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Sittingbourne Heritage Museum

Sittingbourne Heritage Museum is a museum in Sittingbourne. Top of the 26 other places within 15 km is Leeds Castle, 13 km off.

Where

In Sittingbourne

inside the built-up area

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 17–23°C

In brief

Museum in Sittingbourne

Inside Sittingbourne

Sittingbourne Heritage Museum is inside Sittingbourne’s built-up area, with 1 more place 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

The best months to visit

May to September are the warmest in Sittingbourne, with afternoon highs of 17–23°C.

Jan8° / 3°53 mm

Feb9° / 2°46 mm

Mar11° / 4°37 mm

Apr14° / 5°39 mm

May17° / 8°40 mm

Jun20° / 11°46 mm

Jul23° / 13°35 mm

Aug23° / 13°51 mm

Sep20° / 11°48 mm

Oct15° / 8°67 mm

Nov11° / 5°67 mm

Dec9° / 3°64 mm

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

About

Sittingbourne Heritage Museum

Museum in Sittingbourne, England, UK.

In Sittingbourne, inside the town’s built-up area.

Type: Museum
Town: in Sittingbourne
Official site: sittingbourne-museum.co.uk

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

The map

Sittingbourne Heritage Museum and what surrounds it

The map centres on Sittingbourne Heritage Museum, in orange, with nearby places numbered.

Towns near it

The nearest towns

Home to 54,385 people, Sittingbourne is the largest of these 8. The list runs from its own town outward.

1 · It’s in town

Sittingbourne

54,385 people · 6 places to visit

2 · 2 km south of it

Highsted

411 people · 5 places to visit

3 · 2.2 km west of it

Borden

528 people · 3 places to visit

4 · 2.8 km east of it

Teynham

3,128 people · 5 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Sittingbourne Heritage Museum is	People	Places to visit
Sittingbourne	It’s in town	54,385	6
Highsted	2 km south of it	411	5
Borden	2.2 km west of it	528	3
Teynham	2.8 km east of it	3,128	5
Bredgar	3.6 km southwest of it	447	2
Iwade	3.7 km north of it	4,533	4
Lynsted	3.9 km southeast of it	317	4
Newington	4.7 km west of it	2,691	1

Make a day of it

Also within reach

A visit can add 3 castles, 2 heritage railways and an abbey or priory, from 26 places within 15 km.

CastleLeeds Castle13 km away 2

Heritage railwaySittingbourne and Kemsley Light Railway2.2 km away 3

CastleQueenborough Castle8.6 km away 4

Heritage railwayBredgar and Wormshill Light Railway6.3 km away 5

Abbey or prioryFaversham Abbey11 km away 6

CastleThurnham Castle12 km away 7

Historic houseProvender6.8 km away 8

GardenNational Fruit Collection10 km away

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

Know before you visit Sittingbourne Heritage Museum

Where is Sittingbourne Heritage Museum?

Sittingbourne Heritage Museum is in Sittingbourne, Kent, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Sittingbourne Heritage Museum?

Museum in Sittingbourne, England, UK.

When is the best time to visit Sittingbourne Heritage Museum?

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

What else is there to see near Sittingbourne Heritage Museum?

Within 15 km: Leeds Castle (13 km), Sittingbourne and Kemsley Light Railway (2.2 km), Queenborough Castle (8.6 km) and Bredgar and Wormshill Light Railway (6.3 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)

Leeds Castle: Misterzee, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Sittingbourne and Kemsley Light Railway: Mjroots, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Queenborough Castle: Richard Dorrell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bredgar and Wormshill Light Railway: Penny Mayes, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Faversham Abbey: William Stukeley, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Thurnham Castle: Mertbiol, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
Provender: pam fray, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
National Fruit Collection: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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