England · United Kingdom
Where to stay in Sittingbourne
Sittingbourne is a city in England, United Kingdom, home to about 54,000 people. This guide covers 1 hotel in Sittingbourne, with about 66 rooms between them. Every one carries a published guest score, and the list below is ordered by it.
- Places to stay in this guide
- 1
- Best months
- June to September
- Nearest airport
- SEN26 km · London Southend Airport
- Currency
- GBPpound sterling
- Time zone
- Europe/London
- Language
- Cornish, English, Irish
About
About Sittingbourne
Sittingbourne is an industrial town in the Swale district of Kent, southeast England, 17 miles (27 km) from Canterbury and 45 miles (72 km) from London, beside the Roman Watling Street, an ancient trackway used by the Romans and the Anglo-Saxons. In 2021 it had a population of 54,392.
The town stands next to the Swale, a strip of sea separating mainland Kent from the Isle of Sheppey. In 2021, it was home to 54,000 people.
Wikipedia and Wikivoyage contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; excerpted.
Things to do
What to see and do in Sittingbourne
See
- Sittingbourne Heritage Museum
- Church of All Saints, Murston
Do
- Sittingbourne and Kemsley Light Railway
- Kent Kings Speedway
- Bayford Meadows Kart Circuit
- Battle Kart
Wikivoyage contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; excerpted.
Where to stay
The best-rated places to stay in Sittingbourne
Ordered by guest score as each operator publishes it, weighted by the number of reviews so a handful of perfect scores does not outrank thousands of very good ones. Scores are shown on their own scale.
| # | Place to stay | Rooms | Guest score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Travelodge Sittingbourne hotel | 66 | 4.4/5 507 reviews |
Schematic: the city centre in orange, each place to stay as a dot, distance rings in kilometres.
Where to stay
More hotels in Sittingbourne
28 hotels within 25 km of the centre, as recorded in Wikidata. Each name links to its encyclopedia article where there is one.
| Hotel | Opened | From centre |
|---|---|---|
| Carpenters Arms Inn | 8.9 km | |
| Ferry House Inn | 10.8 km | |
| Former George Inn With Attached Outbuildings | 10.8 km | |
| Queen Phillippa | 8.5 km | |
| Railway Hotel | 10.9 km | |
| The Bull Hotel | 0.2 km | |
| The Bull Inn | 10.4 km | |
| The Castle Inn | 10.5 km | |
| The Chequers Inn | 6.9 km | |
| The George Inn | 7.5 km | |
| The George Inn | 4.3 km | |
| The Hole In The Wall Inn | 10.9 km | |
| The King's Head Inn | 10.9 km | |
| The Plough Inn | 5.8 km | |
| The Quay | 10.8 km | |
| The Ship Hotel | 10.8 km | |
| The Ship Inn | 9.8 km | |
| The Sun Inn | 10.8 km | |
| The Swan Inn | 10.9 km | |
| The Three Hats Inn | 1.2 km | |
| The Three Tuns Inn | 10.4 km | |
| Three Mariners Inn | 9.7 km | |
| The Anchor Hotel | 9.8 km | |
| The Beaumont | 1.3 km | |
| The Castle Inn | 8.5 km | |
| The George Hotel | 0.1 km | |
| The Rose Inn | 0.2 km | |
| The White Hart Inn | 1.2 km |
All 29 hotels in Sittingbourne, with their history and operators
When to go
The best time to visit Sittingbourne
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Sittingbourne are June to September. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 23 °C; November is the wettest, with about 82 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Sittingbourne: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is London Southend Airport (SEN), about 26 km from the city centre in a straight line; London City Airport (LCY, 51 km) and London Gatwick Airport (LGW, 68 km) are also within reach.
Getting in
It is 17 miles (27 km) from Canterbury and 45 miles (72 km) from London. The nearest major airport is London Gatwick Airport (LGW), which is 49 mi away. Sittingbourne is served by regular trains from London Victoria and London St Pancras International, Canterbury, Dover, Ramsgate, Margate, Whitstable, the Medway Towns Faversham and Sheerness.
Getting around
Most services are provided by Chalkwell Buses linking Sittingbourne with Chatham and the surrounding areas. Some services are provided by Arriva Kent & Surrey linking Sittingbourne with Maidstone and the surrounding areas.
Wikivoyage contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; excerpted.
SEN · London Southend Airport
LCY · London City Airport
LGW · London Gatwick Airport
Good to know
Accessibility, parking and families in Sittingbourne
How many places to stay in this guide offer each, in their operators' own words.
of 1 place
of 1 place
Questions
Sittingbourne: questions travellers ask
What are the best-rated hotels in Sittingbourne?
By published guest score: Travelodge Sittingbourne (4.4 / 5 · 507 reviews · www.travelodge.co.uk (operator's own guest score)).
When is the best time to visit Sittingbourne?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Sittingbourne are June to September. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 23 °C; November is the wettest, with about 82 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Sittingbourne?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is London Southend Airport (SEN), about 26 km from the city centre in a straight line; London City Airport (LCY, 51 km) and London Gatwick Airport (LGW, 68 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Sittingbourne?
pound sterling (GBP).
Nearby
Destinations near Sittingbourne
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.