One to see in Brook: The Agricultural Museum
A day out from Brook leads to Canterbury Cathedral, 16 km away. There is one place to visit inside Brook’s built-up area, plus one within 5 km of its edge. Look for a museum and a historic site. Of these, one is looked after by English Heritage.
Start with these in Brook
After The Agricultural Museum, look out for a historic site.
Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Around Brook, mapped
Out at 2.7 km is The Wye Undercroft, the farthest.
The dashed line is Brook’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Kind by kind
It comes down to a museum and a historic site.
Green: inside Brook. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by English Heritage (The Wye Undercroft).
Every one of them
First the one in town, then another within 5 km of its edge.
The one inside Brook comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
19 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Brook’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Brook →
The wider area
Most famous of the 12 is Canterbury Cathedral, 16 km from the centre.
CathedralCanterbury Cathedral16 km northeast
Abbey or priory · English HeritageSaint Augustine's Abbey16 km northeast
Castle · English HeritageDover Castle26 km east
Castle · National TrustBodiam Castle34 km southwest
CastleLeeds Castle25 km northwest
CastleCanterbury Castle16 km northeast
Garden · National TrustSissinghurst Castle and Garden26 km west
CastleChilham Castle9.3 km north
CastleLympne Castle11 km southeast
CastleSaltwood Castle13 km southeast
CastleWestenhanger Castle9.2 km southeast
Heritage railwayRomney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway14 km southPlaces well known beyond Brook (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 Brook: your questions
What are the main attractions in Brook?
The place to visit inside Brook’s built-up area is The Agricultural Museum. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 1 more within 5 km.
Does Brook have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Brook: The Agricultural Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Brook?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Brook, 1 place is cared for by English Heritage (The Wye Undercroft).
What are the best-known days out near Brook?
Within 40 km: Canterbury Cathedral (16 km), Saint Augustine's Abbey (16 km), Dover Castle (26 km), Bodiam Castle (34 km).
Where are Brook’s historic buildings listed?
Brook has 19 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 Brook 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 (12)
- Canterbury Cathedral: Hans Musil, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Saint Augustine's Abbey: Rob Farrow, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dover Castle: Chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bodiam Castle: Antony McCallum, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leeds Castle: Misterzee, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Canterbury Castle: Oast House Archive, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sissinghurst Castle and Garden: Hans Bernhard (Schnobby), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chilham Castle: Daywalker, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lympne Castle: Robin Webster, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Saltwood Castle: Edgepedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Westenhanger Castle: Ian Knox, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway: Ben Salter from Wales, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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