3.9 km from Chartway Street, Leeds Castle leads the list
Of the 5 places to visit in and around Chartway Street, 3 are castles or historic places. All of them lie outside Chartway Street. The list includes 2 places in care: 1 by English Heritage and 1 by the National Trust. Canterbury Cathedral is worth a day, 34 km from the centre.
Top of the list around Chartway Street
Then come a castle, a historic house and a museum, behind Leeds Castle.
CastleLeeds Castle2.8 km outside town, to the north
Castle · English HeritageSutton Valence Castle900 m outside town, to the west
Historic house · National TrustStoneacre3.8 km outside town, to the northwest
MuseumDog collar museum2.6 km outside town, to the northAttractionAttractionFalconry Shows2.6 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.
Mapped around Chartway Street
Stoneacre, 4.9 km away, is the farthest on the map.
The dashed line is Chartway Street’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
3 of the 5 are castles or historic places, more than any other kind.
Green: inside Chartway Street. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
2 places are cared for: 1 by English Heritage and 1 by the National Trust (Sutton Valence Castle and Stoneacre).
Place after place
Nothing is inside Chartway Street itself; these 5 are within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
14 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Chartway Street’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Chartway Street →
Bigger names, a drive away
Canterbury Cathedral, 34 km away, is the best known of the 12.
CathedralCanterbury Cathedral34 km east
Castle · National TrustBodiam Castle24 km south
Garden · National TrustSissinghurst Castle and Garden11 km south
Abbey or priory · English HeritageSaint Augustine's Abbey34 km east
CathedralRochester Cathedral21 km north
Castle · English HeritageRochester Castle21 km north
Historic houseHever Castle35 km west
Castle · English HeritageUpnor Castle22 km north
Historic house · National TrustKnole House29 km west
Abbey or priory · English HeritageBattle Abbey35 km south
Historic house · National TrustChartwell37 km west
Castle · National TrustScotney Castle20 km southwestPlaces well known beyond Chartway Street (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.
Visiting Chartway Street: the answers
What is there to see near Chartway Street?
No attraction is mapped inside Chartway Street itself. Within 5 km of it are Leeds Castle, Sutton Valence Castle, Stoneacre and Dog collar museum.
Does Chartway Street have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Chartway Street: Dog collar museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Chartway Street?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Chartway Street, 2 places are cared for: 1 by English Heritage and 1 by the National Trust (Sutton Valence Castle and Stoneacre).
What are the best-known days out near Chartway Street?
Within 40 km: Canterbury Cathedral (34 km), Bodiam Castle (24 km), Sissinghurst Castle and Garden (11 km), Saint Augustine's Abbey (34 km).
Where are Chartway Street’s historic buildings listed?
Chartway Street has 14 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 Chartway Street 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 (16)
- Leeds Castle: Misterzee, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sutton Valence Castle: Ukiws, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stoneacre: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dog collar museum: Basher Eyre, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Canterbury Cathedral: Hans Musil, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bodiam Castle: Antony McCallum, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sissinghurst Castle and Garden: Hans Bernhard (Schnobby), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Saint Augustine's Abbey: Rob Farrow, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rochester Cathedral: Raggatt2000, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rochester Castle: Clem Rutter, Rochester, Kent, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hever Castle: Nigel Lamb, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Upnor Castle: Clem Rutter, Rochester, Kent, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Knole House: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Battle Abbey: Antony McCallum, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chartwell: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Scotney Castle: Berit from Redhill/Surrey, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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