Stone Castle and more near Bean
Nothing to visit is mapped inside Bean’s built-up area, but 5 places are within 5 km of its edge. The mix takes in 2 museums, a castle and a theme park. Our list counts one place looked after by the National Trust. Make a day of it at British Museum, 30 km away.
Around Bean: where to begin
After Stone Castle come 2 museums, a theme park and a garden.
CastleStone Castle1.6 km outside town, to the north
MuseumDartford Borough Museum and Library4.7 km outside town, to the westTheme parkTheme parkLondon Paramount3.9 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumMuseumCold War Bunker4.9 km outside town, to the eastGardenGarden · National TrustSt John's Jerusalem3.3 km outside town, to the southwestEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Mapped
Cold War Bunker, 5.4 km away, is the farthest on the map.
The dashed line is Bean’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
What there is to see
Between them they are 2 museums, a castle and a theme park.
Green: inside Bean. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by the National Trust (St John's Jerusalem).
All of it
Everything here is within 5 km of its edge, 5 places in all.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
Worth the drive
First of the 12 big names within reach is British Museum, 30 km away.
Big drawMuseumBritish Museum30 km west · 5.8M visitors a year (2023)
Big drawCastleTower of London27 km west · 2.7M visitors a year (2016)
Cathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey30 km west
Historic houseBuckingham Palace31 km west
AttractionElizabeth Tower30 km westMuseumMuseumRoyal Observatory Greenwich21 km west
Big drawArt galleryNational Gallery30 km west · 709K visitors a year (2021)
AttractionLondon Eye29 km west
CathedralSt Paul's Cathedral28 km west
Big drawArt galleryTate Modern28 km west · 1.2M visitors a year (2021)
Big drawMuseumVictoria and Albert Museum33 km west · 858K visitors a year (2021)
MuseumMadame Tussauds32 km westPlaces well known beyond Bean (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.
What visitors ask about Bean
What is there to see near Bean?
No attraction is mapped inside Bean itself. Within 5 km of it are Stone Castle, Dartford Borough Museum and Library, London Paramount and Cold War Bunker.
Does Bean have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Bean: Dartford Borough Museum and Library and Cold War Bunker.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Bean?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Bean, 1 place is cared for by the National Trust (St John's Jerusalem).
What are the best-known days out near Bean?
Within 40 km: British Museum (30 km), Tower of London (27 km), Westminster Abbey (30 km), Buckingham Palace (31 km).
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 Bean 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 (13)
- Stone Castle: Ken Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dartford Borough Museum and Library: Clem Rutter, Rochester Kent, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- British Museum: Ham, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tower of London: Bob Collowan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Westminster Abbey: Σπάρτακος, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Buckingham Palace: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth Tower: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Gallery: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- London Eye: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Paul's Cathedral: Mark Fosh, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tate Modern: Christine Matthews, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Victoria and Albert Museum: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Madame Tussauds: Citizen59, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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