Chiddingstone Castle
Chiddingstone Castle is a house museum. You will find it 2.1 km southwest of Chiddingstone Causeway. It counts as a Grade II* listed building.
Castle near Chiddingstone Causeway
Just outside Chiddingstone Causeway
Chiddingstone Castle is 2.1 km southwest of Chiddingstone Causeway. Towns near it ↓
Grade II* listed building
On the official list of protected heritage; Chiddingstone Causeway has 6 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Choosing a month
Warm weather in Chiddingstone Causeway runs May to September, with highs of 17–23°C.
Chiddingstone Castle
5 Wikipedia editions have an article on it. Within 15 km there are 39 more places to visit, starting with Hever Castle (2 km).
- Type
- Castle
- Listed
- Grade II* listed building
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 5 languages
- Town
- 2.1 km southwest of Chiddingstone Causeway
- Official site
- chiddingstonecastle.org.uk
Mapping Chiddingstone Castle
Each numbered point is one of the places listed below; Chiddingstone Castle is the orange one.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Which town is nearest
By population, Edenbridge leads the 5 with 7,903. The towns whose pages list it: the one it is in, those within 5 km of it, then larger towns further out.
Chiddingstone Causeway
Markbeech
Four Elms
Leigh
Compare the 5 towns
| Town | Where Chiddingstone Castle is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chiddingstone Causeway | 2.1 km northeast of it | 457 | 4 |
| Markbeech | 2.5 km southwest of it | 281 | 8 |
| Four Elms | 3.6 km northwest of it | 251 | 7 |
| Leigh | 3.9 km east of it | 1,104 | 4 |
| Edenbridge | 4.9 km west of it | 7,903 | 8 |
Each has its own grades, prices and things to do.
Pair Chiddingstone Castle with these
5 historic houses, 2 castles and a garden are among the 39 within 15 km.
Historic houseHever Castle2 km away2
Historic house · National TrustChartwell7.7 km away3Historic houseHistoric housePenshurst Place3.1 km away4
Historic house · National TrustKnole House10 km away5
CastleTonbridge Castle Gatehouse9.3 km away6
Historic house · National TrustIghtham Mote12 km away7
CastleStarborough Castle7.3 km away8
Garden · National TrustEmmetts Garden7.5 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Chiddingstone Castle in questions
Where is Chiddingstone Castle?
Chiddingstone Castle is 2.1 km southwest of Chiddingstone Causeway, Kent.
What is Chiddingstone Castle?
House museum in Kent, England, United Kingdom.
When is the best time to visit Chiddingstone Castle?
May to September are the warmest months in Chiddingstone Causeway, with afternoon highs of 17–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Chiddingstone Castle a listed building?
Yes: Grade II* listed building.
What else is there to see near Chiddingstone Castle?
Within 15 km: Hever Castle (2 km), Chartwell (7.7 km), Penshurst Place (3.1 km) and Knole House (10 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)
- Chiddingstone Castle: Hjamesberglen, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hever Castle: Nigel Lamb, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chartwell: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Knole House: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tonbridge Castle Gatehouse: Clem Rutter, Rochester Kent, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ightham Mote: Brian Snelson, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Starborough Castle: Wenceslas Hollar, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Emmetts Garden: Oast House Archive, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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