Aldington
in Kent of England, United Kingdom

Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
51.092 and 0.945 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 51° 5' 29" and E 0° 56' 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: 09:29 PM (Friday)
Timezone: Europe/London
UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
7:14 am and 4:07 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga
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

Explore Aldington

Aldington in Kent (England) with it's 988 inhabitants is a city in United Kingdom about 54 mi (or 88 km) south-east of London, the country's capital.

Local time in Aldington is now 09:29 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of zero hours. We know of 11 airports in the vicinity of Aldington, of which 4 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Lydd Airport in a distance of 9 mi (or 15 km), South. 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 14 mi (or 23 km), North-East. Also, if you like golfing, there are multiple options in driving distance. If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.

Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Ashford, Boxley, Maidstone, Upper Stoke and Southend-on-Sea. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 11°C / 51 °F

Morning Temperature 10°C / 49 °F
Evening Temperature 7°C / 45 °F
Night Temperature 5°C / 41 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 69%
Air Pressure 1028 hPa
Wind Speed Light breeze with 4 km/h (3 mph) from South-West
Cloud Conditions Overcast clouds, covering 97% of sky
General Conditions Overcast clouds

Saturday, 16th of November 2024

9°C (49 °F)
9°C (48 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.

Sunday, 17th of November 2024

9°C (47 °F)
3°C (38 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, broken clouds.

Monday, 18th of November 2024

10°C (50 °F)
11°C (52 °F)
Moderate rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.

Hotels and Places to Stay

Port Lympne Reserve - Port Lympne Hotel

Address
2,6 mi
Port Lympne Wild Animal Park
CT21 4PD Hythe
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 10:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


ASHFORD INTERNATIONAL-QHOTELS

Address
5,7 mi
SIMONE WEIL AVENUE ASHFORD
TN24 8UX Ashford
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


London Beach Country Hotel

Address
2,9 mi
Ashford Road
TN30 6HX Ashford
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Downsview Guest House

Address
5,2 mi
Willesborough Road
TN24 9QP Ashford
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 10:00 - Checkin: 16:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Holiday Inn ASHFORD - CENTRAL

Address
5,4 mi
Canterbury Road
TN24 8QQ ASHFORD
United Kingdom

Time Information

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


TRAVELODGE ASHFORD

Address
5,8 mi
EUREKA LEISURE PARK RUTHERFORD ROAD
TN25 4BN ASHFORD
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Ashford Central

Address
5,7 mi
HALL AVENUE ORBITAL BUSINESS PARK
TN24 0GN KENT
United Kingdom

Time Information

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


Premier Inn Ashford Eureka Leisure Park

Address
5,8 mi
Eureka LEISURE PARK
TN25 4BN Ashford
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: - Checkin:
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Videos from this area

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

Snow in Ashford

Published: January 10, 2010
Length: 36:47 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: gazza883

Saturday January 9 2010 and the snow came down at last in east Kent. And the Eskimos moved in straight away. This short vid shot on the Kodak ZX1 HD camcorder which I picked up for 75 quid...


Port Lympne Wild Animal Park, Kent, England

Published: August 28, 2013
Length: 08:52 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Daniel Russell

Port Lympne Wild Animal Park, Kent Soundtrack: 'Calm The F**k Down' by Broke For Free.


Eurostar Approaching Ashford International

Published: September 12, 2009
Length: 18:07 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Adrian Boliston

Filmed from soon after exiting from the tunnel until stopped at Ashford International Station. Filmed on my mobile phone (a Samsung G600) but the video came out "sideways" so I had to "rotate...


Rare Brown Hyenas at Port Lympne

Published: July 06, 2010
Length: 53:36 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: KentAnimalPark

At Port Lympne wild animal park we have five of the very rare Brown Hyena. There are only nineteen registered in parks all over the globe. That means we have over 25% of the worlds captive...


Tigers vs Snowmen!

Published: December 02, 2010
Length: 45:51 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: ShapeUkandIreland

Both tigers and keepers love snowmen, so its a match made in heaven when there is snow around the park!


Harringe Take Off in a Pegasus Quik 912 microlight

Published: May 26, 2012
Length: 01:42 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: penhaphi

Taking off from Harringe Court Farm in a Pegasus Quik Microlight.


Steam on the Ashford Hastings Line 1992

Published: September 19, 2009
Length: 19:25 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: balmesh

This is an old clip taken from a tape I made in 1992, when all sorts of things happened to celebrate the ASHFORD 150 event. This is the visit of 34027 "Taw Valley" to the line, and it's shown...


Pillbox vid 19 Type 24 concrete thin walled pillbox

Published: March 03, 2009
Length: 33:19 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: tacticalbattledroid

Location: On W side of Ruckinge to Ivy Church road, N of junction with road to Stockbridge (Wey Street); in angle of road junction (corner of field of Wey Street Farm). Condition: Good ...


Black Five No.44932 on 'The Spitfire' through Ashford, Kent, 5th September 2010 [1 of 2]

Published: September 05, 2010
Length: 48:25 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: spudgun1967

Ex-LMS Class 5MT 4-6-0 No.44932 hauls the 'Hop Picker/Spitfire' railtour through South Willesborough on the evening of 5th September 2010. Filmed from the Cradlebridge Road footbridge using...


Tennent Hall

Published: November 10, 2013
Length: 24:24 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Michael Blythe

Burnt out architect Erik Larson has to spend a weekend at a remote country house, which he's modelling for a rock star client. Cut off from the world Tennent...


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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.

Bonnington

See also Bonnington (disambiguation) Bonnington Population 109  OS grid reference TR057352 Civil parish Bonnington District Ashford Shire county Kent Region South East Country England Sovereign state United Kingdom Post town TONBRIDGE Postcode district TN25 Dialling code 01233 Police Fire Ambulance EU Parliament South East England UK Parliament Ashford List of places UK England Bonnington is a dispersed village and civil parish on the northern edge of the Romney Marsh in Ashford District of Kent, England.

Located at 51.0803, 0.932222 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Villages in Kent, Villages around Ashford, Kent, Civil parishes in Ashford, Kent

Aldington, Kent

Aldington is a village and civil parish in the Ashford District of Kent, England. The village centre is eight miles (12 km) south-east of the town of Ashford. Set on a hill top above Romney Marsh, the village offers breathtaking views over the marsh out towards Lympne and Dungeness.

Located at 51.0936, 0.941111 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Villages in Kent, Villages around Ashford, Kent, Civil parishes in Ashford, Kent

Lilyvale, Kent

Lilyvale is a hamlet in the English county of Kent. It is located north of the A20 road south east of the town of Ashford near the village of Smeeth.

Located at 51.1176, 0.98202 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Hamlets in Kent

Brabourne Lees

Brabourne Lees is a village in the civil parish of Brabourne, within the Ashford borough of Kent in southeast England. The village (centre) is just under 5 miles east of Ashford town centre itself geographically. By road this is a journey of about 6 miles . The village was built on former pasture land ("lees") at the foot of the North Downs.

Located at 51.1239, 0.972222 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Villages in Kent, Villages around Ashford, Kent

Hatch Park

Hatch Park is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) near Mersham and Brabourne, five miles (8 km) from Ashford in Kent, England. The site is of special interest for its unimproved acidic grassland, a scarce habitat in Kent, with its ancient pollarded woodlands, supporting the richest epiphytic lichen community in the county. The grassland is the remnant of a formerly much more extensive deerpark, and the turf here is believed to have remained unbroken for the last 500 years.

Located at 51.1311, 0.94715 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Ashford (borough), Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Kent

Smeeth railway station

Smeeth is a disused railway station on the South Eastern Main Line which served the village of Smeeth in Kent, England. The station opened in 1852 and closed in 1954.

Located at 51.1077, 0.9535 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Disused railway stations in Kent, Former South Eastern Railway (UK) stations, Railway stations opened in 1852, Railway stations closed in 1954

Scot's Hall

Scott's Hall (or Scot's Hall) was a country house in Smeeth, between Ashford and Folkestone in southeast England. It was the property of a gentry family, the Scotts. The first known resident was Sir John Scott Esq. b. 1436, who married Caroline Carter. From the beginning of the fourteenth century to the end of the eighteenth century, the Scotts, who were the descendants of the Baliols, were influential in Kent, also owning Chilham Castle.

Located at 51.1139, 0.969722 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Castles in Kent, History of Ashford, Kent

August 1926 Air Union Blériot 155 crash

The August 1926 Air Union Blériot 155 crash happened on 18 August 1926 at Hurst, Kent when Blériot 155 F-AIEB of Air Union hit a barn and crashed whilst attempting to make a forced landing in bad weather. Two passengers were killed in the accident, and the pilot died a day later.

Located at 51.0583, 0.954444 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Aviation accidents and incidents in 1926, Aviation accidents and incidents in Kent, Airliner accidents and incidents caused by in-flight structural failure, Ashford (borough), 1926 in the United Kingdom