The Archbishop's Palace
The Archbishop's Palace is a historic 14th-century and 16th-century building in Maidstone, Kent. It counts as a Grade I listed building. Top of the 55 other places within 15 km is Leeds Castle, 8 km off.
Palace in Maidstone
Inside Maidstone
The Archbishop's Palace is inside Maidstone’s built-up area, with 7 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Grade I listed building
On the official list of protected heritage; Maidstone has 374 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
The best months to visit
For warmth, aim for May to September (17–23°C highs in Maidstone).
The Archbishop's Palace
Its Wikipedia coverage spans 2 languages.
- Type
- Palace
- Listed
- Grade I listed building
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 2 languages
- Town
- in Maidstone
Around The Archbishop's Palace, mapped
On this map, The Archbishop's Palace is orange and its neighbours are numbered.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Maidstone’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Which towns are near The Archbishop's Palace
Largest of the 7 is Maidstone, home to 109,503. Its home town tops the list; the rest follow by distance.
Maidstone
East Farleigh
Bearsted
Coxheath
Compare the 7 towns
After The Archbishop's Palace
Among the 55 within 15 km are 5 castles, 2 museums and a cathedral.
CastleLeeds Castle8 km away2
CathedralRochester Cathedral13 km away3
Castle · English HeritageRochester Castle13 km away4
CastleAllington Castle2.6 km away5
MuseumMaidstone Museum600 m away6
Castle · English HeritageSutton Valence Castle8.4 km away7
CastleThurnham Castle5.5 km away8
MuseumMedway megaliths5.3 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
What people ask about The Archbishop's Palace
Where is The Archbishop's Palace?
The Archbishop's Palace is in Maidstone, Kent, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is The Archbishop's Palace?
Historic 14th-century and 16th-century building in Maidstone, Kent, England, UK.
When is the best time to visit The Archbishop's Palace?
May to September are the warmest months in Maidstone, with afternoon highs of 17–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is The Archbishop's Palace a listed building?
Yes: Grade I listed building.
What else is there to see near The Archbishop's Palace?
Within 15 km: Leeds Castle (8 km), Rochester Cathedral (13 km), Rochester Castle (13 km) and Allington Castle (2.6 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)
- The Archbishop's Palace: Stephen Nunney, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leeds Castle: Misterzee, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rochester Cathedral: Raggatt2000, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rochester Castle: Clem Rutter, Rochester, Kent, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Allington Castle: Prioryman, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maidstone Museum: Linda Spashett Storye_book, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sutton Valence Castle: Ukiws, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thurnham Castle: Mertbiol, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Medway megaliths: Midnightblueowl at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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