Castle · near Kings Hill · Kent

Mereworth Castle

Mereworth Castle is a grade I listed English country house in Mereworth, Tonbridge and Malling, Kent. Its setting is 1.2 km southwest of Kings Hill. Nearby, Knole House (13 km) heads a list of 39 within 15 km.

Photo: Mereworth Castle, Antonio Visentini / Francesco Zuccarelli (Public domain)

Where

1.2 km

southwest of Kings Hill

How well known

Top 12%

#1,023 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 17–23°C

In brief

Castle near Kings Hill

Just outside Kings Hill

Mereworth Castle is 1.2 km southwest of Kings Hill. Towns near it ↓

Grade I listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Kings Hill has 10 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 weather, month by month

The warmest afternoons in Kings Hill run May to September, at 17–23°C.

Jan8° / 2°69 mm

Feb8° / 2°54 mm

Mar11° / 3°46 mm

Apr14° / 5°49 mm

May17° / 7°49 mm

Jun20° / 10°50 mm

Jul23° / 12°45 mm

Aug23° / 12°60 mm

Sep20° / 10°54 mm

Oct15° / 7°79 mm

Nov11° / 4°80 mm

Dec8° / 2°75 mm

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

About

Mereworth Castle

Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 8 languages.

Kings Hill’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Castle
Listed: Grade I listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 8 languages
Town: 1.2 km southwest of Kings Hill

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

The map

Its place on the map

Find Mereworth Castle in orange; each number is a place listed below.

Towns near it

Towns around Mereworth Castle, by distance

By population, Kings Hill leads the 8 with 9,963. Every town below has its own grades, prices and places to visit.

1 · 1.2 km northeast of it

Kings Hill

9,963 people · 9 places to visit

2 · 1.2 km east of it

Wateringbury

2,248 people · 4 places to visit

3 · 3 km north of it

West Malling

4,251 people · 7 places to visit

4 · 3.2 km east of it

Teston

636 people · 3 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Mereworth Castle is	People	Places to visit
Kings Hill	1.2 km northeast of it	9,963	9
Wateringbury	1.2 km east of it	2,248	4
West Malling	3 km north of it	4,251	7
Teston	3.2 km east of it	636	3
Hale Street	3.3 km south of it	331	5
East Peckham	3.4 km south of it	2,144	5
Offham	3.6 km north of it	460	7
Yalding	3.8 km southeast of it	1,549	2

Make a day of it

Close to Mereworth Castle

Our list has 39 more within 15 km, among them 3 historic houses, 3 castles and a fort.

Historic house · National TrustKnole House13 km away 2

Fort · English HeritageSt Leonards Tower3.9 km away 3

Historic house · National TrustIghtham Mote8.4 km away 4

CastleLeybourne Castle6 km away 5

Historic house · National TrustOld Soar Manor5 km away 6

CastleTonbridge Castle Gatehouse10 km away 7

Museum · National TrustColdrum Long Barrow7.6 km away 8

CastleAllington Castle9.5 km away

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

Planning a visit to Mereworth Castle

Where is Mereworth Castle?

Mereworth Castle is 1.2 km southwest of Kings Hill, Kent.

What is Mereworth Castle?

Grade I listed English country house in Mereworth, Tonbridge and Malling, Kent, England, UK.

When is the best time to visit Mereworth Castle?

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

Is Mereworth Castle a listed building?

Yes: Grade I listed building.

What else is there to see near Mereworth Castle?

Within 15 km: Knole House (13 km), St Leonards Tower (3.9 km), Ightham Mote (8.4 km) and Leybourne Castle (6 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)

Mereworth Castle: Antonio Visentini / Francesco Zuccarelli, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Knole House: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
St Leonards Tower: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Ightham Mote: Brian Snelson, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Leybourne Castle: Glen, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Old Soar Manor: Christopher Nicol, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Tonbridge Castle Gatehouse: Clem Rutter, Rochester Kent, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Coldrum Long Barrow: Chris Gunns, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Allington Castle: Prioryman, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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