Museum · Otford and Kemsing · Kent

Otford Heritage Centre

This is Otford Heritage Centre, a museum in Otford and Kemsing. Nearby, 3 more places to visit are within 5 km. A drive of 5.3 km reaches Knole House.

Where

In Otford and Kemsing

inside the built-up area

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 17–23°C

In brief

Museum in Otford and Kemsing

Inside Otford and Kemsing

Otford Heritage Centre is inside Otford and Kemsing’s built-up area, with 3 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

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

When to go

Warm months and wet ones

Afternoons in Otford and Kemsing reach 17–23°C from May to September.

Jan8° / 1°73 mm

Feb8° / 2°61 mm

Mar11° / 3°49 mm

Apr14° / 4°51 mm

May17° / 7°52 mm

Jun20° / 10°53 mm

Jul23° / 12°46 mm

Aug23° / 12°59 mm

Sep19° / 10°57 mm

Oct15° / 7°84 mm

Nov11° / 4°85 mm

Dec8° / 2°84 mm

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

About

Otford Heritage Centre

Museum.

In Otford and Kemsing, inside the town’s built-up area.

Type: Museum
Town: in Otford and Kemsing

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

Plan your visit

Visit details

Entrance feesFreeNo entrance fee.

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

The map

Otford Heritage Centre at a glance

Orange marks Otford Heritage Centre, and the numbered points match the list of places below.

Towns near it

Towns around Otford Heritage Centre, by distance

Home to 26,474 people, Sevenoaks is the largest of these 8. From nearest to farthest, these towns all list it.

1 · It’s in town

Otford and Kemsing

7,332 people · 11 places to visit

2 · 1 km south of it

Sevenoaks

26,474 people · 11 places to visit

3 · 1.8 km north of it

Shoreham

840 people · 7 places to visit

4 · 1.9 km southwest of it

Dunton Green

3,241 people · 6 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Otford Heritage Centre is	People	Places to visit
Otford and Kemsing	It’s in town	7,332	11
Sevenoaks	1 km south of it	26,474	11
Shoreham	1.8 km north of it	840	7
Dunton Green	1.9 km southwest of it	3,241	6
Sepham Heath	2.4 km west of it	378	3
Seal	2.6 km southeast of it	1,616	8
West Kingsdown	3.1 km northeast of it	4,306	10
Halstead	3.3 km northwest of it	773	7

Make a day of it

Worth adding to a visit

6 historic houses and 2 castles are among the 44 within 15 km.

Historic house · National TrustKnole House5.3 km away 2

Historic houseHever Castle15 km away 3

Historic house · National TrustChartwell11 km away 4

Historic house · English HeritageDown House9.6 km away 5

Castle · English HeritageEynsford Castle6.7 km away 6

Historic house · National TrustIghtham Mote8.3 km away 7

Historic houseLullingstone Castle5 km away 8

CastleTonbridge Castle Gatehouse14 km away

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

Quick answers on Otford Heritage Centre

Where is Otford Heritage Centre?

Otford Heritage Centre is in Otford and Kemsing, Kent, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Otford Heritage Centre?

Museum.

When is the best time to visit Otford Heritage Centre?

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

What else is there to see near Otford Heritage Centre?

Within 15 km: Knole House (5.3 km), Hever Castle (15 km), Chartwell (11 km) and Down House (9.6 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 (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
Down House: Anthonyeatworld at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Eynsford Castle: Richard Nevell from London, United Kingdom, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Ightham Mote: Brian Snelson, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Lullingstone Castle: Jim Osley, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Tonbridge Castle Gatehouse: Clem Rutter, Rochester Kent, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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