- Elevation
- 94 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- LGW London Gatwick Airport26 km
- LCY London City Airport41 km
About Fordcombe
Fordcombe is a village. Location: Penshurst, Sevenoaks. Elevation: 94 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is London Gatwick Airport (26 km). Nearby sights include Penshurst Place and Penshurst Place.
Photos of Fordcombe
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Hever Castle Nigel Lamb · CC BY 2.0
Climate of Fordcombe
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 88 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 21°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- January (89 mm)
- Driest month
- July (46 mm)
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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 7° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 16° | 19° | 21° | 21° | 18° | 14° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 1° | 3° | 4° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 10° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 89 | 55 | 62 | 51 | 50 | 57 | 46 | 53 | 72 | 85 | 88 | 86 |
How to get to Fordcombe
The nearest airport is London Gatwick Airport (LGW), 26 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Crawley, 25 km to the west.
Airports
- London Gatwick Airport (LGW) London 26 kmwest
- London City Airport (LCY) London 41 kmnorth
- London Heathrow Airport (LHR) London 58 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Crawley Population: 124K 25 kmwest
- Maidstone Population: 107.6K 27 kmnortheast
- Croydon Population: 173.3K 33 kmnorthwest
- Bexley Population: 228K 34 kmnorth
- Sutton Population: 187.6K 35 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Fordcombe
Within 100 km: 671 historic and cultural sites, 517 natural sites, 280 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km107 places
- Osprey Island Island 12 kmE
- Tinker's Island Island 8 kmNE
- Hawk Island Island 20 kmSW
- Sixteen Acre Island Island 7 kmNW
25–60 km758 places
- Isle of Sheppey Island 54 kmNE
- White Hart Lane Landmark 54 kmN
- Spotlites @ Kings Theatre Attraction 36 kmNE
- St Nicholas Church Shoreham Attraction 47 kmSW
60–100 km603 places
- Portsea Island Natural site 95 kmSW
- West Mersea Beach Beach 88 kmNE
- Sunny Sands Beach 71 kmE
- Climping Beach Beach 65 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Penshurst Place Historic site, Penshurst3.6 km N
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Penshurst Place Historic site, Penshurst3.8 km N
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Rusthall Mediumwave Transmitter Landmark, Speldhurst3.2 km E
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Redleaf Hill Mountain, Penshurst5.1 km N
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Tye Farm Hill Mountain, Hartfield4.2 km W
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Hurst Wood Natural site, Tunbridge Wells District4.4 km E
Sources & licences
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