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Rochester (England)

town and historic city in the unitary authority of Medway in Kent, England

8.8km

51.3880.4982

Tunbridge Wells

Royal Tunbridge Wells is a town in West Kent on the border with East Sussex, in the South East of England.

30km

51.136980.26771

Canterbury (England)

cathedral city the City of Canterbury, Kent, England

60km

51.278333331.0775

Lewes

Lewes is the county town of East Sussex.

63km

50.8756270.017855

Folkestone

Folkestone is a town on the Kent coast, in the South East of England.

72km

51.0811.166

London

capital and largest city of the United Kingdom

74km

51.5086-0.1264

Cambridge

City and non-metropolitan district in England

78km

52.205277780.11916667

Brighton

Brighton is a famous seaside resort and charming city in East Sussex in southeastern England, 76 km (47 mi) south of London. In 2000, the neighbouring communities of Brighton and Hove joined to form the unitary authority of the City of Brighton and Hove.

80km

50.8241-0.134

Brighton (England)

town on the south coast of Great Britain

80km

50.8241-0.134

Dover (England)

town and major ferry port in Kent, South East England

87km

51.12951.3089

Margate

Margate is a town in the Isle of Thanet in Kent and sister town to Ramsgate and Broadstairs. It has seen a revival since the Dreamland amusement park reopened in 2015, and the development of an art scene including the Turner Contemporary gallery.

95km

51.3851.3838

Ramsgate

Ramsgate is a seaside town in Kent close to Dover and Canterbury.

98km

51.3331.416

Surrey

Surrey is the county in the South East of England immediately southwest of London. Surrey is the smallest Home County, is cited as being the wealthiest county per square kilometre in all of Great Britain and is the most wooded county in England.

105km

51.25-0.4167

Worthing

Worthing is the largest town in West Sussex, around 100 km south of London and 18 km or so along the coast from Brighton. The town lies nestled between the English Channel and the South Downs National Park. Since the 19th century it has been nicknamed 'Sunny Worthing' thanks to its reputedly sunny and mild microclimate.

105km

50.81-0.374

Dieppe

Dieppe, is a town in Normandy on the north coast of France, approximately opposite Brighton on the English coast.

113km

49.92221.0786

Chertsey

Chertsey is a town in Surrey.

115km

51.3902-0.5074

Norwich

city in Norfolk, England

126km

52.63091.2973

Le Havre

Le Havre is a port city at the mouth of the Seine, on the English Channel in the region of Upper Normandy in France.

135km

49.490.1

Honfleur

Honfleur is a town surrounding a beautiful little 17th-century harbor in Calvados, Lower Normandy. It is still active as a fishing port and marina. The town has preserved many historic and traditional buildings and houses some interesting museums, churches and monuments.

135km

49.41940.2325

Haslemere

Haslemere is a town in Surrey.

138km

51.0872-0.7101

High Wycombe

High Wycombe is a hilly town in the county of Buckinghamshire in England.

144km

51.628661-0.748238

Rouen

Rouen is the capital of the French region of Upper Normandy on the River Seine, 135 km northwest from the centre of Paris. The city has a population of 110,000 and its metropolitan area includes some 520,000 inhabitants. It is where Joan of Arc was burnt at the stake, but the main reason for visiting is its incredible cathedral that inspired Monet to paint over 30 canvases. Rouen was the home of the author, Gustave Flaubert.

144km

49.44121.0963

Chichester

Chichester is a cathedral city in West Sussex, on England's South East coast.

148km

50.83652-0.77918

Normandy

Normandy (French: Normandie, Norman: Normaundie) is a region of northern France, bordering the English Channel. Once the centre of a powerful medieval empire that controlled a significant area of continental Europe, and most of England and Wales, Normandy has an incredibly rich heritage to draw from. Many visitors come to be enchanted by historical attractions such as the triple peaks of Rouen cathedral, the Bayeux Tapestry's engrossing tale of vengeance and conquest, and the fantastical abbey atop Mont Saint-Michel. Normandy is also famed for the D-Day Allied invasion on 6 June, 1944, and the brutal inland fighting that ensued, but which eventually resulted in the liberation of France from Nazi rule.

157km

49.20.0167
Sights (23)

Headcorn

12km

51.1695490.620341

Biddenden

16km

51.11390.6441

Pluckley

26km

51.17610.7578

Wye, Kent

45km

51.1830.936

Romney Marsh

48km

50.960.92

Canterbury Cathedral

cathedral in Canterbury, Kent, England, founded in 597

61km

51.2797221.083056

Hythe, Kent

63km

51.07161.084

Elham, Kent

65km

51.15281.1111

University of Sussex

university in Brighton and Hove, UK

74km

50.86527778-0.08555556

Roedean School

Independent day and boarding school in Brighton, East Sussex, England

75km

50.812-0.085

Brighton Marina

marina situated in Brighton, England

77km

50.8125-0.103

Volk's Electric Railway

narrow gauge heritage railway in Brighton, England

79km

50.8182-0.1291

Sea Life Brighton

Sealife Brighton, originally known as the Brighton Aquarium, is an aquarium in Brighton, currently operated by Sea Life.

80km

50.8196-0.13584

North Laine

human settlement in United Kingdom

80km

50.82638889-0.13916667

Brighton Museum & Art Gallery

museum in Brighton, UK

80km

50.822-0.138

The Lanes

collection of narrow lanes in Brighton, England

80km

50.821-0.14

Preston Manor, Brighton

Preston Manor is the former manor house of the ancient Sussex village of Preston, now part of the coastal city of Brighton and Hove, England. The present building dates mostly from 1738, when Lord of the manor Thomas Western rebuilt the original 13th-century structure, and 1905 when Charles Stanley Peach's renovation and enlargement gave the house its current appearance. The manor house passed through several owners, including the Stanfords—reputedly the richest family in Sussex— after several centuries of ownership by the Diocese of Chichester and a period in which it was Crown property.

81km

50.8425-0.1501

West Pier

Grade I listed building in the United Kingdom

81km

50.82083333-0.15111111

Embassy Court

Embassy Court is an 11-storey block of luxury flats on the seafront in Brighton, part of the English city of Brighton and Hove. It has been listed at Grade II* by English Heritage. Wells Coates' "extremely controversial" piece of Modernist architecture has "divided opinion across the city" since its completion in 1935, and continues to generate strong feelings among residents, architectural historians and conservationists.

82km

50.823-0.1564

Middlesex

historic county of England

106km

51.5-0.41666667

Windsor, Berkshire

127km

51.4791-0.6095

Eton, Berkshire

127km

51.4881-0.6092

Aldershot

town in Hampshire, UK

143km

51.248-0.758
Nature

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Maidstone

United Kingdom
Someday we will visit Maidstone or begin to dream about going there! However, for now its not on our radar. Let us know in the comments if you think that should change!

Maidstone

Maidstone is a town in Mid-Kent, in the South East of England.

The town is six miles downstream from where the River Medway, having flowed in a generally west–east direction, is joined by the Rivers Teise and Beult at Yalding and changes its course to a northerly one. It cuts through the ridge formed by the greensand, so that the town occupies a site on two opposite hills, the easterly one containing the town centre. Beyond that, and higher, is Penenden Heath.

Neolithic finds have revealed the earliest occupation of the area, and the Romans have left their mark in the road through the town and evidence of villas. The Normans set up a shire moot, and religious organisations established an abbey at Boxley, hospitals and a college for priests. Today's suburb of Penenden Heath was a place of execution in medieval times.

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Climate

Average temperatures

Jan

6.8°C1.2
Precipitation: 62 mm

Feb

7.1°C1.2
Precipitation: 41 mm

Mar

9.8°C2.4
Precipitation: 49 mm

Apr

12.4°C4.2
Precipitation: 46 mm

May

16.3°C6.9
Precipitation: 47 mm

Jun

19.5°C9.8
Precipitation: 50 mm

Jul

21.6°C11.9
Precipitation: 45 mm

Aug

21.5°C11.6
Precipitation: 48 mm

Sep

18.9°C9.5
Precipitation: 60 mm

Oct

15.1°C7
Precipitation: 60 mm

Nov

10.2°C3.6
Precipitation: 67 mm

Dec

7.8°C2.1
Precipitation: 65 mm
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