Spa Valley Railway, 4 km from Frant
There is no place to visit inside Frant’s built-up area; there are 3 within 5 km of its edge. They include a heritage railway, an attraction and a museum. Further out, Bodiam Castle is 22 km away.
Leading the list near Frant
After Spa Valley Railway, look out for an attraction and a museum.
Heritage railwaySpa Valley Railway3.4 km outside town, to the northwestAttractionAttractionEridge Rocks3.2 km outside town, to the westMuseumMuseumThe Amelia Scott3.8 km outside town, to the northEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Around Frant, mapped
The outermost point is The Amelia Scott, at 4.3 km.
The dashed line is Frant’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
A breakdown by kind
It comes down to a heritage railway, an attraction and a museum.
Green: inside Frant. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every entry
Look within 5 km of its edge for all 3 places listed.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
40 listed buildings are on Frant’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Frant →
Within a day
Allow a day for Bodiam Castle, 22 km away, the pick of 12.
Castle · National TrustBodiam Castle22 km southeast
Historic houseHever Castle15 km northwest
CastleLeeds Castle31 km northeast
Historic house · National TrustChartwell21 km northwest
Historic house · National TrustKnole House20 km north
Castle · National TrustScotney Castle9.7 km east
Garden · National TrustSissinghurst Castle and Garden22 km east
Abbey or priory · English HeritageBattle Abbey25 km southeast
CathedralRochester Cathedral37 km northeast
Castle · English HeritageRochester Castle37 km northeastHistoric houseHistoric housePenshurst Place11 km northwest
CastleTonbridge Castle Gatehouse11 km northPlaces well known beyond Frant (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a National Trust, English Heritage or Cadw property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.
Know before you go to Frant
What is there to see near Frant?
No attraction is mapped inside Frant itself. Within 5 km of it are Spa Valley Railway, Eridge Rocks and The Amelia Scott.
Does Frant have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Frant: The Amelia Scott.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Frant?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Bodiam Castle (National Trust), 22 km southeast.
What are the best-known days out near Frant?
Within 40 km: Bodiam Castle (22 km), Hever Castle (15 km), Leeds Castle (31 km), Chartwell (21 km).
Where are Frant’s historic buildings listed?
Frant has 40 listed buildings. They are on its History page, from Historic England’s list, not repeated here.
How is this list made?
From OpenStreetMap (museums, galleries, zoos, theme parks and attractions, castles, forts and abbeys, and historic houses and gardens that are open to visitors) and Wikidata (what each place is, who runs it, its website and visitor counts). A place counts for Frant when it is inside the ONS 2022 built-up area, and as nearby within 5 km of its edge. Opening times and prices are not shown: check the official site.
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 (12)
- Spa Valley Railway: PeterSkuce, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bodiam Castle: Antony McCallum, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hever Castle: Nigel Lamb, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leeds Castle: Misterzee, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chartwell: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Knole House: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Scotney Castle: Berit from Redhill/Surrey, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sissinghurst Castle and Garden: Hans Bernhard (Schnobby), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Battle Abbey: Antony McCallum, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rochester Cathedral: Raggatt2000, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rochester Castle: Clem Rutter, Rochester, Kent, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tonbridge Castle Gatehouse: Clem Rutter, Rochester Kent, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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