Castle · Sutton Valence · Kent

Sutton Valence Castle

Sutton Valence Castle is a castle in Sutton Valence, Kent. It is protected as a scheduled monument. Add Leeds Castle, 4.6 km away, to a visit; it leads 25 places within 15 km.

Photo: Sutton Valence Castle, Ukiws (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Where

In Sutton Valence

inside the built-up area

Run by

English Heritage

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 11%

#922 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 17–23°C

In brief

Castle in Sutton Valence

Inside Sutton Valence

Sutton Valence Castle is inside Sutton Valence’s built-up area, with 4 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Cared for by English Heritage

One of the places English Heritage looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓

Scheduled monument

On the official list of protected heritage; Sutton Valence has 60 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

In Sutton Valence the warm season is May to September, with highs of 17–23°C.

Jan7° / 1°72 mm

Feb8° / 2°51 mm

Mar11° / 3°42 mm

Apr14° / 5°45 mm

May17° / 7°51 mm

Jun20° / 10°47 mm

Jul23° / 12°46 mm

Aug22° / 12°61 mm

Sep19° / 10°57 mm

Oct15° / 7°84 mm

Nov11° / 4°80 mm

Dec8° / 2°77 mm

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

About

Sutton Valence Castle

Its upkeep is handled by English Heritage. 6 Wikipedia editions have an article on it.

Sutton Valence’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Castle
Run by: English Heritage
Listed: Scheduled monument
Wikipedias: Covered in 6 languages
Town: in Sutton Valence
Official site: english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/sutton-valence-castle

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

The map

Where to find Sutton Valence Castle

Orange marks Sutton Valence Castle, and the numbered points match the list of places below.

Towns near it

Staying near Sutton Valence Castle

Home to 109,503 people, Maidstone is the largest of these 8. The list runs from its own town outward.

1 · It’s in town

Sutton Valence

1,457 people · 5 places to visit

2 · 900 m east of it

Chartway Street

383 people · 5 places to visit

3 · 1.9 km northeast of it

Kingswood

1,371 people · 5 places to visit

4 · 2 km north of it

Langley Heath

995 people · 5 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Sutton Valence Castle is	People	Places to visit
Sutton Valence	It’s in town	1,457	5
Chartway Street	900 m east of it	383	5
Kingswood	1.9 km northeast of it	1,371	5
Langley Heath	2 km north of it	995	5
Chart Sutton	2 km northwest of it	481	5
Maidstone	3 km northwest of it	109,503	20
Ulcombe	3 km east of it	620	4
Coxheath	3.7 km west of it	8,453	7

Make a day of it

Make a day of it near Sutton Valence Castle

3 castles, 2 museums and a garden are among the 25 within 15 km.

CastleLeeds Castle4.6 km away 2

Garden · National TrustSissinghurst Castle and Garden11 km away 3

Historic house · National TrustStoneacre4.6 km away 4

CastleAllington Castle11 km away 5

CastleThurnham Castle9.1 km away 6

MuseumMedway megaliths13 km away 7

Heritage railwayBredgar and Wormshill Light Railway11 km away 8

MuseumMaidstone Museum8.9 km away

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

Visiting Sutton Valence Castle: the answers

Where is Sutton Valence Castle?

Sutton Valence Castle is in Sutton Valence, Kent, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Sutton Valence Castle?

Castle in Sutton Valence, Kent, England, UK.

Who runs Sutton Valence Castle?

English Heritage, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.

When is the best time to visit Sutton Valence Castle?

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

Is Sutton Valence Castle a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Sutton Valence Castle?

Within 15 km: Leeds Castle (4.6 km), Sissinghurst Castle and Garden (11 km), Stoneacre (4.6 km) and Allington Castle (11 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)

Sutton Valence Castle: Ukiws, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Leeds Castle: Misterzee, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Sissinghurst Castle and Garden: Hans Bernhard (Schnobby), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Stoneacre: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Allington Castle: Prioryman, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Thurnham Castle: Mertbiol, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
Medway megaliths: Midnightblueowl at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bredgar and Wormshill Light Railway: Penny Mayes, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Maidstone Museum: Linda Spashett Storye_book, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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