Historic house · near Chiddingstone Causeway · Kent

Penshurst Place

Penshurst Place is a historic building near Tonbridge, Kent. It stands 2.4 km south of Chiddingstone Causeway. Its status is a Grade I listed building.

Where

2.4 km

south of Chiddingstone Causeway

How well known

Top 10%

#792 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 17–23°C

In brief

Historic house near Chiddingstone Causeway

One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

#792 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (9 Wikipedias). About ↓

Just outside Chiddingstone Causeway

Penshurst Place is 2.4 km south of Chiddingstone Causeway. Towns near it ↓

Grade I listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Chiddingstone Causeway has 6 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 through the year

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

Jan8° / 2°78 mm

Feb8° / 1°54 mm

Mar11° / 3°45 mm

Apr14° / 4°47 mm

May17° / 7°50 mm

Jun20° / 10°48 mm

Jul23° / 12°48 mm

Aug22° / 12°57 mm

Sep20° / 10°53 mm

Oct15° / 7°81 mm

Nov11° / 4°85 mm

Dec8° / 2°84 mm

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

About

Penshurst Place

Wikipedia covers it in 9 languages. Top of the 36 other places within 15 km is Hever Castle, 5.1 km off.

Chiddingstone Causeway’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Historic house
Listed: Grade I listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 9 languages
Town: 2.4 km south of Chiddingstone Causeway
Official site: penshurstplace.com

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

The map

Locating Penshurst Place

Spot Penshurst Place in orange, then follow the numbers to the places below.

Towns near it

Staying near Penshurst Place

Of the 8, Southborough is the largest, at 9,632 people. Pick a base: each town is a page of its own, with what else there is to see.

1 · 2.4 km north of it

Chiddingstone Causeway

457 people · 4 places to visit

2 · 2.4 km northeast of it

Leigh

1,104 people · 4 places to visit

3 · 2.8 km southeast of it

Speldhurst

947 people · 4 places to visit

4 · 2.9 km southeast of it

Bullingstone

196 people · 5 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Penshurst Place is	People	Places to visit
Chiddingstone Causeway	2.4 km north of it	457	4
Leigh	2.4 km northeast of it	1,104	4
Speldhurst	2.8 km southeast of it	947	4
Bullingstone	2.9 km southeast of it	196	5
Bidborough	3 km east of it	914	6
Fordcombe	3.5 km south of it	570	4
Southborough	4.4 km east of it	9,632	6
Rusthall and Langton Green	4.4 km southeast of it	7,783	5

Make a day of it

Combine it with these

Our list has 36 more within 15 km, among them 5 historic houses and 3 castles.

Historic houseHever Castle5.1 km away 2

Historic house · National TrustChartwell10 km away 3

Historic house · National TrustKnole House10 km away 4

CastleTonbridge Castle Gatehouse6.7 km away 5

CastleChiddingstone Castle3.1 km away 6

Historic house · National TrustIghtham Mote11 km away 7

CastleStarborough Castle10 km away 8

Historic houseSalomons Museum4.7 km away

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

Asked about Penshurst Place

Where is Penshurst Place?

Penshurst Place is 2.4 km south of Chiddingstone Causeway, Kent.

What is Penshurst Place?

Historic building near Tonbridge, Kent in England.

When is the best time to visit Penshurst Place?

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

Is Penshurst Place a listed building?

Yes: Grade I listed building.

What else is there to see near Penshurst Place?

Within 15 km: Hever Castle (5.1 km), Chartwell (10 km), Knole House (10 km) and Tonbridge Castle Gatehouse (6.7 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)

Hever Castle: Nigel Lamb, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Chartwell: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Knole House: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Tonbridge Castle Gatehouse: Clem Rutter, Rochester Kent, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Chiddingstone Castle: Hjamesberglen, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Ightham Mote: Brian Snelson, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Starborough Castle: Wenceslas Hollar, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Salomons Museum: Nigel Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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