Castle · Larkfield · Kent

Leybourne Castle

Larkfield counts Leybourne Castle among its places to visit. Within 5 km there are 4 more places to visit. The register lists it as a scheduled monument.

Photo: Leybourne Castle, Glen (CC BY 2.0)

Where

In Larkfield

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 15%

#1,210 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 17–23°C

In brief

Castle in Larkfield

Inside Larkfield

Leybourne Castle is inside Larkfield’s built-up area, with 4 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Scheduled monument

On the official list of protected heritage; Larkfield has 87 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

The best months to visit

Highs of 17–23°C mark May to September in Larkfield.

Jan8° / 2°66 mm

Feb8° / 2°53 mm

Mar11° / 3°45 mm

Apr14° / 5°47 mm

May17° / 8°48 mm

Jun20° / 11°49 mm

Jul23° / 13°43 mm

Aug22° / 13°58 mm

Sep19° / 10°52 mm

Oct15° / 8°77 mm

Nov11° / 5°78 mm

Dec8° / 2°73 mm

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

About

Leybourne Castle

It is written up in 7 Wikipedias. Our list goes on with Rochester Cathedral, 11 km away.

Larkfield’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Castle
Listed: Scheduled monument
Wikipedias: Covered in 7 languages
Town: in Larkfield

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

The map

Leybourne Castle sits at the orange dot; the numbered ones are listed below.

Towns near it

Towns around Leybourne Castle, by distance

Larkfield is the biggest of the 8 bases nearby (26,147 people). Closest first, each of these towns names it on its page.

1 · It’s in town

Larkfield

26,147 people · 16 places to visit

2 · 600 m southwest of it

West Malling

4,251 people · 7 places to visit

3 · 1.7 km northeast of it

Snodland

11,820 people · 14 places to visit

4 · 1.8 km northwest of it

Ryarsh

491 people · 5 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Leybourne Castle is	People	Places to visit
Larkfield	It’s in town	26,147	16
West Malling	600 m southwest of it	4,251	7
Snodland	1.7 km northeast of it	11,820	14
Ryarsh	1.8 km northwest of it	491	5
Addington	2.8 km west of it	547	5
Kings Hill	2.8 km south of it	9,963	9
Offham	3.1 km southwest of it	460	7
Aylesford	3.8 km east of it	734	11

Make a day of it

More near Leybourne Castle

Our list has 57 more within 15 km, among them 4 castles, a cathedral and a fort.

CathedralRochester Cathedral11 km away 2

Castle · English HeritageRochester Castle11 km away 3

Fort · English HeritageSt Leonards Tower2.2 km away 4

Castle · English HeritageUpnor Castle14 km away 5

Museum · National TrustColdrum Long Barrow3.9 km away 6

CastleMereworth Castle6 km away 7

CastleAllington Castle6.4 km away 8

Historic house · National TrustIghtham Mote12 km away

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

Before visiting Leybourne Castle

Where is Leybourne Castle?

Leybourne Castle is in Larkfield, Kent, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Leybourne Castle?

Castle in Leybourne, Kent, England, UK.

When is the best time to visit Leybourne Castle?

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

Is Leybourne Castle a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Leybourne Castle?

Within 15 km: Rochester Cathedral (11 km), Rochester Castle (11 km), St Leonards Tower (2.2 km) and Upnor Castle (14 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 (9)

Leybourne Castle: Glen, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Rochester Cathedral: Raggatt2000, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Rochester Castle: Clem Rutter, Rochester, Kent, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
St Leonards Tower: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Upnor Castle: Clem Rutter, Rochester, Kent, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Coldrum Long Barrow: Chris Gunns, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Mereworth Castle: Antonio Visentini / Francesco Zuccarelli, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Allington Castle: Prioryman, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Ightham Mote: Brian Snelson, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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