Mountain

River Hill

Located in Sevenoaks Weald, Sevenoaks Coordinates: 51°15′00″ N 0°12′25″ E

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 215 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Sevenoaks; 2.8 km NW
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: LGW London Gatwick Airport30 km; LCY London City Airport30 km

About River Hill

River Hill is a mountain. Location: Sevenoaks Weald, Sevenoaks. Elevation: 215 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is London Gatwick Airport (30 km). Nearby sights include Bayley's Hill and Raspit Hill.

Photos of River Hill

Tonbridge Castle Clem Rutter, Rochester Kent · CC BY-SA 3.0

Climate of River Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 77 mm

Hottest month: August (day 21°)
Coldest month: February (night 0°)
Wettest month: January (79 mm)
Driest month: July (44 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 River Hill
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	6°	6°	9°	11°	15°	18°	21°	21°	17°	13°	9°	7°
Average low (°C)	1°	0°	2°	3°	6°	9°	11°	11°	9°	6°	3°	2°
Precipitation (mm)	79	48	56	47	49	55	44	51	65	73	77	76

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to River Hill

The nearest airport is London Gatwick Airport (LGW), 30 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Maidstone, 22 km to the east.

Airports

London Gatwick Airport (LGW) London 30 kmwest
London City Airport (LCY) London 30 kmnorth
London Southend Airport (SEN) Southend-on-Sea, Essex 49 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

Maidstone Population: 107.6K 22 kmeast
Bexley Population: 228K 22 kmnorth
Croydon Population: 173.3K 26 kmnorthwest
Gillingham Population: 101.2K 28 kmnortheast
Sutton Population: 187.6K 30 kmwest

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

Day trips from River Hill

Within 100 km: 700 historic and cultural sites, 529 natural sites, 283 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km119 places

Osprey Island Island 18 kmSE
Tinker's Island Island 7 kmSE
Sixteen Acre Island Island 9 kmSW
Two Bridges Island Island 9 kmSW

25–60 km783 places

Isle of Sheppey Island 47 kmE
White Hart Lane Landmark 44 kmNW
Spotlites @ Kings Theatre Attraction 27 kmNE
St Nicholas Church Shoreham Attraction 57 kmSW

60–100 km610 places

West Mersea Beach Beach 77 kmNE
Sunny Sands Beach 71 kmE
Climping Beach Beach 75 kmSW
Pagham Beach Beach 85 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Sevenoaks Town, Sevenoaks
2.8 km NW
Sevenoaks Common Neighbourhood, Sevenoaks
1.4 km NW
Knole Village, Seal
0.7 km E
Bayley's Hill Neighbourhood, Sevenoaks Weald
2.5 km W
Weald Village, Sevenoaks Weald
1.4 km W
Sevenoaks Weald Village, Kent
1.8 km SW

River Hill

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Bayley's Hill Mountain, Sevenoaks Weald
2.7 km W
Raspit Hill Mountain, Seal
4.3 km NE
Wheatsheaf Hill Mountain, Sundridge with Ide Hill
5.2 km W
Toy's Hill Mountain, Brasted
7.2 km W
Redleaf Hill Mountain, Penshurst
7.3 km S
Hurst Hill Mountain, Platt
9.2 km E
Wrotham Hill Mountain, Wrotham
9.2 km NE
Bidborough Hill Mountain, Bidborough
9.4 km S

River Hill

Sources & licences

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

Data last updated: November 3, 2026