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Cooling Castle
Attractions in Cliffe

Nothing in Cliffe itself: Cooling Castle is 1.7 km away

For a trip from Cliffe, Rochester Castle is 7.8 km away. Nothing on our list is inside Cliffe’s built-up area; the 2 places to visit are within 5 km of its edge. There are a castle and a fort to choose from.

Photo: Cooling Castle, shirokazan (CC BY 2.0)
In Cliffe
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
2
of the town’s edge
Castles & historic places
2
in or near town
Best known

Around Cliffe: where to begin

Next to Cooling Castle, the best known is a fort.

CastleCooling Castle1.4 km outside town, to the eastFortCoalhouse Fort4.3 km outside town, to the west

Each 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 lie of the land

Furthest from the centre is Coalhouse Fort, 4.7 km away.

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The dashed line is Cliffe’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

Sorted by kind

They are all castles or historic places: 2 in all.

Castles & historic places 1 castle · 1 fort0 in town · 2 nearby

Green: inside Cliffe. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

Every place

Every one of them

Both on the list lie within 5 km of its edge.

Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.

15 listed buildings are on Cliffe’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Cliffe →

Big names nearby

Names further out

The pick of the 12 is Rochester Castle, 7.8 km off.

Castle · English HeritageRochester Castle7.8 km southCathedralRochester Cathedral8 km southMuseumMuseumRoyal Observatory Greenwich35 km westCastle · English HeritageUpnor Castle6.2 km southBig drawMuseumNational Maritime Museum35 km west · 2.4M visitors a yearCastleLeeds Castle25 km southMuseumCutty Sark36 km westMuseumQueen's House35 km westCastle · English HeritageHadleigh Castle12 km northeastMuseum · National TrustRed House26 km westHistoric house · English HeritageEltham Palace31 km westHistoric house · National TrustKnole House30 km southwest

Places well known beyond Cliffe (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.

Know before you go to Cliffe

What is there to see near Cliffe?

No attraction is mapped inside Cliffe itself. Within 5 km of it are Cooling Castle and Coalhouse Fort.

Does Cliffe have a museum?

No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Cliffe.

Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Cliffe?

None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Rochester Castle (English Heritage), 7.8 km south.

What are the best-known days out near Cliffe?

Within 40 km: Rochester Castle (7.8 km), Rochester Cathedral (8 km), Royal Observatory Greenwich (35 km), Upnor Castle (6.2 km).

Where are Cliffe’s historic buildings listed?

Cliffe has 15 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 Cliffe 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)

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.