Zoo · near Vigo Village · Kent

Hemsley Conservation Centre

Look for Hemsley Conservation Centre, a zoo, 100 m west of Vigo Village. Close by, Rochester Castle is 13 km away, one of 65 within 15 km.

Where

100 m

west of Vigo Village

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–22°C

In brief

Zoo near Vigo Village

Just outside Vigo Village

Hemsley Conservation Centre is 100 m west of Vigo Village. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Month by month

In Vigo Village the warm season is June to September, with highs of 19–22°C.

Jan7° / 1°81 mm

Feb8° / 2°57 mm

Mar11° / 3°46 mm

Apr14° / 5°49 mm

May17° / 7°48 mm

Jun20° / 10°52 mm

Jul22° / 12°44 mm

Aug22° / 12°61 mm

Sep19° / 10°58 mm

Oct15° / 7°80 mm

Nov11° / 4°82 mm

Dec8° / 2°81 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Vigo Village, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Vigo Village. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Vigo Village’s full climate →

About

Hemsley Conservation Centre

Zoo.

Type: Zoo
Town: 100 m west of Vigo Village
Official site: hemsleyconservationcentre.co.uk

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Its place on the map

Spot Hemsley Conservation Centre in orange, then follow the numbers to the places below.

Towns near it

Staying near Hemsley Conservation Centre

Home to 4,349 people, Meopham is the largest of these 8. They run in order of distance, starting where it stands.

1 · 100 m east of it

Vigo Village

2,005 people · 5 places to visit

2 · 700 m southeast of it

Trottiscliffe

262 people · 6 places to visit

3 · 1 km northeast of it

Culverstone Green

2,038 people · 4 places to visit

4 · 1.3 km southwest of it

Wrotham

1,961 people · 5 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Hemsley Conservation Centre is	People	Places to visit
Vigo Village	100 m east of it	2,005	5
Trottiscliffe	700 m southeast of it	262	6
Culverstone Green	1 km northeast of it	2,038	4
Wrotham	1.3 km southwest of it	1,961	5
Wrotham Heath	2.3 km south of it	545	7
Meopham	3.1 km north of it	4,349	6
Addington	3.2 km southeast of it	547	5
Ryarsh	3.5 km east of it	491	5

Make a day of it

Places to add to Hemsley Conservation Centre

Within 15 km are 65 places, among them 3 castles, 2 historic houses and a cathedral.

Castle · English HeritageRochester Castle13 km away 2

CathedralRochester Cathedral13 km away 3

Historic house · National TrustKnole House11 km away 4

Museum · National TrustColdrum Long Barrow2.5 km away 5

Historic house · National TrustIghtham Mote9 km away 6

Fort · English HeritageSt Leonards Tower6.3 km away 7

Castle · English HeritageEynsford Castle9.9 km away 8

CastleLeybourne Castle6.3 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Before visiting Hemsley Conservation Centre

Where is Hemsley Conservation Centre?

Hemsley Conservation Centre is 100 m west of Vigo Village, Kent.

What is Hemsley Conservation Centre?

Zoo.

When is the best time to visit Hemsley Conservation Centre?

June to September are the warmest months in Vigo Village, with afternoon highs of 19–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Hemsley Conservation Centre?

Within 15 km: Rochester Castle (13 km), Rochester Cathedral (13 km), Knole House (11 km) and Coldrum Long Barrow (2.5 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (8)

Rochester Castle: Clem Rutter, Rochester, Kent, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Rochester Cathedral: Raggatt2000, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Knole House: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Coldrum Long Barrow: Chris Gunns, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Ightham Mote: Brian Snelson, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
St Leonards Tower: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Eynsford Castle: Richard Nevell from London, United Kingdom, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Leybourne Castle: Glen, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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