- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 4 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- SEN London Southend Airport76 km
- LGW London Gatwick Airport86 km
About Dungeness Lighthouse
Dungeness Lighthouse is a landmark. Location: Lydd, Shepway District. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is London Southend Airport (76 km). Nearby sights include Old Lighthouse and Dungeness.
Photos of Dungeness Lighthouse
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Denge Beach Mutzy · CC BY-SA 3.0
Climate of Dungeness Lighthouse
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 76 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 22°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- October (76 mm)
- Driest month
- May (40 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).
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 7° | 7° | 10° | 13° | 17° | 20° | 22° | 22° | 19° | 15° | 10° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 3° | 5° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 13° | 10° | 8° | 4° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 74 | 46 | 51 | 42 | 40 | 45 | 40 | 48 | 64 | 76 | 76 | 76 |
How to get to Dungeness Lighthouse
The nearest airport is London Southend Airport (SEN), 76 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: London Gatwick Airport (LGW) (86 km). The nearest large city is Maidstone, 51 km to the northwest.
Airports
- London Southend Airport (SEN) Southend-on-Sea, Essex 76 kmnorth
- London Gatwick Airport (LGW) London 86 kmwest
- London City Airport (LCY) London 92 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Maidstone Population: 107.6K 51 kmnorthwest
- Eastbourne Population: 101.7K 51 kmwest
- Saint Peters Population: 125.4K 59 kmnortheast
- Gillingham Population: 101.2K 61 kmnorthwest
- Southend-on-Sea Population: 295.3K 72 kmnorth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Dungeness Lighthouse
Within 100 km: 321 historic and cultural sites, 272 natural sites, 122 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km45 places
- Camber Sands Beach 13 kmW
- Sunny Sands Beach 24 kmNE
- Isle of Oxney Island 20 kmNW
- Burnthouse Pen Lake 7 kmNW
25–60 km227 places
- Isle of Sheppey Island 55 kmN
- Plage Saint-Gabriel Beach 58 kmSE
- Central Beach Beach 54 kmN
- Hastings Beach Beach 30 kmW
60–100 km443 places
- Spotlites @ Kings Theatre Attraction 60 kmNW
- St Nicholas Church Shoreham Attraction 89 kmW
- The Marlipins Museum Museum 89 kmW
- Plage de Fort-Mahon Beach 76 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Old Lighthouse Historic site, Lydd0.4 km W
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Dungeness Natural site, Lydd0.2 km S
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Denge Beach Beach, Lydd2.3 km W
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Dungeness National Nature Reserve Natural site, Kent2.9 km NW
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Romney Marsh Mediumwave Transmitter Landmark, Lydd6 km NW
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Lympne Castle Historic site, Lympne18 km N -
Saltwood Castle Historic site, Saltwood20 km N -
Westenhanger Castle Historic site, Stanford21 km N
Nearest towns and villages
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Dungeness Village, Lydd1.4 km W
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Lydd Village, Lydd6.5 km NW
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New Romney Town, New Romney8.4 km N
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Lydd-on-Sea Village, Lydd3.5 km N
Sources & licences
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