Mountain

Markbeech Hill

Located in Hever, Sevenoaks Coordinates: 51°09′50″ N 0°06′42″ E

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 149 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Markbeech; 0.3 km NW
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: LGW London Gatwick Airport21 km; LCY London City Airport38 km

About Markbeech Hill

Markbeech Hill is a mountain. Location: Hever, Sevenoaks. Elevation: 149 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is London Gatwick Airport (21 km). Nearby sights include Hever Castle and Two Bridges Island.

Photos of Markbeech Hill

Hever Castle Nigel Lamb · CC BY 2.0
Starborough Castle Robin Webster · CC BY-SA 2.0

Climate of Markbeech Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 87 mm

Hottest month: July (day 21°)
Coldest month: February (night 1°)
Wettest month: January (89 mm)
Driest month: July (45 mm)

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12° 3°

15° 7°

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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 Markbeech Hill
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	7°	7°	9°	12°	15°	18°	21°	21°	18°	14°	10°	8°
Average low (°C)	1°	1°	2°	3°	7°	9°	12°	11°	9°	7°	4°	2°
Precipitation (mm)	89	56	62	52	51	58	45	53	70	83	87	87

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Markbeech Hill

The nearest airport is London Gatwick Airport (LGW), 21 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Crawley, 21 km to the west.

Airports

London Gatwick Airport (LGW) London 21 kmwest
London City Airport (LCY) London 38 kmnorth
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) London 52 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

Crawley Population: 124K 21 kmwest
Croydon Population: 173.3K 29 kmnorthwest
Sutton Population: 187.6K 30 kmnorthwest
Maidstone Population: 107.6K 31 kmeast
Bexley Population: 228K 31 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Markbeech Hill

Within 100 km: 697 historic and cultural sites, 535 natural sites, 283 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km112 places

Osprey Island Island 17 kmE
Tinker's Island Island 11 kmE
Hawk Island Island 20 kmS
Sixteen Acre Island Island 3 kmN

25–60 km781 places

Isle of Sheppey Island 57 kmNE
White Hart Lane Landmark 50 kmN
Spotlites @ Kings Theatre Attraction 38 kmNE
St Nicholas Church Shoreham Attraction 45 kmSW

60–100 km622 places

Portsea Island Natural site 92 kmSW
West Mersea Beach Beach 89 kmNE
Central Beach Beach 62 kmNE
Sunny Sands Beach 76 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Markbeech Village, Hever
0.3 km NW
Edenbridge Town, Edenbridge
4.4 km NW
Newtown Village, Hever
0.8 km N
Horseshoe Green Village, Cowden
0.4 km SE
Cowden Village, Sevenoaks
1.5 km SW
Hever Village, Hever
1.7 km N

Markbeech Hill

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Hever Castle Historic site, Hever
2.6 km N
Two Bridges Island Island, Hever
2.8 km N
Sixteen Acre Island Island, Hever
2.9 km N
Tye Farm Hill Mountain, Hartfield
3.6 km S
Dry Hill Mountain, Dormansland
4.7 km W
Redleaf Hill Mountain, Penshurst
5.5 km NE
Starborough Castle Historic site, Dormansland
5.3 km W
Buckhurst Park Natural site, Withyham
7.9 km S

Markbeech Hill

Sources & licences

GeoNames, CC-BY-4.0 GeoNames (www.geonames.org), CC BY 4.0

Data last updated: November 3, 2026