Penshurst Place leads what is near Fordcombe
All of it lies outside: 4 places within 5 km of its edge, none inside Fordcombe’s built-up area. On the list: 2 historic houses, a heritage railway and a museum, among others. Travel 6.9 km and you reach Hever Castle.
The names to know near Fordcombe
The list goes on from Penshurst Place to a historic house, a heritage railway and a museum.
Historic houseSalomons Museum3.4 km outside town, to the east
Heritage railwaySpa Valley Railway3.6 km outside town, to the southeastMuseumMuseumThe Amelia Scott4.9 km outside town, to the eastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Where each one is
To the east lie most of the 4 nearby.
The dashed line is Fordcombe’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
The kinds on offer
The list holds 2 historic houses, a heritage railway and a museum.
Green: inside Fordcombe. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
All of it
Each of the 4 is within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
9 listed buildings are on Fordcombe’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Fordcombe →
Trips out
Leading the 12 is Hever Castle, 6.9 km away; they include 4 museums and 4 castles.
Historic houseHever Castle6.9 km northwestMuseumMuseumRoyal Observatory Greenwich39 km north
MuseumCrystal Palace High Level Station Entry36 km northwest
Castle · National TrustBodiam Castle30 km southeast
Historic house · National TrustChartwell13 km northwest
Big drawMuseumNational Maritime Museum40 km north · 2.4M visitors a year
Historic house · National TrustKnole House14 km north
CastleLeeds Castle34 km east
MuseumQueen's House40 km north
CathedralRochester Cathedral36 km northeast
Castle · English HeritageRochester Castle36 km northeast
CastleTonbridge Castle Gatehouse8.9 km northeastPlaces well known beyond Fordcombe (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 Fordcombe
What is there to see near Fordcombe?
No attraction is mapped inside Fordcombe itself. Within 5 km of it are Penshurst Place, Salomons Museum, Spa Valley Railway and The Amelia Scott.
Does Fordcombe have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Fordcombe: The Amelia Scott.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Fordcombe?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Bodiam Castle (National Trust), 30 km southeast.
What are the best-known days out near Fordcombe?
Within 40 km: Hever Castle (6.9 km), Royal Observatory Greenwich (39 km), Crystal Palace High Level Station Entry (36 km), Bodiam Castle (30 km).
Where are Fordcombe’s historic buildings listed?
Fordcombe has 9 listed buildings. 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 Fordcombe 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)
- Salomons Museum: Nigel Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Spa Valley Railway: PeterSkuce, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hever Castle: Nigel Lamb, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Crystal Palace High Level Station Entry: Dickinson Brothers, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bodiam Castle: Antony McCallum, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chartwell: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Maritime Museum: Katie Chan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Knole House: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leeds Castle: Misterzee, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Queen's House: Vladimír Procházka, 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
- Tonbridge Castle Gatehouse: Clem Rutter, Rochester Kent, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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