Tankerton
in Kent of England, United Kingdom
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Kent International Airport (13 mi) - Southend Airport (21 mi)
- Rochester Airport (24 mi)
- Lydd Airport (29 mi)
- London City Airport (44 mi)
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Calais-Dunkerque Airport (48 mi) - Wethersfield Airport (48 mi)
- London Stansted Airport (50 mi)
- London Gatwick Airport (56 mi)
- RAF Mildenhall (73 mi)
- RAF Lakenheath (75 mi)
- Canterbury Cathedral, St Augustine's Abbey, and St Martin's Church (Unesco heritage, 6 mi)
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Unesco heritage, 34 mi)
- Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey including Saint Margaret’s Church (Unesco heritage, 41 mi)
- Tower of London (Unesco heritage, 43 mi)
- Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites (Unesco heritage, 54 mi)
- Blenheim Palace (Unesco heritage, 80 mi)
- Fortifications of Vauban (Unesco heritage, 106 mi)
- Amiens Cathedral (Unesco heritage, 115 mi)
- Derwent Valley Mills (Unesco heritage, 133 mi)
- Herne Bay Golf Club (Golf course, 3 mi)
- Canterbury Golf Club (Golf course, 7 mi)
- London Club Golf Club (Golf course, 11 mi)
- Garon Park Golf Complex (Golf course, 19 mi)
- Ballards Gore Golf Club (Golf course, 21 mi)
- Littlestone Warren Golf Club (Golf course, 26 mi)
- Littlestone Golf Club (Golf course, 26 mi)
- Crowlands Heath Golf Club (Golf course, 32 mi)
- Benton Hall Golf Club (Golf course, 34 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 51.364 and 1.049 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 51° 21' 49" and E 1° 2' 56"
- 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: 08:42 PM (Friday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 7:15 am and 4:06 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga - 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
Delve into Tankerton
Tankerton in Kent (England) with it's 4,900 habitants is a town located in United Kingdom about 52 mi (or 83 km) east of London, the country's capital town.
Time in Tankerton is now 08:42 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of zero hours. We know of 11 airports closer to Tankerton, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Kent International Airport in a distance of 13 mi (or 21 km), 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 6 mi (or 10 km), South. Also, if you like the game of golf, there are some options within driving distance. In need of a room? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Ashford, Southend-on-Sea, Leigh-on-Sea, Upper Stoke and Canvey Island. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 10°C / 51 °F
| Morning Temperature | 10°C / 50 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 9°C / 48 °F |
| Night Temperature | 7°C / 45 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 78% |
| Air Pressure | 1027 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 6 km/h (4 mph) from North-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 94% of sky |
| General Conditions | Overcast clouds |
Saturday, 16th of November 2024
10°C (49 °F)
10°C (50 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 17th of November 2024
9°C (48 °F)
6°C (43 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Monday, 18th of November 2024
11°C (51 °F)
12°C (53 °F)
Moderate rain, strong breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Canterbury Cathedral Lodge
Hawks Lane Lodge
Hotel Continental
Westgrange House B&B
The Retro B&B
Victoria
Holiday Inn Express CANTERBURY
Falstaff
Sun Hotel
Whitstable
Videos from this area
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Man swallows Huge Oyster at the Whitstable Oyster Festival Eating Competition 2012 - so funny!!!
At the end of the Whitstable Oyster Festival Oyster eating competition, they decided to auction off a VERY large oyster for someone in the audience to eat on stage. Matthew immediately bid...
Whitstable SSC
Sunday morning visit to Whitstable Skatepark . 31/Aug/2014.
A Drive Thru Whitstable & Tankerton High Streets in Kent
A drive through Whitstable & Tankerton in Kent England May Bank Holiday 2011.
Key Travel - City in a Suitcase (A+C Studios - 2015)
A+C Studios (aplusc.tv) website and for more stop motion animation: http://aplusc.tv 'City in a Suitcase' is a stop motion advert created for travel management company Key Travel. The film...
Wierd Lift at Horsebridge center in Whitstable
This lift has a button that says "lift work" on it. When you press it a green light turns on and a strange voice starts talking. http://benobve.110mb.com.
RNLI Whitstable
Whitstable RNLI Short Video | December 2014.
Whitstable Tesco's to Herne Bay 'Thru The Bends' Kent
A steady drive from Whitstable Tesco's to Herne Bay 'thru the bends' Kent England 2011.
Key Travel - The Making of 'City in a Suitcase' (A+C Studios - 2015)
A+C Studios (aplusc.tv) website and for more stop motion animation: http://aplusc.tv The making of 'City in a Suitcase', a stop motion advert created for travel management company Key...
Whitstable Toy Run - 2013
Part Two.
Whitstable Oyster Festival - Oyster shucking.
During the annual Whitstable Oyster Festival thousands of oysters are consumed. Here, Derrick West, working at Whitstable Harbour shows us how it's done.
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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.
Whitstable
Whitstable is a seaside town in Northeast Kent, Southeast England. It is approximately 8 kilometres north of the city of Canterbury and approximately 3 kilometres west of the seaside town of Herne Bay. It is part of the City of Canterbury district and has a population of about 30,000. Whitstable is famous for its oysters, which have been collected in the area since at least Roman times. The town itself dates back to before the writing of the Domesday Book.
Whitstable railway station
Whitstable railway station is on the Chatham Main Line in north Kent, England, and serves the town of Whitstable. Train services are provided by Southeastern. The first station on the line to serve the town was called Whitstable Town and was opened in 1860 and was sited about half mile west of the present station in Oxford Street. It was closed in 1915 when the present station was opened as Whitstable & Tankerton.
Chestfield & Swalecliffe railway station
Chestfield & Swalecliffe railway station, is a UK railway station on the Chatham Main Line in north Kent, and serves Chestfield and Swalecliffe, villages which are now part of the built-up area between Whitstable and Herne Bay. Train services are provided by Southeastern. The station was originally opened as "Swalecliffe Halt" halt on 6 July 1930 by Southern Railway.
The Great Fire of Whitstable, 1869
The Great Fire of Whitstable in 1869 devastated the coastal town of Whitstable in Kent, England. On the evening of Wednesday, 16 November 1869, the fire swept through the closely built area along The Wall, west of the town's harbour. Given that the population of the town was a little under 2,000, the disaster that befell the little fishing harbour must have been big news across the region, as the fire drew a crowd of 10,000 spectators.
Black Mill, Whitstable
Black Mill, or Borstal Hill Mill is a smock mill in Whitstable, Kent, England that was built in 1815. It is now a part of a private residence at the end of Millers Court.
Whitstable Harbour railway station
|} Whitstable Harbour railway station was the name of the disused railway station serving Whitstable the terminus of the Canterbury and Whitstable Railway. The line approached the harbour between Station Road and Clare Road, before curving west to the Harbour station around Tower Parade, and then the railway continued onto the harbour itself.
Whitstable Museum and Gallery
Whitstable Museum and Gallery is a heritage centre in Whitstable, Kent, and is notable for its displays showing the history of the local oyster trade started by the Romans and of historical diving equipment. It is open on weekdays throughout the year, and on Sundays in summer. Admission is free, with access for the disabled.
Radfall
Radfall is a hamlet between Whitstable and Canterbury, in southeast England. It lies between the Thanet Way and Thornden Wood, in the Canterbury district of Kent.
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