Seeing Upper Dicker? Begin at Michelham Priory
We list 2 places to visit inside Upper Dicker’s built-up area and 3 within 5 km of its edge. They include a historic house, a zoo and a museum. Close to the centre, within 1 km, are 2 of them. At 28 km, Bodiam Castle is worth the journey.
The names to know in Upper Dicker
Then come a zoo, a museum and a theme park, behind Michelham Priory.
Historic houseMichelham Prioryin townZooZooBede's Zooin town
MuseumFarleys Barn Gallery3.3 km outside town, to the northTheme parkTheme parkKnockhatch Adventure Park1.1 km outside town, to the eastChurchChurchSt Mary and St Peter's Church.5 km outside town, to the southEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
On the map
The outermost point is St Mary and St Peter's Church., at 5.5 km.
The dashed line is Upper Dicker’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
The mix
Castles or historic places are the biggest group (2), then zoos, theme parks or other days out (2).
Green: inside Upper Dicker. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Place by place
After the 2 in town come 3 more within 5 km of its edge.
The 2 inside Upper Dicker come first, best known first; then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
9 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Upper Dicker’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Upper Dicker →
Day trips from Upper Dicker
Bodiam Castle, at 28 km, heads the 12.
Castle · National TrustBodiam Castle28 km northeast
Historic houseRoyal Pavilion24 km west
Castle · English HeritagePevensey Castle11 km southeast
CastleHerstmonceux Castle9.6 km east
Abbey or priory · English HeritageBattle Abbey21 km east
Historic houseHever Castle36 km north
CastleLewes Castle - Barbican gate14 km west
MuseumCharleston House6.7 km southwest
Historic house · National TrustMonk's House13 km west
Theme parkBrighton Pier25 km west
MuseumBrighton Museum & Art Gallery24 km west · 200K visitors a year
Garden · National TrustSissinghurst Castle and Garden38 km northeastPlaces well known beyond Upper Dicker (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.
Seeing Upper Dicker: questions
What are the main attractions in Upper Dicker?
The best known inside Upper Dicker’s built-up area are Michelham Priory and Bede's Zoo. In all, 2 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 3 more within 5 km.
Does Upper Dicker have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Upper Dicker: Farleys Barn Gallery.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Upper Dicker?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Bodiam Castle (National Trust), 28 km northeast.
What are the best-known days out near Upper Dicker?
Within 40 km: Bodiam Castle (28 km), Royal Pavilion (24 km), Pevensey Castle (11 km), Herstmonceux Castle (9.6 km).
Where are Upper Dicker’s historic buildings listed?
Upper Dicker has 9 listed buildings, 2 of them Grade I. 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 Upper Dicker 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 (14)
- Michelham Priory: Michael Haslam, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Farleys Barn Gallery: PAUL FARMER, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bodiam Castle: Antony McCallum, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Royal Pavilion: Qmin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pevensey Castle: Piotr Zarobkiewicz, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Herstmonceux Castle: The original uploader was Welshie at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Battle Abbey: Antony McCallum, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hever Castle: Nigel Lamb, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lewes Castle - Barbican gate: Arild Vågen, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charleston House: APB-CMX at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Monk's House: Oliver Mallinson Lewis from Oxford, United Kingdom, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brighton Pier: kallerna, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brighton Museum & Art Gallery: The Voice of Hassocks, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sissinghurst Castle and Garden: Hans Bernhard (Schnobby), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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