Museum · Royal Tunbridge Wells · Kent

The Amelia Scott

The Amelia Scott is a cultural centre, museum, archives and visitor centre. You will find it inside Royal Tunbridge Wells’ built-up area. Close by, Hever Castle is 12 km away, one of 28 within 15 km.

Where

In Royal Tunbridge Wells

inside the built-up area

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–22°C

In brief

Museum in Royal Tunbridge Wells

Inside Royal Tunbridge Wells

The Amelia Scott is inside Royal Tunbridge Wells’ built-up area, with 3 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

Weather through the year

June to September are the warmest in Royal Tunbridge Wells, with afternoon highs of 19–22°C.

Jan8° / 1°98 mm

Feb8° / 1°67 mm

Mar11° / 3°57 mm

Apr14° / 4°56 mm

May17° / 7°60 mm

Jun20° / 10°57 mm

Jul22° / 12°56 mm

Aug22° / 12°65 mm

Sep19° / 10°63 mm

Oct15° / 7°97 mm

Nov11° / 4°101 mm

Dec8° / 2°105 mm

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

About

The Amelia Scott

Cultural centre, museum, archives and visitor centre in Tunbridge Wells.

In Royal Tunbridge Wells, inside the town’s built-up area.

Type: Museum
Town: in Royal Tunbridge Wells
Official site: theamelia.co.uk

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

The map

Locating The Amelia Scott

Use the numbers to match each place near The Amelia Scott with the list.

Towns near it

Which town is nearest

The largest of the 8 towns is Royal Tunbridge Wells, with 51,215 people. The towns whose pages list it: the one it is in, those within 5 km of it, then larger towns further out.

1 · It’s in town

Royal Tunbridge Wells

51,215 people · 7 places to visit

2 · 1.5 km west of it

Rusthall and Langton Green

7,783 people · 5 places to visit

3 · 2 km north of it

Southborough

9,632 people · 6 places to visit

4 · 3.3 km east of it

Pembury

5,783 people · 6 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where The Amelia Scott is	People	Places to visit
Royal Tunbridge Wells	It’s in town	51,215	7
Rusthall and Langton Green	1.5 km west of it	7,783	5
Southborough	2 km north of it	9,632	6
Pembury	3.3 km east of it	5,783	6
Speldhurst	3.3 km northwest of it	947	4
Bullingstone	3.6 km west of it	196	5
Bidborough	3.8 km northwest of it	914	6
Frant	3.8 km south of it	701	3

Each has its own grades, prices and things to do.

Make a day of it

While you are near The Amelia Scott

Within 15 km are 28 places, among them 4 historic houses, 3 castles and a heritage railway.

Historic houseHever Castle12 km away 2

CastleTonbridge Castle Gatehouse7.1 km away 3Historic houseHistoric housePenshurst Place7.2 km away 4

Castle · National TrustScotney Castle11 km away 5

Historic house · National TrustIghtham Mote14 km away 6

Heritage railwaySpa Valley Railway2.2 km away 7

Historic houseSalomons Museum2.6 km away 8

CastleSomerhill House6.1 km away

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

What people ask about The Amelia Scott

Where is The Amelia Scott?

The Amelia Scott is in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is The Amelia Scott?

Cultural centre, museum, archives and visitor centre in Tunbridge Wells.

When is the best time to visit The Amelia Scott?

June to September are the warmest months in Royal Tunbridge Wells, with afternoon highs of 19–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near The Amelia Scott?

Within 15 km: Hever Castle (12 km), Tonbridge Castle Gatehouse (7.1 km), Penshurst Place (7.2 km) and Scotney 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 (7)

Hever Castle: Nigel Lamb, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Tonbridge Castle Gatehouse: Clem Rutter, Rochester Kent, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Scotney Castle: Berit from Redhill/Surrey, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Ightham Mote: Brian Snelson, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Spa Valley Railway: PeterSkuce, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Salomons Museum: Nigel Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Somerhill House: Nigel Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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