Swanscombe
in Kent of England, United Kingdom
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Rochester Airport (11 mi) - London City Airport (12 mi)
- London Biggin Hill Airport (14 mi)
- Southend Airport (19 mi)
- Redhill Aerodrome (25 mi)
- London Gatwick Airport (30 mi)
- London Stansted Airport (30 mi)
- London Heathrow Airport (33 mi)
- Wethersfield Airport (37 mi)
- London Luton Airport (41 mi)
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Unesco heritage, 3 mi)
- Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey including Saint Margaret’s Church (Unesco heritage, 9 mi)
- Tower of London (Unesco heritage, 11 mi)
- Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites (Unesco heritage, 28 mi)
- Canterbury Cathedral, St Augustine's Abbey, and St Martin's Church (Unesco heritage, 35 mi)
- Blenheim Palace (Unesco heritage, 49 mi)
- Dorset and East Devon Coast (Unesco heritage, 77 mi)
- Derwent Valley Mills (Unesco heritage, 115 mi)
- Dartford Golf Club (Golf course, 4 mi)
- Barnehurst Golf Course (Golf course, 7 mi)
- Cray Valley Golf Club (Golf course, 9 mi)
- Broke Hill Golf Club (Golf course, 11 mi)
- Brentwood Golf Centre At Hartswood Golf Club (Golf course, 12 mi)
- Kings Hill Golf Club (Golf course, 13 mi)
- Cobtree Manor Golf Club (Golf course, 13 mi)
- Ilford Golf Club (Golf course, 14 mi)
- Chislehurst Golf Club (Golf course, 15 mi)
- Hobbs Cross Valley Golf Club (Golf course, 18 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 51.447 and 0.310 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 51° 26' 49" and E 0° 18' 37"
- 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: 06:28 PM (Friday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 7:18 am and 4:08 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -43.954 and -176.560 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Waitangi - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- 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
Discover Swanscombe
Swanscombe in Kent (England) with it's 15,732 citizens is a town in United Kingdom about 19 mi (or 31 km) east of London, the country's capital city.
Current time in Swanscombe is now 06:28 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of zero hours. We know of 10 airports near Swanscombe, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Rochester Airport in a distance of 11 mi (or 17 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 3 mi (or 4 km), North. Also, if you like playing golf, there are a few options in driving distance. Looking for a place to stay? we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Grays, Cuxton, Halling, Bexleyheath and Dagenham. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 10°C / 49 °F
| Morning Temperature | 7°C / 45 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 9°C / 47 °F |
| Night Temperature | 7°C / 44 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 73% |
| Air Pressure | 1028 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 4 km/h (2 mph) from North-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 77% of sky |
| General Conditions | Broken clouds |
Saturday, 16th of November 2024
9°C (48 °F)
9°C (49 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 17th of November 2024
9°C (48 °F)
5°C (41 °F)
Broken clouds, moderate breeze.
Monday, 18th of November 2024
10°C (50 °F)
11°C (53 °F)
Moderate rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Jessamine House
DoubleTree by Hilton Dartford Bridge
Brandshatch Place and Spa
Orsett Hall
Holiday Inn Express LONDON - DARTFORD
Thurrock Hotel
Best Western Manor
The Clarendon Royal Hotel
Campanile Dartford South East of London
TRAVELODGE THURROCK M25
Videos from this area
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Ebbsfleet International to the Channel Tunnel: Views from a Eurostar Train - 8th January, 2013
Forward facing right side views across the Kent countryside along HS1 from Ebbsfleet International to the Channel Tunnel entrance on this leg of a Eurostar journey from England to France. The...
Ebbsfleet International Station 7/1/12
A trip to Ebbsfleet International Station 7/1/12. I see class 395 javalins and Eurostars.
HS1: Ebbsfleet International to North Downs Tunnel
The journey from the Ebbsfleet International to North Downs Tunnel viewed aboard 395002 working 1J46 1610 St Pancras International to Dover Priory on Saturday 6th October 2012.
Dover to Stratford Int'l by southeastern highspeed
Returning from France I caught the "highspeed" service from Dover Priory to Stratford International. The service arrived late ... waiting for a train to pass in the opposite direction, a signals...
Class 395 at Ebbsfleet in Daylight
Class 395 at Ebbsfleet High Level Platforms 5 & 6 during its first daylight through Ebbsfleet High Level 17th December 2008.
Javelin Preview Service To Ebbsfleet
On its second day of public service, the new High Speed Hitachi Javelin service from St Pancras to Ebbsfleet. This video shows the huge numbers of passengers going for a day out at Ebbsfleet,...
Taking the dog for a run Swanscombe Style
How to exercise your pooch. Swanscombe Man takes Swanscombe Dog out for a spin down the road - lol Easier downhill than up, Some deft moves as he mounts the pavement and dodges bushes.
That History guy Episode 1 : Swanscombe Heritage Park
The first full length episode of 'That History Guy'. This episode covers Kent's Paleolithic history, discovered in Swanscombe in the North West of the County.
Baby Blue Eyes - Pink Eldorado
Recorded at The Wheatsheaf, Swanscombe, Kent - November 1989. Thanks to Pete Bruce for the recording.
Room clearance at Longmoor with Team Diablo and Team Cobalt
Team Diablo at Ambush Airsoft's event at Longmoor. Camera's are ContourHDs, GoPros, guns are Tokyo Marui (TM) Sopmods, grenades are Impacts and pistols are Tokyo Marui Glock 17 Customs ...
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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.
Ebbsfleet United F.C
Ebbsfleet United Football Club is an English football team currently playing in the Conference National. The team plays their home matches at Stonebridge Road in Northfleet, Kent. Prior to May 2007 the club was called Gravesend & Northfleet. The club is sponsored by Adams & Moore, a Dartford firm of Audit, Tax and Business Advisors.
Swanscombe railway station
Swanscombe railway station serves the village of Swanscombe in North Kent, England. The first station a small wooden halt was opened in 1908. In 1930 the present station was opened 840 yards east of the first station. Train services are operated by Southeastern. The station is awkwardly located in a very deep chalk cutting, with a long staircase from the booking office leading to the up platform. The down platform is reached across a road overbridge and down another long flight of stairs.
Northfleet railway station
Northfleet railway station serves the town of Northfleet in North Kent. Train services are operated by Southeastern. The ticket office, on the 'down' side, is situated in the substantial station building. This is manned only during part of the day; at other times a PERTIS passenger-operated ticket machine issues 'Permits to Travel' - which are exchanged on-train or at manned stations for travel tickets - and is located outside the station.
Ebbsfleet International railway station
Ebbsfleet International railway station is a railway station in Ebbsfleet Valley, in the Borough of Dartford, Kent, 10 miles outside the eastern boundary of Greater London, England. It is near Dartford and the Bluewater shopping centre to the west and Gravesend to the east. Ebbsfleet International station is a part of the Thames Gateway urban regeneration, a project of national priority.
Swanscombe and Greenhithe
Swanscombe and Greenhithe is a civil parish in the Borough of Dartford in Kent, England. The two villages which give the parish its name are both located on the south bank of the River Thames, approximately midway between Dartford town and Gravesend. Swanscombe village is an ancient one. The area today is undergoing a good deal of regeneration, from industry (cement works at one time dominated it) to housing and lighter industrial use.
Stonebridge Road
Stonebridge Road is a multi-purpose stadium in Northfleet, Gravesend, Kent, England, which is primarily used for football matches. Stonebridge Road was constructed in 1905, and was initially the home of Northfleet F.C. , which merged with Gravesend F.C. in 1946. It is currently the home ground of Ebbsfleet United F.C. (formerly Gravesend & Northfleet F.C.). Thus, Stonebridge Road has been the home of Ebbsfleet and its predecessor football clubs for over 100 years.
400kV Thames Crossing
The 400 kV Thames Crossing is an overhead power line crossing of the River Thames, at Greenhithe Marshes in Swanscombe, Kent, England. Its towers are the tallest electricity pylons in the UK. The present crossing was built in 1965, and comprises two 190-metre (623 feet) tall lattice towers either side of the Thames. Some suggest that the choice of this height was deliberate, being just taller than the BT Tower in London.
Swanscombe Heritage Park
Swanscombe Heritage Park is a National Nature Reserve and a Site of Special Scientific Interest near the village of Swanscombe in north-west Kent, England, at the Thames east of London. The park lies in a former gravel quarry, Barnfield Pit, and is very close to the Baker's Hole site to Swanscombe's east.
White Horse at Ebbsfleet
The White Horse at Ebbsfleet, formerly the Ebbsfleet Landmark, colloquially the Angel of the South, is a planned white horse statue to be built in the Ebbsfleet Valley in Kent, England. Designed by Mark Wallinger to faithfully resemble a thoroughbred horse, but at 33 times life size, the colossal sculpture will be 50 metres high. Taller than the Angel of the North in Gateshead and Dream in St.
Ebbsfleet River
Ebbsfleet River is a river in Kent, south-east England. Today, it gives its name to the Ebbsfleet Valley redevelopment area, prior to that when it was known as the River Fleet it gave its name to Northfleet and Southfleet. Its source was eight natural springs at Springhead.
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