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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
Brandshatch Place and Spa
Rowhill Grange and Utopia Spa
Holiday Inn MAIDSTONE - SEVENOAKS
Sevenoaks / Maidstone
Videos from this area
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Allstars Driving Academy - Drift tandem practice. E92 M3 chasing R32 Skyline and then E36 328.
Some of our instructors have some fun doing tandem practice at Brands Hatch in between passenger rides.
BigJob Vx220 Turbo Brands Hatch 24/4/2014
Vx220 Turbo (Stage 4) around brands hatch in an evening track day.
Brands Hatch: Intesteps UK. Race 2: Some fun on the track
Drivers: #8- Nikita Miliakov ( Me) (Rus) #6- Lassi Halminen (Fin) Please visit my website: http://www.nikitamiliakov.com.
BSB Brands hatch April 2012.wmv
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
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)
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
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
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".
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.
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.
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.
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.
East Hill, Kent
East Hill is a hamlet in the West Kingsdown, in the Sevenoaks District, in the county of Kent.
Cotman's Ash
Cotmans Ash is a hamlet in the Sevenoaks District, in the county of Kent, England.
Maplescombe
Maplescombe is a hamlet in the West Kingsdown civil parish, in the Sevenoaks District, in the county of Kent, England.