Attraction · near Detling · Kent

Kent Showground

You reach Kent Showground, an attraction, by heading 1.1 km northeast of Detling. Nearby, Leeds Castle (6.8 km) heads a list of 56 within 15 km.

Where

1.1 km

northeast of Detling

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 17–23°C

In brief

Attraction near Detling

Just outside Detling

Kent Showground is 1.1 km northeast of Detling. Towns near it ↓

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

When to go

A month-by-month guide

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

Jan7° / 2°69 mm

Feb8° / 2°53 mm

Mar11° / 3°44 mm

Apr14° / 5°47 mm

May17° / 8°50 mm

Jun20° / 11°46 mm

Jul23° / 13°43 mm

Aug22° / 13°57 mm

Sep19° / 11°54 mm

Oct15° / 8°81 mm

Nov11° / 5°79 mm

Dec8° / 3°75 mm

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

About

Kent Showground

Attraction.

Type: Attraction
Town: 1.1 km northeast of Detling

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

The map

Kent Showground on the map

Orange marks Kent Showground, and the numbered points match the list of places below.

Towns near it

Towns that count Kent Showground

The biggest base of the 6 is Maidstone (109,503 people). Nearest first, every town here counts it among its places to visit.

1 · 1.1 km southwest of it

Detling

737 people · 11 places to visit

2 · 2.6 km southwest of it

Maidstone

109,503 people · 20 places to visit

3 · 2.9 km north of it

Bredhurst

437 people · 3 places to visit

4 · 3 km south of it

Bearsted

8,349 people · 12 places to visit

Compare the 6 towns

Town	Where Kent Showground is	People	Places to visit
Detling	1.1 km southwest of it	737	11
Maidstone	2.6 km southwest of it	109,503	20
Bredhurst	2.9 km north of it	437	3
Bearsted	3 km south of it	8,349	12
Chatham	3.6 km northwest of it	76,956	37
Gillingham	3.8 km north of it	108,485	33

Make a day of it

Combine it with these

There are 56 within 15 km, 6 castles, a cathedral and a museum among them.

CastleLeeds Castle6.8 km away 2

CathedralRochester Cathedral11 km away 3

Castle · English HeritageRochester Castle11 km away 4

CastleThurnham Castle1.1 km away 5

Castle · English HeritageUpnor Castle12 km away 6

CastleAllington Castle5.3 km away 7

Castle · English HeritageSutton Valence Castle10 km away 8

MuseumMedway megaliths6.2 km away

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

Good to know about Kent Showground

Where is Kent Showground?

Kent Showground is 1.1 km northeast of Detling, Kent.

What is Kent Showground?

Attraction.

When is the best time to visit Kent Showground?

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

What else is there to see near Kent Showground?

Within 15 km: Leeds Castle (6.8 km), Rochester Cathedral (11 km), Rochester Castle (11 km) and Thurnham Castle (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)

Leeds Castle: Misterzee, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Rochester Cathedral: Raggatt2000, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Rochester Castle: Clem Rutter, Rochester, Kent, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Thurnham Castle: Mertbiol, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
Upnor Castle: Clem Rutter, Rochester, Kent, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Allington Castle: Prioryman, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Sutton Valence Castle: Ukiws, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Medway megaliths: Midnightblueowl at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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