The nearest draw to Bidborough: Penshurst Place, 3.8 km away
Castles or historic places make up 4 of the 6 places on the list. Bidborough itself has none of them. For a full day, there is Hever Castle, 8.8 km away.
Top of the list around Bidborough
Next to Penshurst Place, the best known are 2 castles, a historic house and a heritage railway.
CastleTonbridge Castle Gatehouse3 km outside town, to the northeast
CastleSomerhill House3.5 km outside town, to the east
Historic houseSalomons Museum1.2 km outside town, to the south
Heritage railwaySpa Valley Railway4.3 km outside town, to the southMuseumMuseumThe Amelia Scott3.8 km outside town, to the southeastEach 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
Spa Valley Railway marks the outer edge, 5.1 km away.
The dashed line is Bidborough’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Sorted by kind
The biggest group is castles or historic places, with 4 of the 6.
Green: inside Bidborough. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The whole list for Bidborough
These 6 are all within 5 km of its edge.
Tonbridge Castle Gatehouse
Grade I listed castle in Tonbridge and Malling, Kent, England, UK.
The Amelia Scott
Cultural centre, museum, archives and visitor centre in Tunbridge Wells.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
24 listed buildings are on Bidborough’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Bidborough →
The wider area
Best known of the 12 within reach is Hever Castle, at 8.8 km.
Historic houseHever Castle8.8 km westMuseumMuseumRoyal Observatory Greenwich38 km northwest
Castle · National TrustBodiam Castle28 km southeast
MuseumCrystal Palace High Level Station Entry36 km northwest
Historic house · National TrustKnole House11 km north
Historic house · National TrustChartwell14 km northwest
Big drawMuseumNational Maritime Museum39 km northwest · 2.4M visitors a year
MuseumCutty Sark39 km northwest
CastleLeeds Castle29 km east
CathedralRochester Cathedral31 km northeast
Castle · English HeritageRochester Castle31 km northeast
MuseumQueen's House39 km northwestPlaces well known beyond Bidborough (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.
Bidborough: questions and answers
What is there to see near Bidborough?
No attraction is mapped inside Bidborough itself. Within 5 km of it are Penshurst Place, Tonbridge Castle Gatehouse, Somerhill House and Salomons Museum.
Does Bidborough have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Bidborough: The Amelia Scott.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Bidborough?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Bodiam Castle (National Trust), 28 km southeast.
What are the best-known days out near Bidborough?
Within 40 km: Hever Castle (8.8 km), Royal Observatory Greenwich (38 km), Bodiam Castle (28 km), Crystal Palace High Level Station Entry (36 km).
Where are Bidborough’s historic buildings listed?
Bidborough has 24 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 Bidborough 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 (15)
- Tonbridge Castle Gatehouse: Clem Rutter, Rochester Kent, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Somerhill House: Nigel Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Salomons Museum: Nigel Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Spa Valley Railway: PeterSkuce, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hever Castle: Nigel Lamb, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bodiam Castle: Antony McCallum, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Crystal Palace High Level Station Entry: Dickinson Brothers, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Knole House: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chartwell: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
- Leeds Castle: Misterzee, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rochester Cathedral: Raggatt2000, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rochester Castle: Clem Rutter, Rochester, Kent, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Queen's House: Vladimír Procházka, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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