Charleston House
Charleston House is a historic house museum. The site is 3.4 km southwest of Ripe. It holds the status of a Grade II* listed building.
Museum near Ripe
Just outside Ripe
Charleston House is 3.4 km southwest of Ripe. Towns near it ↓
Grade II* listed building
On the official list of protected heritage; Ripe has 18 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Weather by the month
In Ripe, May to September bring the warmest days: highs of 17–22°C.
Charleston House
Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 8 languages. Top of the 42 other places within 15 km is Lewes Castle - Barbican gate, 8.2 km off.
- Type
- Museum
- Listed
- Grade II* listed building
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 8 languages
- Town
- 3.4 km southwest of Ripe
- Official site
- charleston.org.uk
The area around Charleston House
Find Charleston House in orange; each number is a place listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
The nearest towns
Newhaven is the biggest of the 8 bases nearby (12,857 people). Its own town leads; the rest list it too, closest first.
Ripe
Alfriston
Golden Cross
Upper Dicker
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Charleston House is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ripe | 3.4 km northeast of it | 228 | 8 |
| Alfriston | 4.1 km southeast of it | 762 | 10 |
| Golden Cross | 6 km northeast of it | 612 | 5 |
| Upper Dicker | 6.7 km northeast of it | 599 | 5 |
| Ringmer | 6.8 km northwest of it | 3,221 | 12 |
| Rodmell | 7.1 km west of it | 428 | 11 |
| Newhaven | 7.1 km southwest of it | 12,857 | 6 |
| Broyle Side | 7.2 km northwest of it | 896 | 6 |
After Charleston House
Within 15 km are 42 places, among them 6 historic houses, a castle and an abbey or priory.
CastleLewes Castle - Barbican gate8.2 km away2
Historic house · National TrustMonk's House7 km away3
Historic houseGlyndebourne5.3 km away4
Historic house · National TrustAlfriston Clergy House5 km away5
Historic houseFirle Place1.7 km away6
Abbey or prioryLewes Priory8.1 km away7
Historic houseGlynde Place4.2 km away8
Historic houseMichelham Priory7.2 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Questions people have about Charleston House
Where is Charleston House?
Charleston House is 3.4 km southwest of Ripe, East Sussex.
What is Charleston House?
Historic house museum.
When is the best time to visit Charleston House?
May to September are the warmest months in Ripe, with afternoon highs of 17–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Charleston House a listed building?
Yes: Grade II* listed building.
What else is there to see near Charleston House?
Within 15 km: Lewes Castle - Barbican gate (8.2 km), Monk's House (7 km), Glyndebourne (5.3 km) and Alfriston Clergy House (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 (9)
- Charleston House: APB-CMX at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lewes Castle - Barbican gate: Arild Vågen, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Monk's House: Oliver Mallinson Lewis from Oxford, United Kingdom, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glyndebourne: Wolfiewolf, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alfriston Clergy House: The Voice of Hassocks, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Firle Place: Martin John Bishop, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lewes Priory: JohnArmagh, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glynde Place: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michelham Priory: Michael Haslam, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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