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Tonbridge Castle Gatehouse

Tonbridge Castle Gatehouse is a grade I listed castle in Tonbridge and Malling, Kent. Add Hever Castle, 11 km away, to a visit; it leads 34 places within 15 km. It is written up in 9 Wikipedias.

Photo: Tonbridge Castle Gatehouse, Clem Rutter, Rochester Kent (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Where

In Tonbridge

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 10%

#792 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 17–23°C

In brief

Castle in Tonbridge

One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

#792 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (9 Wikipedias). About ↓

Inside Tonbridge

Tonbridge Castle Gatehouse is inside Tonbridge’s built-up area, with 1 more place to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Scheduled monument

On the official list of protected heritage; Tonbridge has 108 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

Warm months and wet ones

Highs of 17–23°C mark May to September in Tonbridge.

Jan8° / 2°77 mm

Feb8° / 1°56 mm

Mar11° / 3°47 mm

Apr14° / 4°49 mm

May17° / 7°50 mm

Jun20° / 10°48 mm

Jul23° / 12°46 mm

Aug22° / 12°52 mm

Sep19° / 9°51 mm

Oct15° / 7°80 mm

Nov11° / 4°80 mm

Dec8° / 2°79 mm

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

About

Tonbridge Castle Gatehouse

Grade I listed castle in Tonbridge and Malling, Kent, England, UK.

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

Tonbridge’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Castle
Listed: Scheduled monument
Wikipedias: Covered in 9 languages
Town: in Tonbridge
Official site: tonbridgecastle.org

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

Plan your visit

Address and hours

Entrance fees

EntryA fee is charged

Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

Tonbridge Castle Gatehouse on the map

On this map, Tonbridge Castle Gatehouse is orange and its neighbours are numbered.

Towns near it

Towns that list Tonbridge Castle Gatehouse

Royal Tunbridge Wells, with 51,215 people, is the largest of the 8. They run in order of distance, starting where it stands.

1 · It’s in town

Tonbridge

36,136 people · 10 places to visit

2 · 400 m northwest of it

Hildenborough

4,943 people · 6 places to visit

3 · 3 km southwest of it

Bidborough

914 people · 6 places to visit

4 · 3.2 km south of it

Southborough

9,632 people · 6 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Tonbridge Castle Gatehouse is	People	Places to visit
Tonbridge	It’s in town	36,136	10
Hildenborough	400 m northwest of it	4,943	6
Bidborough	3 km southwest of it	914	6
Southborough	3.2 km south of it	9,632	6
Leigh	3.3 km west of it	1,104	4
Royal Tunbridge Wells	4 km south of it	51,215	7
Hadlow	4.1 km northeast of it	3,168	8
Pembury	4.8 km southeast of it	5,783	6

Make a day of it

While you are near Tonbridge Castle Gatehouse

Of the 34 within 15 km, look for 5 historic houses and 3 castles.

Historic houseHever Castle11 km away 2

Historic house · National TrustKnole House9.1 km away 3

Historic house · National TrustChartwell14 km away 4

Historic house · National TrustIghtham Mote6.9 km away 5Historic houseHistoric housePenshurst Place6.7 km away 6

CastleSomerhill House2.4 km away 7

Castle · National TrustScotney Castle15 km away 8

CastleMereworth Castle10 km away

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

Planning a visit to Tonbridge Castle Gatehouse

Where is Tonbridge Castle Gatehouse?

Tonbridge Castle Gatehouse is in Tonbridge, Kent, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Tonbridge Castle Gatehouse?

Grade I listed castle in Tonbridge and Malling, Kent, England, UK.

When is the best time to visit Tonbridge Castle Gatehouse?

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

Is Tonbridge Castle Gatehouse a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Tonbridge Castle Gatehouse?

Within 15 km: Hever Castle (11 km), Knole House (9.1 km), Chartwell (14 km) and Ightham Mote (6.9 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 (8)

Tonbridge Castle Gatehouse: Clem Rutter, Rochester Kent, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Hever Castle: Nigel Lamb, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Knole House: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Chartwell: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Ightham Mote: Brian Snelson, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Somerhill House: Nigel Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Scotney Castle: Berit from Redhill/Surrey, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Mereworth Castle: Antonio Visentini / Francesco Zuccarelli, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

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