Historic house · Rochester · Kent

Restoration House

Restoration House is a historic house and museum in Rochester, Kent. It counts as a Grade I listed building. Around it, within 15 km, lie 57 more places, Rochester Cathedral (300 m) first on our list.

Photo: Restoration House, SilkTork (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Where

In Rochester

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 35%

#2,958 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 17–23°C

In brief

Historic house in Rochester

Inside Rochester

Restoration House is inside Rochester’s built-up area, with 26 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Grade I listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Rochester has 279 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

How the seasons run

Highs of 17–23°C mark May to September in Rochester.

Jan8° / 3°62 mm

Feb8° / 2°51 mm

Mar11° / 3°41 mm

Apr14° / 5°46 mm

May17° / 8°48 mm

Jun21° / 11°50 mm

Jul23° / 13°44 mm

Aug23° / 13°53 mm

Sep20° / 11°55 mm

Oct15° / 8°76 mm

Nov11° / 5°73 mm

Dec8° / 3°67 mm

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

About

Restoration House

2 Wikipedia editions have an article on it.

Rochester’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Historic house
Listed: Grade I listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 2 languages
Town: in Rochester
Official site: restorationhouse.co.uk

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

Plan your visit

Entrance fees

EntryA fee is charged

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

The map

Getting your bearings

Find Restoration House in orange; each number is a place listed below.

Towns near it

The towns around Restoration House

Largest of the 8 is Gillingham, home to 108,485. They run in order of distance, starting where it stands.

1 · It’s in town

Rochester

67,279 people · 34 places to visit

2 · 700 m southeast of it

Chatham

76,956 people · 37 places to visit

3 · 1.7 km east of it

Gillingham

108,485 people · 33 places to visit

4 · 2.3 km northeast of it

Lower Upnor

837 people · 27 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Restoration House is	People	Places to visit
Rochester	It’s in town	67,279	34
Chatham	700 m southeast of it	76,956	37
Gillingham	1.7 km east of it	108,485	33
Lower Upnor	2.3 km northeast of it	837	27
Cuxton	2.6 km west of it	3,039	25
Chattenden	3.7 km northeast of it	2,417	24
Higham	3.8 km northwest of it	2,642	19
Hoo St Werburgh	4.5 km northeast of it	8,758	25

Make a day of it

More to see nearby

Also close at hand are 4 historic ships, 2 castles and a cathedral, among 57 within 15 km.

CathedralRochester Cathedral300 m away 2

Castle · English HeritageRochester Castle500 m away 3

Castle · English HeritageUpnor Castle2.8 km away 4

Historic shipHMS Cavalier1.8 km away 5

Historic shipRussian Foxtrot B-39 (U 475)1 km away 6

Historic shipHMS Gannet1.9 km away 7

Historic shipHMS Ocelot1.9 km away 8

Historic house · English HeritageTemple Manor1.2 km away

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

Planning a visit to Restoration House

Where is Restoration House?

Restoration House is in Rochester, Kent, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Restoration House?

Historic house and museum in Rochester, Kent, England, United Kingdom.

When is the best time to visit Restoration House?

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

Is Restoration House a listed building?

Yes: Grade I listed building.

What else is there to see near Restoration House?

Within 15 km: Rochester Cathedral (300 m), Rochester Castle (500 m), Upnor Castle (2.8 km) and HMS Cavalier (1.8 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 (9)

Restoration House: SilkTork, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Rochester Cathedral: Raggatt2000, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Rochester Castle: Clem Rutter, Rochester, Kent, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Upnor Castle: Clem Rutter, Rochester, Kent, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
HMS Cavalier: en:User:Swpmre, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Russian Foxtrot B-39 (U 475): Hammersfan, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
HMS Gannet: Paul Englefield from Leamington Spa, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
HMS Ocelot: Mark.murphy at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Temple Manor: Clem Rutter, Rochester, Kent., CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons

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