Historic house · near Sevenoaks · Kent

Riverhill House

Riverhill House is a country house in Sevenoaks Weald, Kent. It is protected as a Grade II listed building. Nearby, Knole House (2.2 km) heads a list of 45 within 15 km.

Photo: Riverhill House, Oast House Archive (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

700 m

southeast of Sevenoaks

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 near Sevenoaks

Just outside Sevenoaks

Riverhill House is 700 m southeast of Sevenoaks. Towns near it ↓

Grade II listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Sevenoaks has 277 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

Aim for May to September, when Sevenoaks reaches 17–23°C.

Jan8° / 1°80 mm

Feb8° / 1°63 mm

Mar11° / 3°50 mm

Apr14° / 4°52 mm

May17° / 7°53 mm

Jun20° / 10°55 mm

Jul23° / 12°48 mm

Aug22° / 12°60 mm

Sep19° / 9°59 mm

Oct15° / 7°88 mm

Nov11° / 4°89 mm

Dec8° / 2°87 mm

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

About

Riverhill House

2 Wikipedia editions have an article on it.

Sevenoaks’ listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Historic house
Listed: Grade II listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 2 languages
Town: 700 m southeast of Sevenoaks
Official site: riverhillgardens.co.uk

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

Plan your visit

Know before you go

Entrance fees

EntryA fee is charged

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

The map

Around Riverhill House, mapped

Each numbered point is one of the places listed below; Riverhill House is the orange one.

Towns near it

Towns a short way from Riverhill House

Of the 5, Sevenoaks is the largest, at 26,474 people. These are the towns that list it, beginning with its own.

1 · 700 m northwest of it

Sevenoaks

26,474 people · 11 places to visit

2 · 1.4 km southwest of it

Sevenoaks Weald

805 people · 6 places to visit

3 · 2.5 km southeast of it

Hildenborough

4,943 people · 6 places to visit

4 · 4.4 km north of it

Seal

1,616 people · 8 places to visit

Compare the 5 towns

Town	Where Riverhill House is	People	Places to visit
Sevenoaks	700 m northwest of it	26,474	11
Sevenoaks Weald	1.4 km southwest of it	805	6
Hildenborough	2.5 km southeast of it	4,943	6
Seal	4.4 km north of it	1,616	8
Ightham	4.5 km northeast of it	2,037	10

Make a day of it

Pair Riverhill House with these

Around it, within 15 km, lie 45 more, including 6 historic houses and 2 castles.

Historic house · National TrustKnole House2.2 km away 2

Historic houseHever Castle9.4 km away 3

Historic house · National TrustChartwell8.8 km away 4

Historic house · National TrustIghtham Mote4.4 km away 5

CastleTonbridge Castle Gatehouse7.2 km away 6

Historic house · English HeritageDown House14 km away 7Historic houseHistoric housePenshurst Place8.2 km away 8

Castle · English HeritageEynsford Castle14 km away

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

Your questions on Riverhill House

Where is Riverhill House?

Riverhill House is 700 m southeast of Sevenoaks, Kent.

What is Riverhill House?

Country house in Sevenoaks Weald, Kent, England, UK.

When is the best time to visit Riverhill House?

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

Is Riverhill House a listed building?

Yes: Grade II listed building.

What else is there to see near Riverhill House?

Within 15 km: Knole House (2.2 km), Hever Castle (9.4 km), Chartwell (8.8 km) and Ightham Mote (4.4 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)

Riverhill House: Oast House Archive, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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
Ightham Mote: Brian Snelson, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Tonbridge Castle Gatehouse: Clem Rutter, Rochester Kent, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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

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