Historic house · near Eynsford · Kent

Lullingstone Castle

Lullingstone Castle is a historic manor house in the village of Lullingstone. Visitors find it 600 m southwest of Eynsford. It is on the official list as a Grade II* listed building.

Photo: Lullingstone Castle, Jim Osley (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

600 m

southwest of Eynsford

How well known

Top 16%

#1,300 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 17–23°C

In brief

Historic house near Eynsford

Just outside Eynsford

Lullingstone Castle is 600 m southwest of Eynsford. Towns near it ↓

Grade II* listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Eynsford has 37 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

Weather, month by month

Expect highs of 17–23°C in Eynsford from May to September.

Jan8° / 2°70 mm

Feb8° / 1°57 mm

Mar11° / 3°44 mm

Apr14° / 4°48 mm

May17° / 7°50 mm

Jun20° / 9°48 mm

Jul23° / 12°45 mm

Aug22° / 12°54 mm

Sep19° / 9°53 mm

Oct15° / 7°78 mm

Nov11° / 4°78 mm

Dec8° / 2°77 mm

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

About

Lullingstone Castle

6 Wikipedia editions have an article on it. Around it, within 15 km, lie 48 more places, Eynsford Castle (1.8 km) first on our list.

Eynsford’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Historic house
Listed: Grade II* listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 6 languages
Town: 600 m southwest of Eynsford
Official site: lullingstonecastle.co.uk

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

The map

Lullingstone Castle and what surrounds it

The map puts Lullingstone Castle in orange and numbers its neighbours as in the list.

Towns near it

Towns that count Lullingstone Castle

With 17,209 people, Swanley is the largest of the 8. Each town here links to its own guide.

1 · 600 m northeast of it

Eynsford

1,676 people · 8 places to visit

2 · 2.2 km southwest of it

Shoreham

840 people · 7 places to visit

3 · 2.4 km northeast of it

Farningham

1,279 people · 7 places to visit

4 · 2.9 km east of it

West Kingsdown

4,306 people · 10 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Lullingstone Castle is	People	Places to visit
Eynsford	600 m northeast of it	1,676	8
Shoreham	2.2 km southwest of it	840	7
Farningham	2.4 km northeast of it	1,279	7
West Kingsdown	2.9 km east of it	4,306	10
Well Hill	2.9 km west of it	284	8
Swanley	3 km north of it	17,209	11
Crockenhill	3.2 km northwest of it	1,569	7
Badgers Mount	3.5 km southwest of it	681	6

Make a day of it

Pair Lullingstone Castle with these

Choose from 48 places within 15 km, such as 5 historic houses, 2 castles and a museum.

Castle · English HeritageEynsford Castle1.8 km away 2

Historic house · National TrustKnole House10 km away 3

Historic house · English HeritageDown House10 km away 4

Historic house · National TrustChartwell15 km away 5

Museum · National TrustRed House12 km away 6

Historic house · English HeritageEltham Palace14 km away 7

Historic house · National TrustIghtham Mote12 km away 8

CastleStone Castle11 km away

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

Lullingstone Castle: common questions

Where is Lullingstone Castle?

Lullingstone Castle is 600 m southwest of Eynsford, Kent.

What is Lullingstone Castle?

Historic manor house in the village of Lullingstone in England.

When is the best time to visit Lullingstone Castle?

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

Is Lullingstone Castle a listed building?

Yes: Grade II* listed building.

What else is there to see near Lullingstone Castle?

Within 15 km: Eynsford Castle (1.8 km), Knole House (10 km), Down House (10 km) and Chartwell (15 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)

Lullingstone Castle: Jim Osley, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Eynsford Castle: Richard Nevell from London, United Kingdom, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Knole House: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Down House: Anthonyeatworld at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Chartwell: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Red House: Velela, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Eltham Palace: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Ightham Mote: Brian Snelson, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Stone Castle: Ken Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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