Historic house · near Plaxtol · Kent

Old Soar Manor

Old Soar Manor is a historic house museum in Plaxtol, Kent. It counts as a Grade I listed building. Top of the 45 other places within 15 km is Knole House, 8 km off.

Photo: Old Soar Manor, Christopher Nicol (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Where

700 m

northeast of Plaxtol

Run by

National Trust

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 19%

#1,601 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 17–22°C

In brief

Historic house near Plaxtol

Just outside Plaxtol

Old Soar Manor is 700 m northeast of Plaxtol. 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 building

On the official list of protected heritage; Plaxtol has 38 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

Month by month

The warmest stretch in Plaxtol is May to September, at 17–22°C in the afternoon.

Jan8° / 1°78 mm

Feb8° / 1°57 mm

Mar11° / 3°47 mm

Apr14° / 4°48 mm

May17° / 7°50 mm

Jun20° / 10°49 mm

Jul22° / 12°46 mm

Aug22° / 12°57 mm

Sep19° / 9°55 mm

Oct15° / 7°82 mm

Nov11° / 4°83 mm

Dec8° / 2°81 mm

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

About

Old Soar Manor

Its upkeep is handled by the National Trust. Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 3 languages.

Plaxtol’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Historic house
Run by: National Trust
Listed: Grade I listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 3 languages
Town: 700 m northeast of Plaxtol
Official site: nationaltrust.org.uk/old-soar-manor

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

The map

Where to find Old Soar Manor

Spot Old Soar Manor in orange, then follow the numbers to the places below.

Towns near it

Towns close to Old Soar Manor

Of these 8 towns, the largest is Tonbridge (36,136 people). Every one of these towns counts it as a place to visit.

1 · 700 m southwest of it

Plaxtol

1,137 people · 6 places to visit

2 · 2.2 km north of it

Borough Green

4,712 people · 10 places to visit

3 · 2.8 km northwest of it

Ightham

2,037 people · 10 places to visit

4 · 3.5 km north of it

Wrotham Heath

545 people · 7 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Old Soar Manor is	People	Places to visit
Plaxtol	700 m southwest of it	1,137	6
Borough Green	2.2 km north of it	4,712	10
Ightham	2.8 km northwest of it	2,037	10
Wrotham Heath	3.5 km north of it	545	7
Hadlow	3.5 km south of it	3,168	8
Tonbridge	4.3 km southwest of it	36,136	10
Offham	4.5 km northeast of it	460	7
Wrotham	4.6 km north of it	1,961	5

Make a day of it

Also near Old Soar Manor

There are 45 within 15 km, 3 historic houses, 3 castles and a fort among them.

Historic house · National TrustKnole House8 km away 2

Historic house · National TrustIghtham Mote3.5 km away 3

CastleMereworth Castle5 km away 4

CastleTonbridge Castle Gatehouse8.1 km away 5

Fort · English HeritageSt Leonards Tower6.4 km away 6

Historic houseOxon Hoath2.2 km away 7

Museum · National TrustColdrum Long Barrow7.5 km away 8

CastleLeybourne Castle8.4 km away

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

Questions before you go

Where is Old Soar Manor?

Old Soar Manor is 700 m northeast of Plaxtol, Kent.

What is Old Soar Manor?

Historic house museum in Plaxtol, Kent, England, UK.

Who runs Old Soar Manor?

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

When is the best time to visit Old Soar Manor?

May to September are the warmest months in Plaxtol, with afternoon highs of 17–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Old Soar Manor a listed building?

Yes: Grade I listed building.

What else is there to see near Old Soar Manor?

Within 15 km: Knole House (8 km), Ightham Mote (3.5 km), Mereworth Castle (5 km) and Tonbridge Castle Gatehouse (8.1 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 (9)

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

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