Romney Marsh Wartime Collection, 2.6 km from Brookland
A day out from Brookland leads to Bodiam Castle, 20 km away. With nothing inside Brookland’s built-up area, the list has 2 places within 5 km of its edge.
Around Brookland: where to begin
The other best-known place is a museum.
Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Mapped
The farthest of them, Romney Marsh Wartime Collection, is 2.6 km out.
The dashed line is Brookland’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Which kinds
Every one of them is among museums or galleries.
Green: inside Brookland. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
All the places to visit
Look within 5 km of its edge for both.
Brenzett Aeronautical Museum
Museum in Romney Marsh, England, UK.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
20 listed buildings are on Brookland’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Brookland →
Day trips from Brookland
Top of the 12 day trips: Bodiam Castle, at 20 km.
Castle · National TrustBodiam Castle20 km west
CathedralCanterbury Cathedral36 km northeast
Abbey or priory · English HeritageSaint Augustine's Abbey36 km northeast
CastleLeeds Castle31 km northwest
Castle · English HeritageDover Castle37 km northeast
Castle · English HeritageCamber Castle9.9 km southwest
Garden · National TrustSissinghurst Castle and Garden22 km northwest
Abbey or priory · English HeritageBattle Abbey26 km west
FortRoyal Military Canal5.7 km southwest
Historic house · National TrustLamb House8.7 km southwest
Heritage railwayRomney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway13 km east
CastleLympne Castle16 km northeastPlaces well known beyond Brookland (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.
Questions before you go to Brookland
What is there to see near Brookland?
No attraction is mapped inside Brookland itself. Within 5 km of it are Romney Marsh Wartime Collection and Brenzett Aeronautical Museum.
Does Brookland have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Brookland: Romney Marsh Wartime Collection and Brenzett Aeronautical Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Brookland?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Bodiam Castle (National Trust), 20 km west.
What are the best-known days out near Brookland?
Within 40 km: Bodiam Castle (20 km), Canterbury Cathedral (36 km), Saint Augustine's Abbey (36 km), Leeds Castle (31 km).
Where are Brookland’s historic buildings listed?
Brookland has 20 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 Brookland 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)
- Bodiam Castle: Antony McCallum, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Canterbury Cathedral: Hans Musil, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Saint Augustine's Abbey: Rob Farrow, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leeds Castle: Misterzee, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dover Castle: Chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Camber 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
- Battle Abbey: Antony McCallum, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Royal Military Canal: Sebastian Ballard, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lamb House: Elizabeth B. Thomsen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway: Ben Salter from Wales, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lympne Castle: Robin Webster, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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