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Tenterden District Museum

Tenterden District Museum is a museum in Tenterden, Kent. Add Bodiam Castle, 12 km away, to a visit; it leads 26 places within 15 km.

Where

In Tenterden

inside the built-up area

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 17–23°C

In brief

Museum in Tenterden

Inside Tenterden

Tenterden District Museum is inside Tenterden’s built-up area, with 8 more places 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

Seasons and weather

Afternoons in Tenterden reach 17–23°C from May to September.

Jan8° / 2°76 mm

Feb8° / 2°59 mm

Mar11° / 3°45 mm

Apr14° / 5°44 mm

May17° / 8°47 mm

Jun20° / 11°48 mm

Jul23° / 13°40 mm

Aug23° / 13°52 mm

Sep20° / 11°50 mm

Oct16° / 8°85 mm

Nov11° / 5°84 mm

Dec8° / 2°82 mm

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

About

Tenterden District Museum

Museum in Tenterden, Kent, United Kingdom.

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

Type: Museum
Town: in Tenterden
Official site: tenterdenmuseum.co.uk

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

Plan your visit

The practical side

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 to Tenterden District Museum

Orange is Tenterden District Museum; numbered in green, the places near it.

Towns near it

Where to base yourself

Of these 5 towns, the largest is Tenterden (7,775 people). Every one of these towns counts it as a place to visit.

1 · It’s in town

Tenterden

7,775 people · 11 places to visit

2 · 3.5 km north of it

High Halden

974 people · 7 places to visit

3 · 3.7 km southwest of it

Rolvenden

813 people · 11 places to visit

4 · 3.7 km north of it

Woolpack Corner

579 people · 7 places to visit

Compare the 5 towns

Town	Where Tenterden District Museum is	People	Places to visit
Tenterden	It’s in town	7,775	11
High Halden	3.5 km north of it	974	7
Rolvenden	3.7 km southwest of it	813	11
Woolpack Corner	3.7 km north of it	579	7
Rolvenden Layne	3.8 km southwest of it	378	10

Make a day of it

Beyond Tenterden District Museum

A visit can add 2 castles, 2 gardens and 2 historic houses, from 26 places within 15 km.

Castle · National TrustBodiam Castle12 km away 2

Garden · National TrustSissinghurst Castle and Garden8.9 km away 3Heritage railwayHeritage railwayKent and East Sussex Railway200 m away 4

Historic house · National TrustSmallhythe Place3.5 km away 5

Historic house · National TrustLamb House14 km away 6

FortRoyal Military Canal11 km away 7

GardenGreat Dixter10 km away 8

CastleRye Castle14 km away

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

Questions people have about Tenterden District Museum

Where is Tenterden District Museum?

Tenterden District Museum is in Tenterden, Kent, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Tenterden District Museum?

Museum in Tenterden, Kent, United Kingdom.

When is the best time to visit Tenterden District Museum?

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

What else is there to see near Tenterden District Museum?

Within 15 km: Bodiam Castle (12 km), Sissinghurst Castle and Garden (8.9 km), Kent and East Sussex Railway (200 m) and Smallhythe Place (3.5 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 (7)

Bodiam Castle: Antony McCallum, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Sissinghurst Castle and Garden: Hans Bernhard (Schnobby), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Smallhythe Place: Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Lamb House: Elizabeth B. Thomsen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Royal Military Canal: Sebastian Ballard, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Great Dixter: Miles Berry, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Rye Castle: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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