Borstal
in Medway of England, United Kingdom
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Rochester Airport (2 mi) - Southend Airport (16 mi)
- London Biggin Hill Airport (20 mi)
- London City Airport (21 mi)
- Redhill Aerodrome (29 mi)
- London Gatwick Airport (33 mi)
- Lydd Airport (35 mi)
- London Stansted Airport (37 mi)
- London Heathrow Airport (41 mi)
- Wethersfield Airport (41 mi)
- RAF Mildenhall (68 mi)
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Unesco heritage, 11 mi)
- Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey including Saint Margaret’s Church (Unesco heritage, 18 mi)
- Tower of London (Unesco heritage, 20 mi)
- Canterbury Cathedral, St Augustine's Abbey, and St Martin's Church (Unesco heritage, 26 mi)
- Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites (Unesco heritage, 32 mi)
- Blenheim Palace (Unesco heritage, 58 mi)
- Dorset and East Devon Coast (Unesco heritage, 80 mi)
- Derwent Valley Mills (Unesco heritage, 122 mi)
- Cobtree Manor Golf Club (Golf course, 5 mi)
- Chislehurst Golf Club (Golf course, 7 mi)
- Kings Hill Golf Club (Golf course, 8 mi)
- Dartford Golf Club (Golf course, 12 mi)
- Garon Park Golf Complex (Golf course, 16 mi)
- Barnehurst Golf Course (Golf course, 16 mi)
- The Rayleigh Club (Golf course, 17 mi)
- Brentwood Golf Centre At Hartswood Golf Club (Golf course, 18 mi)
- Ballards Gore Golf Club (Golf course, 19 mi)
- Hemsted Forest Golf Club (Golf course, 20 mi)
- Thames Estuary Yacht Club (marina, (14 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 51.374 and 0.488 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 51° 22' 26" and E 0° 29' 17"
- 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: 12:59 PM (Saturday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:49 am and 8:03 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: 2024-04-20 08:25:34
Touring Borstal
Borstal in Medway (England) is a town located in United Kingdom about 28 mi (or 45 km) east of London, the country's capital place.
Time in Borstal is now 12:59 PM (Saturday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 11 airports nearby Borstal, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Rochester Airport in a distance of 2 mi (or 3 km), South-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 11 mi (or 18 km), North-West. Also, if you like the game of golf, there are several options within driving distance. We collected 1 points of interest near this location. Need some hints on where to stay? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Being here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Rochester, Cuxton, Halling, Cooling and Boxley. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 7°C / 45 °F
| Morning Temperature | 1°C / 35 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 9°C / 47 °F |
| Night Temperature | 2°C / 36 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 62% |
| Air Pressure | 1029 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 11 km/h (7 mph) from South |
| Cloud Conditions | Scattered clouds, covering 47% of sky |
| General Conditions | Scattered clouds |
Sunday, 21st of April 2024
8°C (47 °F)
3°C (38 °F)
Overcast clouds, moderate breeze.
Monday, 22nd of April 2024
9°C (48 °F)
5°C (41 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Tuesday, 23rd of April 2024
9°C (48 °F)
4°C (39 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, broken clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
BRIDGEWOOD MANOR - QHOTELS
Holiday Inn ROCHESTER - CHATHAM
TRAVELODGE CHATHAM MARITIME
Inn on the Lake
VILLAGE MAIDSTONE
Larkfield Priory
Maidstone (Sandling)
Gillingham Business Park
Maidstone (Leybourne)
Chatham/Gillingham (Vic Pier)
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Views Around Rochester, Kent, England - 3rd June, 2014
Rochester is a town and former city in the unitary authority of Medway in South East England. It is at the lowest bridging point of the River Medway about 30 miles (48 km) from London. The...
Rochester to Strood, views over the Medway from a Javelin, Kent, England - 3rd June, 2014
This short film shows Northerly views from a London bound Javelin train as it makes the very short journey across the Medway Estuary from Rochester to Strood across the historic Rochester Bridge.
Rochester Thistle by The Witchmen
Rochester Thistle by The Witchmen Border Morris dancing at the Rochester Sweeps Festival 1 May 2010. http://www.witchmen.com/ http://www.medway.gov.uk/sweepsfestival Film copyright Ryan...
Dickensian Christmas Festival Parade // 2012 // Rochester, UK
Grand Parade at Dickensian Festival 2012, Rochester, UK. Here is a link to our photo story of this spectacular event: http://www.medwaytimes.co.uk The Grand Parade is one of the central...
Humbug Theatre Company - A Christmas Carol - Rochester Dickens Festival 2011
Rochester England puts on two festivals to remember the work of Charles Dickens. Our church Rochester Baptist Church takes part in various ways, including street drama. This is our adaptation...
Rochester Dickensian Christmas 2012.
Our visit to 'Dickens' Rochester. Grand Parade Sunday December 2nd 2012.
The Medway at Rochester.mp4
The River Medway, Rochester, Kent, England on Good Friday 6th April 2012. The 100th Anniversary of the day that Percy Gordon drowned while rescuing a girl who had fallen into the river. Some...
Cornerstone City Church - Launch slideshow
On Sunday, 15th September 2013 we held our launch event for Cornerstone City Church in our newly refurbished Jasper Centre. We had the great privilege of having Nicki Komorowski as our official...
September 13, 2014 Flying - Rochester (EGTO) Sheppey
Local flight from Rochester UK to Rochester UK via Isle of Sheppey. Runway 02.
Linda Reynolds - Joking with Intent - 3rd May 2012 (Rochester, Kent)
This is just a phone recording of my friend Linda Reynolds debut stand up, during the Joking with Intent night on the 3rd May 2012, at the Good intent pub Rochester. http://www.facebook.com/joking...
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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.
HM Prison Cookham Wood
HM Prison Cookham Wood is a male juveniles' prison and Young Offenders Institution in the village of Borstal in Kent, England. The prison is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service.
Fort Borstal
Fort Borstal was built as an afterthought from the 1859 Royal Commission on the Defence of the United Kingdom, by convict labour between 1875 and 1885, to hold the high ground southwest of Rochester, South East England. It is of polygonal design and was never originally armed. An anti-aircraft battery was based there in the Second World War.
Fort Clarence
Fort Clarence is a now defunct fortification that was located in Rochester, Kent, England.
Fort Bridgewood
The site of Fort Bridgewoods is on the outskirts of Rochester, Medway in the United Kingdom, next to the Rochester-Maidstone road (B2097). The site was acquired by the War Office in about 1860 to form part of a ring of forts protecting the Royal Dockyard at Chatham.
Diocese of Rochester
The Diocese of Rochester is a Church of England diocese in South-East England and forms part of the Province of Canterbury. It is an ancient diocese, having been established in 604; only the neighbouring Diocese of Canterbury is older in the Church of England.
Diggerland
Diggerland is the name of four theme parks in England based around the theme of diggers and JCBs. Diggerland is owned by the excavator hire firm H.E. Services. There are four park locations in the UK, in Strood, Kent; Verbeer Manor, Cullompton, Devon; Langley Park, County Durham, and Castleford, West Yorkshire.
Restoration House
Restoration House in Rochester, Medway, South East England, is a fine example of an Elizabethan mansion. It is so named after the visit of King Charles II on the eve of his restoration. Charles had landed in Dover on 25 May 1660 and by the evening of the 28th arrived in Rochester. He was received by the Mayor and eventually retired for the night to the home of Colonel Gibbon. The following day Charles continued to London and was proclaimed King on 29 May, his 30th birthday.
Rochester (UK Parliament constituency)
Rochester was a parliamentary constituency in Kent. It returned two Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons of England from 1295 to 1707, then to the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1708 to 1800, and finally to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 until the 1885 general election, when its representation was reduced to one seat. In 1918, it was split between Chatham, Gillingham and the "old", rural, Medway constituency.
Medway Viaducts
There are three Medway Viaducts, two of which carry the two carriageways of the M2 motorway. The other viaduct carries High Speed 1 across the River Medway near Rochester in north Kent, England.
Richard Watts
Richard Watts (1529–1579) was a successful businessman and MP for Rochester, Kent in the 1570s. He supplied rations for the English Navy as deputy victualler and supervised the construction of Upnor Castle. Famed locally for his philanthropy, he died on 10 September 1579, leaving money in his will to establish the Richard Watts Charity and Six Poor Travellers House in Rochester High Street. He is buried, in accordance with his will, in Rochester Cathedral.
HM Prison Rochester
HM Prison Rochester (formerly known as Borstal Prison) is a male Young Offenders Institution, located in the Borstal area of Rochester in Kent, England. The prison is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service, and is located next to HMP Cookham Wood.
Rochester Castle
Rochester Castle stands on the east bank of the River Medway in Rochester, Kent, South East England. The 12th-century keep or stone tower, which is the castle's most prominent feature, is one of the best preserved in England or France. Located along the River Medway and Watling Street, Rochester was a strategically important royal castle. During the late medieval period it helped protect England's south-east coast from invasion.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Borstal.
Rochester › West: Strood − River Medway, Rochester (source)
Walderslade: Chatham − Rochester Airport, Walderslade (source)
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