Bredgar and Wormshill Light Railway
Heritage railway in Kent, England.
Attractions in Bredgar
Photo: Bredgar and Wormshill Light Railway, Penny Mayes (CC BY-SA 2.0)Close to Bredgar: Bredgar and Wormshill Light Railway and more
Leeds Castle, 8.5 km from Bredgar, is the best-known trip nearby. Nothing on our list is inside Bredgar’s built-up area; the 2 places to visit are within 5 km of its edge. Among them are a heritage railway and a museum.
In Bredgar
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
2
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
1
in or near town
Best known
The best known around Bredgar
After Bredgar and Wormshill Light Railway, look out for a museum.
Heritage railwayBredgar and Wormshill Light Railway1.5 km outside town, to the southMuseumMuseumSittingbourne Heritage Museum3.6 km outside town, to the northeastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
The map
The places, mapped
The map ends at Sittingbourne Heritage Museum, 4.4 km out.
The dashed line is Bredgar’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
By kind
A breakdown by kind
Between them they are a heritage railway and a museum.
Museums & galleries 1 museum0 in town · 1 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 1 heritage railway0 in town · 1 nearby
Green: inside Bredgar. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place
The list in full
2 places make the list, every one within 5 km of its edge.
Sittingbourne Heritage Museum
Museum in Sittingbourne, England, UK.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
22 listed buildings are on Bredgar’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Bredgar →
Big names nearby
Further away
Leeds Castle, 8.5 km away, is the best known of the 12.
CastleLeeds Castle8.5 km southwest
CathedralCanterbury Cathedral27 km east
CathedralRochester Cathedral16 km northwest
Castle · English HeritageRochester Castle16 km northwest
Abbey or priory · English HeritageSaint Augustine's Abbey28 km east
Castle · National TrustBodiam Castle36 km south
Castle · English HeritageUpnor Castle16 km northwest
Garden · National TrustSissinghurst Castle and Garden23 km south
Historic house · National TrustKnole House35 km west
CastleThurnham Castle7.6 km west
Castle · English HeritageSutton Valence Castle13 km southwest
CastleCanterbury Castle27 km eastPlaces well known beyond Bredgar (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.
Good to know in Bredgar
What is there to see near Bredgar?
No attraction is mapped inside Bredgar itself. Within 5 km of it are Bredgar and Wormshill Light Railway and Sittingbourne Heritage Museum.
Does Bredgar have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Bredgar: Sittingbourne Heritage Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Bredgar?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Rochester Castle (English Heritage), 16 km northwest.
What are the best-known days out near Bredgar?
Within 40 km: Leeds Castle (8.5 km), Canterbury Cathedral (27 km), Rochester Cathedral (16 km), Rochester Castle (16 km).
Where are Bredgar’s historic buildings listed?
Bredgar has 22 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 Bredgar 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)
- Bredgar and Wormshill Light Railway: Penny Mayes, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leeds Castle: Misterzee, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Canterbury Cathedral: Hans Musil, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rochester Cathedral: Raggatt2000, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rochester Castle: Clem Rutter, Rochester, Kent, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Saint Augustine's Abbey: Rob Farrow, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bodiam Castle: Antony McCallum, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Upnor Castle: Clem Rutter, Rochester, Kent, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sissinghurst Castle and Garden: Hans Bernhard (Schnobby), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Knole House: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thurnham Castle: Mertbiol, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sutton Valence Castle: Ukiws, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Canterbury Castle: Oast House Archive, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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