Shepherdswell
in Kent of England, United Kingdom
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Kent International Airport (12 mi) - Lydd Airport (20 mi)
- Rochester Airport (33 mi)
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Calais-Dunkerque Airport (35 mi) - Southend Airport (35 mi)
- Le Touquet-Côte d'Opale Airport (49 mi)
- London City Airport (55 mi)
- Wethersfield Airport (62 mi)
- London Stansted Airport (64 mi)
- Abbeville-Buigny-Saint-Maclou Airport (77 mi)
- RAF Mildenhall (87 mi)
- RAF Lakenheath (89 mi)
- Canterbury Cathedral, St Augustine's Abbey, and St Martin's Church (Unesco heritage, 9 mi)
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Unesco heritage, 45 mi)
- Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey including Saint Margaret’s Church (Unesco heritage, 52 mi)
- Tower of London (Unesco heritage, 55 mi)
- Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites (Unesco heritage, 61 mi)
- Fortifications of Vauban (Unesco heritage, 92 mi)
- Amiens Cathedral (Unesco heritage, 101 mi)
- Le Havre, the City Rebuilt by Auguste Perret (Unesco heritage, 127 mi)
- London Club Golf Club (Golf course, 7 mi)
- Canterbury Golf Club (Golf course, 8 mi)
- Herne Bay Golf Club (Golf course, 13 mi)
- Littlestone Warren Golf Club (Golf course, 18 mi)
- Littlestone Golf Club (Golf course, 18 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 51.187 and 1.230 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 51° 11' 13" and E 1° 13' 49"
- 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: 04:39 PM (Saturday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 7:26 am and 3:56 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga - References
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- 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: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Explore Shepherdswell
Shepherdswell in Kent (England) with it's 1,630 inhabitants is a city in United Kingdom about 63 mi (or 101 km) east of London, the country's capital.
Local time in Shepherdswell is now 04:39 PM (Saturday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of zero hours. We know of 12 airports in the vicinity of Shepherdswell, of which 4 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Kent International Airport in a distance of 12 mi (or 19 km), North-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 Canterbury Cathedral, St Augustine's Abbey, and St Martin's Church in a distance of 9 mi (or 15 km), North-West. 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, Boulogne-sur-Mer, Southend-on-Sea, Upper Stoke and Calais. 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 | 7°C / 45 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 11°C / 51 °F |
| Night Temperature | 13°C / 55 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 7% |
| Air Humidity | 82% |
| Air Pressure | 1006 hPa |
| Wind Speed | High wind, near gale with 27 km/h (17 mph) from North-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Moderate rain |
Sunday, 24th of November 2024
15°C (58 °F)
15°C (59 °F)
Light rain, gale, overcast clouds.
Monday, 25th of November 2024
11°C (51 °F)
8°C (47 °F)
Moderate rain, high wind, near gale, overcast clouds.
Tuesday, 26th of November 2024
10°C (50 °F)
8°C (46 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, broken clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
The Marquis at Alkham
Ramada Dover
Best Western Plus Dover Marina Hotel & Spa
Crabble Hill House
Heathers Woodlands
Dover (A20)
TURTLE BEACH RESORT ALL INC
Videos from this area
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A B Crush Panelcraft
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#6 John Powell at Lydden hill race circuit on-board passenger
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BBC Points West - English Channel Balloon Crossing
Better late than never I guess! A BBC Points West feature from April 2011 on the most hot air balloons to fly from England to France. All video copyright BBC, no copyright infringement intended.
BHP Performance Show 2014
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MSA British Rallycross Championship 2013 - Round 6 Lydden Hill
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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.
East Kent Railway (heritage)
The East Kent Railway (EKR) is a short heritage railway in Kent, England. It is located at Shepherdswell station on the London to Dover Priory direct mainline. The line was constructed from 1911 to 1917 to serve a local colliery at Tilmanstone. See East Kent Light Railway for details of the original lines. The line is operated by heritage diesel locomotives designed for the Southern Region.
Snowdown railway station
Snowdown railway station serves Snowdown in Kent. It is served by Southeastern. The station and the line it serves were built by the London, Chatham and Dover Railway, and the station was opened in 1914. It was formerly known as "Snowdown and Nonington Halt" and had sidings that served the adjacent Snowdown colliery.
Shepherds Well railway station
Shepherds Well railway station serves Shepherdswell in Kent. It is served by Southeastern. It is adjacent to the terminus of the East Kent heritage line, which is spelt as one word, Shepherdswell. The mainline station and the line it serves were built by the London, Chatham and Dover Railway.
Elvington, Kent
Elvington is a small pit village on a ridge in between Canterbury and Dover in the county of Kent in Southeast England. Located near Eythorne, Elvington was mostly built in the early 20th Century to serve the nearby coal mine at Tilmanstone, as were other Kent Coalfield villages including Snowdown, Aylesham and Betteshanger.
Lydden Hill Race Circuit
Lydden Hill Race Circuit (formerly known as Lydden Circuit) is the UK's shortest road racing circuit (many shorter oval tracks exist) at exactly one mile (= 1.609 km), based at Wootton about half-way between Canterbury and Dover in Kent. The track is mainly used for rallycross, drift, saloon and sports car racing as well as motorcycle racing. It may be only a mile long, but Lydden is a testing circuit, with many undulation changes.
Shepherdswell (EKLR) railway station
Shepherdswell railway station was the southern terminus of the East Kent Light Railway. It opened on 16 October 1916 and closed to passenger traffic on 30 October 1948. The normal practice was to run coaches into the station under gravity. Shepherdswell was the location of the engine shed and works, and a large number of sidings. It served the village of Shepherdswell or Sibertswold. The station reopened as part of the East Kent Railway in 1993.
Eythorne railway station
Eythorne railway station was a station on the East Kent Light Railway. It opened on 16 October 1916 and closed to passenger traffic on 30 October 1948. It was the junction for the branch to Guilford Colliery, which was abandoned in 1921. The track on this branch was lifted in 1931 but relaid during World War Two to accommodate a 9.2 inches rail mounted gun. The station served the village of Eythorne, it reopened as part of the East Kent Railway in 1993.
Lydden and Temple Ewell Downs
Lydden and Temple Ewell Downs are a stretch of chalk downland near Dover in East Kent. The site is a National Nature Reserve, owned and managed by the Kent Wildlife Trust and is also listed as a Site of Special Scientific Interest and Special Area of Conservation.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Shepherdswell.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Sibertswold, Shepherdswell
