Botany Bay occupies a quiet, elevated ridge in the Enfield district, where the horizon feels closer and the air sharper than in the sprawling urbanity below. It lies 3.2 miles east-south-east of Potters Bar (from Potters Bar: bearing 114°T, OS grid TQ 296 992), and is situated west-south-west of Crews Hill village. The landscape here sheds the weight of the capital, marked by the rising contours of Parting Hill which offer a vantage point over the surrounding greenery. Botany Bay maintains a modest, peripheral character, defined by its position on the high ground above the verdant expanse of Trent Park. The light often catches the brickwork of older dwellings, casting long, melancholic shadows across the narrow lanes as the day fades. To the southwest, the ancient, circular earthworks of Camlet Moat hold a lingering, quiet gravity, hidden away from the modern transit of the nearby roads. These slopes and woodland fringes provide a buffer against the persistent hum of London, allowing for a stillness that feels both deliberate and enduring. Winter evenings in Botany Bay possess a particular clarity, where the frost settles on the hedgerows and the distant flicker of lights marks the edge of the great city.
Flight conditions near Botany Bay. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Botany Bay and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Botany Bay, London, 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. Air quality data includes PM2.5, PM10, ozone and the UK Daily Air Quality Index (DAQI 1-10) as used by DEFRA and the Met Office. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Botany Bay includes coordinates 51.676751, -0.125998, in the county of London, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Botany Bay is available on the Botany Bay map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the London 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.