams by Camforce, ...


Ferrari 458 GT2 Loud Sounds

Published: October 07, 2014
Length: 00:00 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Ben GVideos

A Ferrari 458 GT2 competing in the Super GT Class of Supercar Challenge on the Brands Hatch GP Circuit.


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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.

Brands Hatch

Brands Hatch is a motor racing circuit near Swanley in Kent, England. First used as a dirt track motorcycle circuit on farmland, it hosted 12 runnings of the British Grand Prix between 1964 and 1986 and currently holds many British and International racing events. The name of the circuit may derive from the Gaelic Brondehach (bron meaning "wooded slope" and hach meaning "forest entrance"). Gerhard Berger once commented that Brands Hatch is "the best circuit in the world".

Located at 51.3567, 0.2625 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
A1 Grand Prix circuits, British Grand Prix, Champ Car circuits, Formula One circuits, Motorsport venues in England, Sevenoaks, Sports venues in Kent, Superbike World Championship circuits, 2012 Summer Olympic venues, 2012 Summer Paralympic venues

Fawkham

Fawkham is a village and civil parish in the Sevenoaks District of Kent, England. The main settlement in the parish is Fawkham Green, which is 2 miles (3 km) south of Longfield and 1 mile from Brands Hatch motor racing circuit. Fawkham is 8 miles (13 km) from Gravesend, 8 miles (13 km) from Dartford and 12 miles (20 km) from Sevenoaks. It is on the northern edge of Sevenoaks district, near its border with Dartford district.

Located at 51.3667, 0.283333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Villages in Kent, Civil parishes in Kent, Sevenoaks

Fawkham Green

Fawkham Green is the main village within the civil parish of Fawkham in the Sevenoaks District of Kent, England. The village is located approximately ten miles (16 km) northeast of Sevenoaks town. The 12th century church, part of a united benefice with Hartley, is dedicated to St Mary.

Located at 51.3667, 0.283333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Villages in Kent, Sevenoaks

Knatts Valley

Knatts Valley is situated in the West Kingsdown civil parish in Kent in England. It was originally a rural community consisting mainly of several small holdings: the principal farms being Knatts Farm (sheep), giving its name to the area; and Maplescombe Farm (cattle). One settlement in the valley is Romney Street; the word street meaning hamlet in these parts of Kent.

Located at 51.3332, 0.2481 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Villages in Kent

West Kingsdown Windmill

West Kingsdown Windmill is a Grade II listed smock mill in West Kingsdown, Kent, England that was built in the early nineteenth century at Farningham and moved to West Kingsdown in 1880. It is the survivor of a pair of windmills.

Located at 51.3372, 0.269722 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Windmills in Kent, Grinding mills in the United Kingdom, Post mills in the United Kingdom, Smock mills in England, Grade II listed buildings in Kent, Grade II listed windmills, Industrial buildings completed in 1792, Industrial buildings completed in 1880

East Hill, Kent

East Hill is a hamlet in the West Kingsdown, in the Sevenoaks District, in the county of Kent.

Located at 51.3394, 0.235 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Hamlets in Kent, Sevenoaks

Cotman's Ash

Cotmans Ash is a hamlet in the Sevenoaks District, in the county of Kent, England.

Located at 51.3172, 0.2417 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Hamlets in Kent, Sevenoaks

Maplescombe

Maplescombe is a hamlet in the West Kingsdown civil parish, in the Sevenoaks District, in the county of Kent, England.

Located at 51.3558, 0.2396 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Hamlets in Kent, Sevenoaks