- Elevation
- 140 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- SEN London Southend Airport57 km
- LCY London City Airport87 km
About Selsted
Selsted is a village. Location: Swingfield, Shepway District. Elevation: 140 m.
Selsted is a hamlet in Kent, England. It is in the local government district of Folkestone and Hythe, and the electoral ward of North Downs East. During 2006, protests were held against a proposed closure of Selsted Church of England Primary School by Kent County Council, however, the plan was abandoned in September 2006. The village has a cricket team in Division 2 of the Kent Village League, and who were the 2007 Lords Ashford League Champions.
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Climate of Selsted
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 76 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 21°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- November (76 mm)
- Driest month
- February (42 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 6° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 15° | 18° | 20° | 21° | 18° | 14° | 10° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 3° | 4° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 13° | 11° | 8° | 4° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 63 | 42 | 47 | 44 | 43 | 47 | 43 | 47 | 65 | 73 | 76 | 66 |
How to get to Selsted
The nearest airport is London Southend Airport (SEN), 57 km to the northwest as the crow flies. For international flights: London Gatwick Airport (LGW) (95 km). The nearest large city is Saint Peters, 29 km to the northeast.
Airports
- London Southend Airport (SEN) Southend-on-Sea, Essex 57 kmnorthwest
- London City Airport (LCY) London 87 kmnorthwest
- London Gatwick Airport (LGW) London 95 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Saint Peters Population: 125.4K 29 kmnortheast
- Maidstone Population: 107.6K 47 kmwest
- Gillingham Population: 101.2K 51 kmnorthwest
- Southend-on-Sea Population: 295.3K 53 kmnorthwest
- Basildon Population: 144.9K 68 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Selsted
Within 100 km: 446 historic and cultural sites, 267 natural sites, 146 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km76 places
- Sunny Sands Beach 9 kmS
- Bingley Island Island 15 kmNW
- Cheriton Hill Mountain 6 kmSW
- West Down Mountain 13 kmW
25–60 km204 places
- Isle of Sheppey Island 36 kmNW
- Spotlites @ Kings Theatre Attraction 51 kmNW
- Camber Sands Beach 37 kmSW
- Yantlet beach Beach 49 kmNW
60–100 km579 places
- White Hart Lane Landmark 99 kmNW
- Plage Saint-Gabriel Beach 72 kmSE
- Plage de Fort-Mahon Beach 96 kmS
- West Mersea Beach Beach 70 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Cheriton Hill Mountain, Paddlesworth5.5 km SW
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Paddlesworth St. Oswald's Attraction, Paddlesworth5.5 km SW
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Tolsford Hill BT Tower Landmark, Lyminge8.4 km SW -
Sugarloaf Hill Mountain, Folkestone6.8 km S
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Coldred Court Historic site, Shepherdswell with Coldred6.2 km NE
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Saltwood Castle Historic site, Saltwood11 km SW
Sources & licences
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