Kent Firefighting Museum
On the map, Kent Firefighting Museum is 1 km southeast of West Kingsdown. Within 15 km there are 46 more places to visit, starting with Knole House (9.1 km).
Museum near West Kingsdown
Just outside West Kingsdown
Kent Firefighting Museum is 1 km southeast of West Kingsdown. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Picking your season
For warmth, aim for June to September (19–22°C highs in West Kingsdown).
Kent Firefighting Museum
- Type
- Museum
- Town
- 1 km southeast of West Kingsdown
- Official site
- kentfirefightingmuseum.org.uk
Kent Firefighting Museum on the map
Orange: Kent Firefighting Museum.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · Numbers: the places near it, as listed below. · ONS built-up area 2022
Nearby towns
Home to 16,077 people, Longfield, New Ash Green and Hartley is the largest of these 8. Pick a base: each town is a page of its own, with what else there is to see.
- 1West Kingsdown
- 2Ash (Sevenoaks)
- 3Wrotham
- 4Longfield, New Ash Green and Hartley
- 5Wrotham Heath
- 6Vigo Village
- 7Borough Green
- 8Culverstone Green
West Kingsdown
Ash (Sevenoaks)
Wrotham
Longfield, New Ash Green and Hartley
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Kent Firefighting Museum is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Kingsdown | 1 km northwest of it | 4,306 | 10 |
| Ash (Sevenoaks) | 2 km north of it | 317 | 4 |
| Wrotham | 2.3 km southeast of it | 1,961 | 5 |
| Longfield, New Ash Green and Hartley | 3.1 km north of it | 16,077 | 8 |
| Wrotham Heath | 3.5 km southeast of it | 545 | 7 |
| Vigo Village | 3.6 km east of it | 2,005 | 5 |
| Borough Green | 4 km south of it | 4,712 | 10 |
| Culverstone Green | 4.1 km east of it | 2,038 | 4 |
Make a day of it near Kent Firefighting Museum
There are 46 within 15 km, 3 historic houses, 3 castles and a museum among them.
Historic house · National TrustKnole House9.1 km away2
Castle · English HeritageEynsford Castle6.6 km away3
Historic house · National TrustIghtham Mote8.2 km away4
Museum · National TrustColdrum Long Barrow6.2 km away5
Historic houseLullingstone Castle6.8 km away6
Fort · English HeritageSt Leonards Tower9.5 km away7
CastleMereworth Castle11 km away8
CastleLeybourne Castle9.9 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Good to know about Kent Firefighting Museum
Where is Kent Firefighting Museum?
Kent Firefighting Museum is 1 km southeast of West Kingsdown, Kent.
What is Kent Firefighting Museum?
Museum.
When is the best time to visit Kent Firefighting Museum?
June to September are the warmest months in West Kingsdown, with afternoon highs of 19–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Kent Firefighting Museum?
Within 15 km: Knole House (9.1 km), Eynsford Castle (6.6 km), Ightham Mote (8.2 km) and Coldrum Long Barrow (6.2 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)
- Knole House: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eynsford Castle: Richard Nevell from London, United Kingdom, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ightham Mote: Brian Snelson, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Coldrum Long Barrow: Chris Gunns, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lullingstone Castle: Jim Osley, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Leonards Tower: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mereworth Castle: Antonio Visentini / Francesco Zuccarelli, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Leybourne Castle: Glen, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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