Cranbrook Common reveals itself through a landscape of quiet, undulating ridges that catch the pale light of the Kentish sky. It lies 6.6 miles west-north-west of Tenterden (from Tenterden: bearing 303°T, OS grid TQ 789 387), and is situated north of Sissinghurst village. The terrain here rises sharply at Camden Hill, where the earth seems to hold the ghost of ancient, unhurried paths carved by generations of travellers. Broad swathes of woodland and open pasture define the horizon, offering a stark, honest beauty that resists the softening touch of modern artifice. Beyond the immediate boundaries, the sprawling grounds of Hartridge House extend their silent, green influence over the periphery of Cranbrook Common. The air carries a distinct sharpness, particularly when the wind travels from the east, brushing against the dense, protected canopy of the nearby Sissinghurst Park Wood Sssi. Time feels measured here not by the clock, but by the slow rotation of the seasons across this elevated ridge of the Weald. Each dwelling remains tethered to a heritage of agricultural labour, standing as a testament to a life governed by the soil and the persistent, shifting weather of the South East.
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Live animated radar for Cranbrook Common and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cranbrook Common, Kent, England, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, real-time aviation weather (METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport), precipitation radar and Meteosat satellite imagery. Public safety alerts are sourced from the Met Office National Severe Weather Warning Service (NSWWS), covering wind, rain, snow, ice, fog, thunderstorm and extreme heat warnings. Coastal tide gauge readings are sourced from the Environment Agency National Tide Gauge Network in near real-time (15-minute updates), with marine wave and sea surface temperature data from the Open-Meteo Marine API. Soil temperature, soil moisture and evapotranspiration data are provided for agricultural planning in this village. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Cranbrook Common includes coordinates 51.119834, 0.556082, in the county of Kent, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Cranbrook Common is available on the Cranbrook Common map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the Kent weather hub.
Weather data is sourced from the Met Office and the open-source Open-Meteo API, whose ensemble includes the Met Office UKMO model. Severe weather warnings come from the Met Office National Severe Weather Warning Service (NSWWS). River level and tidal data are sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring and National Tide Gauge Network APIs. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov, with a modelled estimate shown where no reporting station is in range. Radar is provided by RainViewer and satellite imagery by EUMETSAT. All data updates automatically on every page visit.