Town

Orpington

Located in Bromley, Greater London Coordinates: 51°22′28″ N 0°05′52″ E

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Population: 15,248; 15.2K
Elevation: 62 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: LCY London City Airport15 km; LGW London Gatwick Airport32 km

About Orpington

Orpington is a town. Location: Bromley, Greater London. Population: 15,248. Elevation: 62 m.

From Wikipedia

Orpington is a town in Greater London, England, within the London Borough of Bromley. It is 13.4 miles (21.6 km) southeast of Charing Cross, close to the border with Kent. On the south-eastern edge of the Greater London Built-up Area, it is south of St Mary Cray, southwest of Swanley, west of Ramsden, north of Goddington and Green Street Green, and east of Crofton and Broom Hill. Orpington is covered by the London BR postcode area. It is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London.

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Photos of Orpington

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Places bordering Orpington

Keston
Chislehurst
Chelsfield

Climate of Orpington

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 68 mm

Hottest month: July (day 22°)
Coldest month: February (night 1°)
Wettest month: January (70 mm)
Driest month: July (42 mm)

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Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Orpington
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	7°	7°	10°	13°	17°	20°	22°	22°	19°	15°	10°	8°
Average low (°C)	2°	1°	3°	4°	7°	10°	12°	12°	10°	7°	4°	3°
Precipitation (mm)	70	44	51	46	48	54	42	50	60	65	68	67

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Orpington

The nearest airport is London City Airport (LCY), 15 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: London Gatwick Airport (LGW) (32 km). The nearest large city is Bexley, 8 km to the northeast.

Airports

London City Airport (LCY) London 15 kmnorth
London Gatwick Airport (LGW) London 32 kmsouthwest
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) London 40 kmwest

Nearby large cities

Bexley Population: 228K 8 kmnortheast
Croydon Population: 173.3K 14 kmwest
Barking Population: 218.5K 18 kmnorth
Dagenham Population: 108.4K 20 kmnorth
Ilford Population: 168.2K 20 kmnorth

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Orpington

Within 100 km: 769 historic and cultural sites, 577 natural sites, 308 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km345 places

Rook Island Island 22 kmN
Duck Island Island 21 kmNW
Tinker's Island Island 23 kmSE
Lincoln Island Island 22 kmN

25–60 km570 places

Isle of Sheppey Island 51 kmE
White Hart Lane Landmark 28 kmNW
Spotlites @ Kings Theatre Attraction 30 kmE
Yantlet beach Beach 42 kmE

60–100 km739 places

St Nicholas Church Shoreham Attraction 65 kmSW
The Marlipins Museum Museum 66 kmSW
Camber Sands Beach 69 kmSE
West Mersea Beach Beach 73 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

St Mary Cray The Mount Historic site, Bromley
2.4 km NE
South Park Natural site, Bromley
4.1 km SW
Keston Common (SSSI) Natural site, Bromley
4.6 km W
St Mary Cray Hockenden Historic site, Bromley
5 km NE
Downe Bank Nature Reserve Natural site, Bromley
5.4 km SW
Langdon Shaw (Sidcup) Mountain, Bexley
5.2 km N
Shoreham Aircraft Museum Museum, Shoreham
7.2 km SE
Eynsford Castle Historic site, Eynsford
8.1 km E