Tolsford Hill BT Tower
Located in Lyminge, Shepway District Coordinates: 51°06′27″ N 1°05′05″ E
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 181 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- SEN London Southend Airport58 km
- LCY London City Airport84 km
About Tolsford Hill BT Tower
Tolsford Hill BT Tower is a landmark. Location: Lyminge, Shepway District.
Tolsford Hill BT Tower is a telecommunication tower built of reinforced concrete at Tolsford Hill on the North Downs near Folkestone, Kent. Tolsford Hill BT Tower is one of the few British towers built of reinforced concrete and is 67.36 metres (221 ft) high.
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Photos of Tolsford Hill BT Tower
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Lympne Castle Robin Webster · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
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Saltwood Castle Edgepedia · CC BY-SA 3.0
Climate of Tolsford Hill BT Tower
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 80 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 21°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- November (80 mm)
- Driest month
- May (44 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) | 6° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 15° | 18° | 20° | 21° | 18° | 14° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 2° | 4° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 10° | 7° | 3° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 72 | 46 | 52 | 47 | 44 | 50 | 45 | 52 | 67 | 79 | 80 | 74 |
How to get to Tolsford Hill BT Tower
The nearest airport is London Southend Airport (SEN), 58 km to the northwest as the crow flies. For international flights: London Gatwick Airport (LGW) (89 km). The nearest large city is Saint Peters, 37 km to the northeast.
Airports
- London Southend Airport (SEN) Southend-on-Sea, Essex 58 kmnorthwest
- London City Airport (LCY) London 84 kmnorthwest
- London Gatwick Airport (LGW) London 89 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Saint Peters Population: 125.4K 37 kmnortheast
- Maidstone Population: 107.6K 43 kmnorthwest
- Gillingham Population: 101.2K 49 kmnorthwest
- Southend-on-Sea Population: 295.3K 54 kmnorthwest
- Basildon Population: 144.9K 67 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Tolsford Hill BT Tower
Within 100 km: 485 historic and cultural sites, 289 natural sites, 145 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km73 places
- Sunny Sands Beach 8 kmE
- Bingley Island Island 19 kmN
- Burnthouse Pen Lake 23 kmSW
- Cheriton Hill Mountain 4 kmE
25–60 km225 places
- Isle of Sheppey Island 37 kmNW
- Spotlites @ Kings Theatre Attraction 49 kmNW
- Camber Sands Beach 28 kmSW
- Yantlet beach Beach 50 kmNW
60–100 km621 places
- White Hart Lane Landmark 97 kmNW
- Plage Saint-Gabriel Beach 70 kmSE
- Plage de Fort-Mahon Beach 92 kmS
- West Mersea Beach Beach 75 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Tolsford Hill Mountain, Lyminge0.1 km SW
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Saltwood Castle Historic site, Saltwood2.9 km S
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Summerhouse Hill Mountain, Newington1.2 km SE
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Westenhanger Castle Historic site, Stanford4 km W
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Newington Historic site, Newington2.8 km SE
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Paddlesworth St. Oswald's Attraction, Paddlesworth3.6 km E
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Lympne Castle Historic site, Lympne5.8 km SW
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Folkestone White Horse Historic site, Folkestone3.8 km E
Nearest towns and villages
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Lyminge Village, Lyminge2.5 km N
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Beachborough Village, Newington0.7 km SE -
Etchinghill Village, Lyminge1 km NE
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Hythe Town, Hythe4 km S
Sources & licences
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