Just outside Addington: St Leonards Tower and more
All of it lies outside: 5 places within 5 km of its edge, none inside Addington’s built-up area. They include a fort, a museum and a castle. On the list, 2 places are looked after: 1 by English Heritage and 1 by the National Trust. Drive 39 km to reach Tower of London.
The best known around Addington
Close behind St Leonards Tower are a museum, a castle and a zoo.
Fort · English HeritageSt Leonards Tower2.4 km outside town, to the southeast
Museum · National TrustColdrum Long Barrow1.4 km outside town, to the north
CastleLeybourne Castle2.8 km outside town, to the eastZooZooHemsley Conservation Centre3.2 km outside town, to the northwestAttractionAttractionQuintain1.5 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.
Plotted on the map
Out at 3.7 km is Hemsley Conservation Centre, the farthest.
The dashed line is Addington’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
How the list breaks down
It comes down to a fort, a museum and a castle.
Green: inside Addington. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
2 places are cared for: 1 by English Heritage and 1 by the National Trust (St Leonards Tower and Coldrum Long Barrow).
Every place, in and near Addington
Look within 5 km of its edge for all 5 places listed.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
9 listed buildings are on Addington’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Addington →
Day trips
Most famous of the 12 is Tower of London, 39 km from the centre.
Big drawCastleTower of London39 km northwest · 2.7M visitors a year (2016)MuseumMuseumRoyal Observatory Greenwich33 km northwest
Castle · English HeritageRochester Castle13 km northeast
CathedralRochester Cathedral13 km northeast
CastleLeeds Castle19 km east
MuseumCrystal Palace High Level Station Entry34 km west
Big drawMuseumNational Maritime Museum33 km northwest · 2.4M visitors a year
MuseumCutty Sark33 km northwest
Historic houseHever Castle23 km southwest
Castle · National TrustBodiam Castle36 km south
Historic house · National TrustKnole House13 km west
MuseumImperial War Museum London40 km northwest · 321K visitors a year (2021)Places well known beyond Addington (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.
Common questions about Addington
What is there to see near Addington?
No attraction is mapped inside Addington itself. Within 5 km of it are St Leonards Tower, Coldrum Long Barrow, Leybourne Castle and Hemsley Conservation Centre.
Does Addington have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Addington: Coldrum Long Barrow.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Addington?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Addington, 2 places are cared for: 1 by English Heritage and 1 by the National Trust (St Leonards Tower and Coldrum Long Barrow).
What are the best-known days out near Addington?
Within 40 km: Tower of London (39 km), Royal Observatory Greenwich (33 km), Rochester Castle (13 km), Rochester Cathedral (13 km).
Where are Addington’s historic buildings listed?
Addington has 9 listed buildings, 1 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 Addington 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)
- St Leonards Tower: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Coldrum Long Barrow: Chris Gunns, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leybourne Castle: Glen, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tower of London: Bob Collowan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rochester Castle: Clem Rutter, Rochester, Kent, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rochester Cathedral: Raggatt2000, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Leeds Castle: Misterzee, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Crystal Palace High Level Station Entry: Dickinson Brothers, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- National Maritime Museum: Katie Chan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cutty Sark: Krzysztof Belczyński from Warsaw, POLAND, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hever Castle: Nigel Lamb, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bodiam Castle: Antony McCallum, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Knole House: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Imperial War Museum London: Ввласенко, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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