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Explore Riverhead
The district Riverhead of in Kent (England) is located in United Kingdom about 20 mi south-east of London, the country's capital.
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: Bexleyheath, Bromley, Woolwich, Catford and Paddock Wood. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 9°C / 48 °F
Morning Temperature | 5°C / 40 °F |
Evening Temperature | 7°C / 44 °F |
Night Temperature | 5°C / 42 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 77% |
Air Pressure | 1028 hPa |
Wind Speed | Light breeze with 4 km/h (2 mph) from North-East |
Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 75% of sky |
General Conditions | Broken clouds |
Saturday, 16th of November 2024
9°C (48 °F)
9°C (48 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.
Sunday, 17th of November 2024
8°C (46 °F)
3°C (38 °F)
Broken clouds, moderate breeze.
Monday, 18th of November 2024
10°C (50 °F)
11°C (52 °F)
Moderate rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
7 Hotel Diner
Best Western Plus Hever Hotel
Videos from this area
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Emmetts Garden in Kent
A very hot day in Kent England saw us take a short trip to Emmetts Garden to celebrate about 28 degrees of heat on the first day of October! Not a particularly large garden compared to others,...
Eurostar trains near Sevenoaks 1997 Beulah Library Roll F28
35mm footage shot in 1997 Viewers are invited to e-mail details of location and/or people featured in this clip to viewer@eavb.co.uk This footage may be purchased from BEULAH at www.eavb.co.uk...
Monotracer motorcycle weaving up M25
Monotracer motorbike thing wobbles it's way up the M25 in just a light breeze. I can't see these ever being added to any courier fleet, especially as it's base price is around £50000.
Accidente En La M-25. M-26 To M-25 Accident.
Al incorporarnos de la M-26 a la M-25 nos encontramos con un atasco por accidente.. Driving From M-26 to M-25 West we found an accident.
This is how I overtake cyclists
A short excerpt of a driving video, illustrating my approach to overtaking cyclists.
Dunton Green to Chelsfield on 465162+465016
The journey from Dunton Green to Chelsfield via Knockholt as seen aboard Southeastern Class 465 Networkers 465162 and 465016 working 2F30 1106 Sevenoaks to London Charing Cross on ...
Eurostar Trains At Twilight
Eurostar trains at twilight passing through Sevenoaks station, Kent. Filmed in early 1995.
OU04XZA - Mini Driver MGIF
Oh, I'm sorry, you are obviously a very important person. Did I hold you up at all?
Pedestrian view walking North along Brittans Lane
Redlands Residents Association www.redlandsresidents.org.uk along with Brittains Lane residents have been campaigning for over 40 years to improve road safety in this narrow stretch of road...
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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.
Knole House
Knole is an English country house in the town of Sevenoaks in west Kent, surrounded by a 1,000-acre deer park. One of England's largest houses, it is reputed to be a calendar house, having 365 rooms, 52 staircases, 12 entrances and 7 courtyards.
Sevenoaks District
Sevenoaks is a local government district covering the western most part of Kent in England. Its council is based in the town of Sevenoaks. It was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, by a merger of the Sevenoaks Urban District, Sevenoaks Rural District and part of Dartford Rural District. To the North West the district borders with two Greater London Boroughs in Swanley, as well as Surrey to the West near Westerham and East Sussex to the South near Edenbridge.
M26 motorway
The M26 is a motorway in Kent, England. It provides a short link between the M25/A21 at Sevenoaks and the M20 near Wrotham.
Sevenoaks School
Sevenoaks School is an English coeducational independent school located in the town of Sevenoaks, Kent. It is the third oldest non-denominational school in the United Kingdom, dating back to 1432, behind Winchester (1382) and Oswestry (1407). Over 1,000 day pupils and boarders attend, ranging in age from 11 to 18 years. There are approximately equal numbers of boys and girls. The current Headteacher is Katy Ricks. The school was a pioneer in attracting international students during the 1960s.
Battle of Otford (776)
The Battle of Otford was a battle fought in 776 between Mercia, led by King Offa, and the Jutes of Kent at Otford (in what is today in the English county of Kent). Although the outcome of the battle is not recorded, the re-establishment of Kent as an independent kingdom implies that the battle was won by Kent. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle notes only that the Mercians and the people of Kent fought at Otford, without giving the outcome.
Chevening
Chevening, also known as Chevening House, is a country house at Chevening in the Sevenoaks District of Kent, in England. It is an official residence of the Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom. However, under the current coalition government, the Foreign Secretary and the Deputy Prime Minister share use of the property.
Dunton Green railway station
Dunton Green railway station serves the village of Dunton Green, on the outskirts of Sevenoaks in Kent. Train services are provided by Southeastern. There is no ticket office or ticket machine. There is a Permit to Travel machine.
Sevenoaks railway station
Sevenoaks railway station serves the town of Sevenoaks in Kent, England. Train services are provided by Southeastern. Trains from the station run northbound to London Bridge, Cannon Street (direct at peak times), Waterloo East and London Charing Cross via Orpington, to London Blackfriars via Swanley and Catford, and southbound to Ashford International and Ramsgate via Dover Priory, and also Tunbridge Wells and Hastings.
Otford railway station
Otford railway station serves Otford in Kent. Train services are provided by Southeastern.
Sevenoaks Town F.C
Sevenoaks Town F.C. is a football club based in Sevenoaks, Kent, England. They were established in 1883 and joined the Kent League in 2003. For the 2012–13 season, they are members of the Kent League Premier Division.
Sundridge, Kent
Sundridge is a village within the civil parish of Sundridge with Ide Hill, in the Sevenoaks District of Kent, England. The village is located on the A25 road to the east of Westerham. Its church is Anglican and dedicated to St Mary.
Fort Halstead
Fort Halstead is a research site of Dstl, an Executive Agency of the UK Ministry of Defence. It is situated on the crest of the Kentish North Downs, overlooking the town of Sevenoaks. Originally constructed in 1892 as one of a ring of fortresses around London, Fort Halstead was to be manned by volunteers in the event of a crisis. The base went on to become home to the Ministry of Supply, from which it became the headquarters of the Royal Armament Research and Development Establishment (RARDE).
Sundridge with Ide Hill
Sundridge and Ide Hill is a civil parish in the Sevenoaks District of Kent, England. It is located in the Darenth valley and lies between Sevenoaks and Westerham. The parish contains the two villages, Sundridge and Ide Hill, and is in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, within London’s Metropolitan Green Belt. The parish, created in 1894, is one of the oldest in the country. Between the two villages is Emmetts Garden, a National Trust property.
Vine Cricket Ground
The Vine Cricket Ground (aka Sevenoaks Vine) is one of the oldest cricket venues in England. It was given to the town of Sevenoaks in 1773 by John Frederick Sackville, 3rd Duke of Dorset (1745 – 1799) and owner of Knole House. The land was thought previously to have been used as a vineyard for the Archbishops of Canterbury (hence the name).
Chatham Vase
The Chatham Vase is a stone sculpture by John Bacon commissioned as a memorial to William Pitt the Elder by his wife, Hester, Countess of Chatham. It was originally erected at their house in Burton Pynsent in 1781. It was subsequently moved to Stowe House but sold in 1848, then purchased in 1857 by a member of the family and installed at Revesby Abbey. It was moved to the grounds of Chevening House in 1934, where it currently resides. It is currently grade II listed.
Sevenoaks Wildlife Reserve
Sevenoaks Wildlife Reserve is the operating name of Sevenoaks Gravel Pits, a Site of Special Scientific Interest between the M26 motorway and the town of Sevenoaks in southeast England. It is a former gravel-pit of around 71 hectares, split roughly evenly between water and land, and attracts a huge variety of species thanks to its diverse array of habitats.
Otford Palace
The Archbishop's Palace is in Otford, a village and civil parish in the Sevenoaks District of Kent. The village is located on the River Darent, flowing north down its valley from its source on the North Downs. The name is a contraction of Otterford, possibly derived from Offa, the King of Mercia who fought a battle at Otford against the Kentish Saxons in 776 at the Battle of Otford.
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Chevening Halt railway station
Chevening Halt is a now-closed intermediate railway station on the Westerham branch line in Kent. The line was built as single track with provision for double track. The station was built by South Eastern and Chatham Railway (SECR) and opened on either 16 or 19 April 1906. It was unmanned and consisted of a platform sufficient to accommodate 2 coaches and small waiting shelter with access via a staircase to the adjacent road bridge.
Sevenoaks railway accident
The Sevenoaks railway accident occurred on 24 August 1927 between Dunton Green railway station and Sevenoaks railway station. The Southern Railway's afternoon express from Cannon Street to Deal left London at 5pm, in charge of River Class tank engine No 800 River Cray. Several passengers later recounted that from time to time the train seemed to roll excessively on fast curves.
Halstead Community Primary School
Halstead Community Primary School is a school in Halstead, Sevenoaks, Kent.
Dryhill
Dryhill is a small hamlet in the Sevenoaks District, in the county of Kent.
Emmetts Garden
Emmetts Garden is an Edwardian estate located at Ide Hill, near Sevenoaks in Kent, UK. It is now owned by the National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty (National Trust).
Knole Academy
The Knole Academy is a secondary school in Sevenoaks, Kent, England that was opened in September 2010, as a result of the amalgamation of the Wildernesse School (for boys) and the Bradbourne school (for girls). The two sites for each of the previous schools will both be used for the construction of the new Academy buildings. When the two schools merged not all of the students from Wildernesse moved over, the merging of all students was only completed in September 2011.
Montreal Park
Montreal Park is a development in Sevenoaks in Kent which was formerly the home of Lord Amherst, Commander-in-Chief of the Forces.