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Diggerland Kent

Diggerland Kent is a digger theme park. Its place is inside Rochester’s built-up area. Close by, Rochester Castle is 2 km away, one of 58 within 15 km.

Where

In Rochester

inside the built-up area

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 17–23°C

In brief

Theme park in Rochester

Inside Rochester

Diggerland Kent is inside Rochester’s built-up area, with 25 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Warm months and wet ones

For warmth, aim for May to September (17–23°C highs in Rochester).

Jan8° / 3°62 mm

Feb8° / 2°51 mm

Mar11° / 3°41 mm

Apr14° / 5°46 mm

May17° / 8°48 mm

Jun21° / 11°50 mm

Jul23° / 13°44 mm

Aug23° / 13°53 mm

Sep20° / 11°55 mm

Oct15° / 8°76 mm

Nov11° / 5°73 mm

Dec8° / 3°67 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Rochester, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Rochester. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Rochester’s full climate →

About

Diggerland Kent

Digger theme park in Kent.

In Rochester, inside the town’s built-up area.

Type: Theme park
Town: in Rochester
Official site: diggerland.com/days-out-in-kent-diggerland

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Getting your bearings

Spot Diggerland Kent in orange, then follow the numbers to the places below.

Towns near it

Towns within reach of Diggerland Kent

Gillingham is the biggest of the 8 bases nearby (108,485 people). These are the towns that list it, beginning with its own.

1 · It’s in town

Rochester

67,279 people · 34 places to visit

2 · 600 m southwest of it

Cuxton

3,039 people · 25 places to visit

3 · 2.5 km southeast of it

Chatham

76,956 people · 37 places to visit

4 · 3.1 km southwest of it

Halling

2,926 people · 14 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Diggerland Kent is	People	Places to visit
Rochester	It’s in town	67,279	34
Cuxton	600 m southwest of it	3,039	25
Chatham	2.5 km southeast of it	76,956	37
Halling	3.1 km southwest of it	2,926	14
Higham	3.1 km north of it	2,642	19
Shorne	3.4 km northwest of it	1,038	16
Gillingham	3.7 km east of it	108,485	33
Peters Village	3.9 km south of it	975	12

Make a day of it

Worth adding to a visit

Within 15 km are 58 places, among them 4 historic ships, 2 castles and a cathedral.

Castle · English HeritageRochester Castle2 km away 2

CathedralRochester Cathedral2.1 km away 3

Castle · English HeritageUpnor Castle4.5 km away 4

Historic house · English HeritageTemple Manor1.1 km away 5

Historic shipRussian Foxtrot B-39 (U 475)2.5 km away 6

Historic shipHMS Cavalier3.8 km away 7

Historic shipHMS Gannet3.9 km away 8

Historic shipHMS Ocelot3.9 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Visiting Diggerland Kent

Where is Diggerland Kent?

Diggerland Kent is in Rochester, Kent, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Diggerland Kent?

Digger theme park in Kent.

When is the best time to visit Diggerland Kent?

May to September are the warmest months in Rochester, with afternoon highs of 17–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Diggerland Kent?

Within 15 km: Rochester Castle (2 km), Rochester Cathedral (2.1 km), Upnor Castle (4.5 km) and Temple Manor (1.1 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)

Rochester Castle: Clem Rutter, Rochester, Kent, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Rochester Cathedral: Raggatt2000, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Upnor Castle: Clem Rutter, Rochester, Kent, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Temple Manor: Clem Rutter, Rochester, Kent., CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
Russian Foxtrot B-39 (U 475): Hammersfan, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
HMS Cavalier: en:User:Swpmre, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
HMS Gannet: Paul Englefield from Leamington Spa, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
HMS Ocelot: Mark.murphy at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

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