Swingfield
in Kent of England, United Kingdom
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Kent International Airport (15 mi) - Lydd Airport (17 mi)
- Rochester Airport (33 mi)
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Calais-Dunkerque Airport (36 mi) - Southend Airport (36 mi)
- Le Touquet-Côte d'Opale Airport (47 mi)
- London Biggin Hill Airport (52 mi)
- London City Airport (55 mi)
- Wethersfield Airport (64 mi)
- London Stansted Airport (65 mi)
- RAF Mildenhall (89 mi)
- RAF Lakenheath (91 mi)
- Canterbury Cathedral, St Augustine's Abbey, and St Martin's Church (Unesco heritage, 10 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, 54 mi)
- Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites (Unesco heritage, 59 mi)
- Fortifications of Vauban (Unesco heritage, 91 mi)
- Amiens Cathedral (Unesco heritage, 99 mi)
- Le Havre, the City Rebuilt by Auguste Perret (Unesco heritage, 124 mi)
- London Club Golf Club (Golf course, 10 mi)
- Canterbury Golf Club (Golf course, 10 mi)
- Herne Bay Golf Club (Golf course, 15 mi)
- Littlestone Warren Golf Club (Golf course, 15 mi)
- Littlestone Golf Club (Golf course, 15 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 51.147 and 1.189 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 51° 8' 47" and E 1° 11' 21"
- 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: 04:54 PM (Saturday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 7:26 am and 3:57 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga - References
- 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 Swingfield
Swingfield in Kent (England) is a city in United Kingdom about 62 mi (or 100 km) south-east of London, the country's capital.
Local time in Swingfield is now 04:54 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 Swingfield, of which 4 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Kent International Airport in a distance of 15 mi (or 24 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 10 mi (or 17 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 Boxley. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 9°C / 47 °F
| Morning Temperature | 7°C / 45 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 10°C / 50 °F |
| Night Temperature | 13°C / 55 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 7% |
| Air Humidity | 81% |
| 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)
Overcast clouds, gale.
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 (49 °F)
8°C (46 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, broken clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
The Marquis at Alkham
The Relish
The Lighthouse Inn
Grand Burstin
Wards Hotel
CLIFTON HOTEL -FOLKESTONE
The Carlton Hotel
Best Western Plus Burlington
Chandos Premier Guest House
The Southcliff
Videos from this area
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Helicam International HD: Kent County Country Life
These aerial sequences were filmed in various locations around South East England in association with Media-Impact, a leading Kent media production house.
2013 Lydden Hill British Rallycross/Mayhem Highlights
Highlights from the British Rallycross/Mayhem weekend at Lydden Hill Race Circuit near Dover, Kent. The Bank Holiday Monday featured British Rallycross, Drifting, Freestyle Motocross and BMX;...
A B Crush Panelcraft
A tour of our bodyshop near Canterbury. For more details visit: www.abcrush.co.uk Or call us on: 01304 830383 Five Oaks Business Park, Geddinge Lane,Wootton,Nr Canterbury, Kent. CT4 6RY...
BHP ZSOC Track Time
I joined a lap late after being told off for not wearing a jumper for the trackday. I had to sprint all the way to the top of the hill where our stand was to get one, then sprint back down....
Sainosu! - Lydden Hill Trackday
A quick clip of me doing a lap of Lydden Hill Circuit in Kent on 1st April 2006 in my EL54 Toyota Cynos Beta. At this point the car was completely standard, yet on such a small yet extremely...
BSSO 2010 - Round 4: Lydden Hill (Race 4)
Onboard footage from the last race of BSSO round four at Lydden Hill. It was in this race that Josh crashed during the last lap after a dog fight with two high capacity traditional scooters....
Paul Coney- Belgium Rally Cross : super 1600s- Lydden hill heat 1, 30.08.2009
This video features Paul Coney in his classic Vauxhall Nova. Also featured in this video are, 106 Davy Van Den Brenden( red Citroën C2), 120 Bellerby Dave Citroen C2. The Coney Racing Team...
James Coney- Rallycorss winter testing 2011.
Some winter testing for James Knight Coney in his rallycross stockhatch car. A few laps round lydden hill. in association with WLS Racing.
Terry Grant Driving Figure Of 8 Around Grid Girls
Terry Grant Driving Figure Of 8 Around Grid Girls At Mayhem 2013 Lydden Hill 26-08-13.
BHP Show track session - 07/05/2012 - Novice - Group 14 (15:45)
On-Board footage of the 15:45 Novice session at the BHP Show. Driving a 1996 Volvo 850 T-5 estate. Apologies for the bad audio.
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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.
Kent Battle of Britain Museum
The Kent Battle of Britain Museum is located on the former RAF Hawkinge, a World War II airfield 4 miles inland from Folkestone, England. It is privately operated and is the oldest museum dedicated to the Battle of Britain. Since opening in 1971, the museum has gained the support of a number of Battle of Britain pilots - many of whom have donated personal items to the museum.
Alkham Valley
The Alkham Valley is in the Kent Downs (the eastern part of the North Downs), an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, in South East Kent, England. The valley, a lies between Folkestone and Dover. The Valley is a dry valley, typical of many others on the chalk downs.
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.
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.
RAF Hawkinge
RAF Hawkinge is a former Royal Air Force station located in Kent, near to the south coast and the closest airfield to the French coast. The airfield was used by both the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Air Force during its lifetime.
RAF Swingfield
RAF Swingfield is a former Royal Air Force station located 5.5 miles north west of Dover, Kent and 4.5 miles south of Aylesham, Kent. The airfield was operational between February 1917 and 28 April 1945.
St Mary's Church, Capel-le-Ferne
St Mary's Church, Capel-le-Ferne, is a redundant Anglican church to the northeast of the village of Capel-le-Ferne, Kent, England. It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. The church stands in an isolated position adjacent to Capel Church Farm, to the north of the A20 road and 2 miles northeast of Folkestone.
St Peter's Church, Swingfield
St Peter's Church, Swingfield, is a redundant Anglican church in the village of Swingfield, some 3 miles northeast of Hawkinge, Kent, England. It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.
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