Standen
Grade I listed historic house museum in Mid Sussex, England, UK.
Museum near East Grinstead
Just outside East Grinstead
Standen is 400 m south of East Grinstead. Towns near it ↓
Cared for by the National Trust
One of the places the National Trust looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓
Grade I listed building
On the official list of protected heritage; East Grinstead has 72 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Warmest: May to September
Afternoon highs of 17–23°C, on the Met Office’s 1991–2020 averages for East Grinstead. When to go ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Weather, month by month
Typical afternoon highs and night lows in East Grinstead, and rain in a month. Green months are the warmest.
Standen
Grade I listed historic house museum in Mid Sussex, England, UK.
It is run by National Trust.
400 m south of East Grinstead.
- Type
- Museum
- Run by
- National Trust
- Listed
- Grade I listed building
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 2 languages
- Town
- 400 m south of East Grinstead
Where Standen is
Orange: Standen. Numbers: the places near it, as listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns near Standen
The towns whose pages list it: the one it is in, those within 5 km of it, then larger towns further out. Each has its own grades, prices and things to do.
Also near Standen
Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Historic houseHever Castle13 km away2
Historic houseSaint Hill Manor800 m away3
Garden · National TrustWakehurst6.7 km away4
Heritage railwayBluebell Railway8.1 km away5
MuseumEast Grinstead Museum2.5 km away6
Historic houseBrantridge Park12 km away7
Garden · National TrustSheffield Park12 km away8
MuseumPriest House4.1 km awayVisiting Standen
Where is Standen?
Standen is 400 m south of East Grinstead, West Sussex.
What is Standen?
Grade I listed historic house museum in Mid Sussex, England, UK.
Who runs Standen?
National Trust, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.
When is the best time to visit Standen?
May to September are the warmest months in East Grinstead, with afternoon highs of 17–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Standen a listed building?
Yes: Grade I listed building.
What else is there to see near Standen?
Within 15 km: Hever Castle (13 km), Saint Hill Manor (800 m), Wakehurst (6.7 km) and Bluebell Railway (8.1 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)
- Standen: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hever Castle: Nigel Lamb, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Saint Hill Manor: Martyn Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wakehurst: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bluebell Railway: Les Chatfield from Brighton, England, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- East Grinstead Museum: OrangeStarling1997, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brantridge Park: CyberCop, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sheffield Park: Zeimusu, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Priest House: Meagainreally, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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