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Touring Leeds
Leeds in Kent (England) is a town located in United Kingdom about 36 mi (or 59 km) south-east of London, the country's capital place.
Time in Leeds is now 04:38 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of zero hours. We know of 11 airports nearby Leeds, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Rochester Airport in a distance of 9 mi (or 14 km), North-West. 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 21 mi (or 33 km), East. 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: Boxley, Maidstone, Rochester, Yalding and Halling. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 10°C / 50 °F
Morning Temperature | 8°C / 46 °F |
Evening Temperature | 8°C / 46 °F |
Night Temperature | 5°C / 42 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 71% |
Air Pressure | 1027 hPa |
Wind Speed | Light breeze with 4 km/h (2 mph) from North-East |
Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 73% of sky |
General Conditions | Broken clouds |
Saturday, 16th of November 2024
9°C (49 °F)
9°C (49 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.
Sunday, 17th of November 2024
9°C (48 °F)
4°C (39 °F)
Broken clouds, moderate breeze.
Monday, 18th of November 2024
11°C (51 °F)
11°C (53 °F)
Moderate rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Tudor Park Marriott Hotel & Country Club
Black Horse Inn
Hilton Maidstone
Days Inn Maidstone
Mercure Maidstone Great Danes Hotel
Detling Coachhouse Bed & Breakfast
Headcorn Lodge Weald of Kent Golf Course
The Townhouse Hotel
Roebuck Inn Relaxinnz
Videos from this area
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Hollingbourne Circular, 15/8/13.
Fourteen miles of walking today, combining an eight and six mile walk, utilising the 'Lost Landscapes Heritage Trails' leaflets. This one focuses on the North Downs countryside around Hollingbourne...
Visiting Leeds Castle
Kentguide takes a look at Leeds Castle, in the heart of Kent. See 900 years of history, and the castle that was owned by no less than six medieval queens. We also take a look at the famous...
Go Ape! Leeds Castle, Kent
BRING OUT YOUR INNER APE! Think you, your friends and family can handle 3 hours of tree top adventure? Are you wild enough to climb 30ft up a rope ladder, Tarzan Swing into a giant rope...
Ice Bucket Challenge - Chief Executive of Leeds Castle Victoria Wallace
Hever Castle Chief Executive, Duncan Leslie challenged the Leeds Castle Chief Executive, Victoria Wallace to complete the Ice Bucket Challenge. The challenge was accepted... in style! A donation...
Operation Stack From The Leeds Castle Hi Flyer Balloon
A trip on the tethered "Hi FLyer" Helium balloon at Leeds Castle with a view of the queues to leave the M20 caused by its closure at Junction 8 to store lorries for "operation stack". The French...
Leeds, Kent (Front 6) - Single Oxford Bob Minor
(Recorded 07/01/2011) Some authentic local-practice-night ringing from Leeds, on the front six. Unfortunately, I haven't been able to record the ten yet, although they were rung at the practice....
Vlog #5 Leeds Castle Trip
Videos and pictures from my Leeds Castle trip :) unfortunately because there was so much on with the talks and all, didn't get to see the gardens. Luckily was able to get a lot of pictures...
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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.
Leeds Castle
Leeds Castle is a castle in Kent, England, situated 5 miles southeast of Maidstone. A castle has been situated on the site since 1119. In the 13th century it came into the hands of King Edward I, for whom it became a favourite residence, while in the 16th century, Henry VIII used it as a residence for his first wife, Catherine of Aragon. The castle seen today dates mostly from the 19th century and is built on islands in a lake formed by the River Len to the east of the village of Leeds.
Hollingbourne railway station
Hollingbourne railway station serves Hollingbourne in Kent. It was opened in 1884. The station, and all trains serving it, is operated by Southeastern. The station is unmanned; a PERTIS 'permit to travel' machine is located on the up platform.
Broomfield and Kingswood
Broomfield and Kingswood is a civil parish in the Maidstone district of Kent, England. The parish lies to the east of Maidstone, south of the A20 road to Folkestone. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 1,545. The parish covers the villages of Broomfield and Kingswood.
Kingswood, Kent
Kingswood is a village in the Maidstone District of Kent, England and forms part of the civil parish of Broomfield and Kingswood. The main village was constructed in the early 1960s with earlier sporadic development in both Pitt and Gravelly Bottom Roads during the 1920 and 1930's. Kingswood is situated to the south of the more ancient village of Broomfield. The village has a single village shop come post office and no public house.
Maidstone services
Maidstone services are a motorway service station directly off Junction 8 of the M20 motorway near Maidstone, England, owned by RoadChef. They were the first set of services to open on the M20, opening in 1997. Until the 2007 opening of Stop 24 services at Junction 11, they were also the only set on the motorway. There are two entrances at each end of a walkway, one for people arriving by car and one for HGV drivers, with shops and restaurants at each end.
Caring, Kent
Caring is a settlement south of Bearsted, near the town of Maidstone in Kent, England. It is located amid several farms on the River Len, a tributary of the Medway.
Kent International Gateway
The Kent International Gateway was a proposed logistics hub and strategic rail-freight interchange (SRFI) next to the M20 motorway east of Maidstone. The project was controversial because it was a major development in a Special Landscape Area close to several historic villages. Following a public inquiry that ended in December 2009, the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government rejected the proposal on 5 August 2010.
St Nicholas's Church, Leeds
St Nicholas's is a parish church in Leeds, Kent begun in the 11th century with additions in the next five centuries. It is a Grade I listed building.