Historic house · near Sevenoaks · Kent

Knole House

Knole House is a country house in Sevenoaks, Kent. It counts as a Grade I listed park and garden. Look also at Hever Castle, 11 km away, first of 45 more within 15 km.

Photo: Knole House, Diliff (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Where

400 m

southeast of Sevenoaks

Run by

National Trust

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 3%

#246 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 17–23°C

In brief

Historic house near Sevenoaks

One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

#246 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (17 Wikipedias). About ↓

Just outside Sevenoaks

Knole House is 400 m southeast of Sevenoaks. Towns near it ↓

Cared for by the National Trust

One of the places the National Trust looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓

Grade I listed park and garden

On the official list of protected heritage; Sevenoaks has 277 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

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

When to go

Seasons in Sevenoaks

If warmth matters, go May to September: Sevenoaks reaches 17–23°C.

Jan8° / 1°80 mm

Feb8° / 1°63 mm

Mar11° / 3°50 mm

Apr14° / 4°52 mm

May17° / 7°53 mm

Jun20° / 10°55 mm

Jul23° / 12°48 mm

Aug22° / 12°60 mm

Sep19° / 9°59 mm

Oct15° / 7°88 mm

Nov11° / 4°89 mm

Dec8° / 2°87 mm

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

About

Knole House

Upkeep is seen to by the National Trust. There are Wikipedia articles on it in 17 languages.

Sevenoaks’ listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Historic house
Run by: National Trust
Listed: Grade I listed park and garden
Wikipedias: Covered in 17 languages
Town: 400 m southeast of Sevenoaks
Official site: nationaltrust.org.uk/knole

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

Plan your visit

Hours, entry and address

Entrance fees

EntryA fee is charged

Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

Locating Knole House

The map puts Knole House in orange and numbers its neighbours as in the list.

Towns near it

Nearby towns

Sevenoaks tops the 8 for size, at 26,474 people. The town it is in comes first, then the others whose pages list it, nearest first.

1 · 400 m northwest of it

Sevenoaks

26,474 people · 11 places to visit

2 · 2.4 km north of it

Seal

1,616 people · 8 places to visit

3 · 3 km south of it

Sevenoaks Weald

805 people · 6 places to visit

4 · 3.4 km northwest of it

Dunton Green

3,241 people · 6 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Knole House is	People	Places to visit
Sevenoaks	400 m northwest of it	26,474	11
Seal	2.4 km north of it	1,616	8
Sevenoaks Weald	3 km south of it	805	6
Dunton Green	3.4 km northwest of it	3,241	6
Otford and Kemsing	4.1 km north of it	7,332	11
Ightham	4.1 km east of it	2,037	10
Hildenborough	4.4 km southeast of it	4,943	6
Sundridge	4.5 km west of it	1,190	9

Make a day of it

While you are near Knole House

Also close at hand are 6 historic houses and 2 castles, among 45 within 15 km.

Historic houseHever Castle11 km away 2

Historic house · National TrustChartwell8.9 km away 3

Historic house · National TrustIghtham Mote4.5 km away 4

Historic house · English HeritageDown House13 km away 5

CastleTonbridge Castle Gatehouse9.1 km away 6Historic houseHistoric housePenshurst Place10 km away 7

Castle · English HeritageEynsford Castle12 km away 8

Historic houseRiverhill House2.2 km away

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

Quick answers on Knole House

Where is Knole House?

Knole House is 400 m southeast of Sevenoaks, Kent.

What is Knole House?

Country house in Sevenoaks, Kent, England, UK.

Who runs Knole House?

National Trust, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.

When is the best time to visit Knole House?

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

Is Knole House a listed building?

Yes: Grade I listed park and garden.

What else is there to see near Knole House?

Within 15 km: Hever Castle (11 km), Chartwell (8.9 km), Ightham Mote (4.5 km) and Down House (13 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
Hever Castle: Nigel Lamb, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Chartwell: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Ightham Mote: Brian Snelson, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Down House: Anthonyeatworld at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Tonbridge Castle Gatehouse: Clem Rutter, Rochester Kent, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Eynsford Castle: Richard Nevell from London, United Kingdom, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Riverhill House: Oast House Archive, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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