Priest House
Priest House is a historical house and museum. You will find it inside West Hoathly’s built-up area. It is protected as a Grade II* listed building.
Museum in West Hoathly
Inside West Hoathly
Priest House is inside West Hoathly’s built-up area, with 7 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Grade II* listed building
On the official list of protected heritage; West Hoathly has 23 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Weather through the year
Afternoons in West Hoathly peak at 17–22°C, May to September.
Priest House
Its Wikipedia coverage spans 2 languages. Close by, Wakehurst is 2.7 km away, one of 32 within 15 km.
- Type
- Museum
- Listed
- Grade II* listed building
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 2 languages
- Town
- in West Hoathly
- Official site
- sussexpast.co.uk/attraction/the-priest-house
Plan your visit
- EntryA fee is charged
Getting to Priest House
Priest House is in orange, with the places near it numbered as below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is West Hoathly’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns a short way from Priest House
The largest of the 8 towns is East Grinstead, with 26,350 people. All of these towns include it on their pages.
- 1West Hoathly
- 2Sharpthorne
- 3Ardingly
- 4Turners Hill
- 5Crawley Down
- 6East Grinstead
- 7Horsted Keynes
- 8Worth Abbey
West Hoathly
Sharpthorne
Ardingly
Turners Hill
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Priest House is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Hoathly | It’s in town | 730 | 9 |
| Sharpthorne | 400 m east of it | 705 | 9 |
| Ardingly | 2.9 km southwest of it | 1,646 | 9 |
| Turners Hill | 2.9 km northwest of it | 946 | 8 |
| Crawley Down | 3.4 km north of it | 5,775 | 9 |
| East Grinstead | 3.8 km northeast of it | 26,350 | 10 |
| Horsted Keynes | 4.3 km southeast of it | 1,121 | 5 |
| Worth Abbey | 4.4 km northwest of it | 409 | 10 |
Combine it with these
Our list has 32 more within 15 km, among them 4 gardens, 2 historic houses and a heritage railway.
Garden · National TrustWakehurst2.7 km away2
Heritage railwayBluebell Railway4.8 km away3
Historic houseSaint Hill Manor3.9 km away4
Historic houseBrantridge Park7.8 km away5
Museum · National TrustStanden4.1 km away6
Garden · National TrustSheffield Park10 km away7
Garden · National TrustNT Nymans Gardens10 km away8GardenGardenBorde Hill7.6 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Visiting Priest House: the answers
Where is Priest House?
Priest House is in West Hoathly, West Sussex, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Priest House?
Historical house and museum in Sussex, England, United Kingdom.
When is the best time to visit Priest House?
May to September are the warmest months in West Hoathly, with afternoon highs of 17–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Priest House a listed building?
Yes: Grade II* listed building.
What else is there to see near Priest House?
Within 15 km: Wakehurst (2.7 km), Bluebell Railway (4.8 km), Saint Hill Manor (3.9 km) and Brantridge Park (7.8 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)
- Priest House: Meagainreally, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wakehurst: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bluebell Railway: Les Chatfield from Brighton, England, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Saint Hill Manor: Martyn Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brantridge Park: CyberCop, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Standen: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sheffield Park: Zeimusu, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- NT Nymans Gardens: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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