Places to visit near Four Elms: Hever Castle & more
The built-up area has no place on our list of its own; 7 are within 5 km of its edge. Look for 2 historic houses, 2 gardens and 2 museums. Of the places on our list, 2 are looked after by the National Trust. Beyond the town, the best known is British Museum, 37 km off.
Just outside Four Elms, the best known
Following Hever Castle are 2 gardens, a historic house and a castle.
Historic houseHever Castle2.5 km outside town, to the south
Historic house · National TrustChartwell3.1 km outside town, to the north
CastleChiddingstone Castle3.6 km outside town, to the southeast
Garden · National TrustEmmetts Garden3.9 km outside town, to the north
GardenGreat Comp Garden3.9 km outside town, to the north
MuseumEden Valley Museum2.9 km outside town, to the southwestEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
The lie of the land
The farthest of them, Chiddingstone Castle, is 4.4 km out.
The dashed line is Four Elms’ 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
Ahead are castles or historic places (3); next, gardens or estates (2).
Green: inside Four Elms. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
2 places are cared for by the National Trust (Chartwell and Emmetts Garden).
All 7 on the list
You will find all 7 within 5 km of its edge.
Kent and Sharpshooters Yeomanry Museum Kent and Sharpshooters Yeomanry Museum
Military museum in Hever Castle, United Kingdom.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
4 listed buildings are on Four Elms’ History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Four Elms →
Names further out
British Museum, 37 km away, is the best known of the 12.
Big drawMuseumBritish Museum37 km northwest · 5.8M visitors a year (2023)
Big drawCastleTower of London35 km north · 2.7M visitors a year (2016)
Historic houseBuckingham Palace36 km northwest
Cathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey35 km northwest
AttractionElizabeth Tower35 km northwest
Big drawArt galleryNational Gallery36 km northwest · 709K visitors a year (2021)
AttractionLondon Eye36 km northwest
CathedralSt Paul's Cathedral36 km north
Big drawArt galleryTate Modern35 km northwest · 1.2M visitors a year (2021)MuseumMuseumRoyal Observatory Greenwich30 km north
Big drawMuseumVictoria and Albert Museum37 km northwest · 858K visitors a year (2021)
MuseumCrystal Palace High Level Station Entry26 km northwestPlaces well known beyond Four Elms (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.
Four Elms, answered
What is there to see near Four Elms?
No attraction is mapped inside Four Elms itself. Within 5 km of it are Hever Castle, Chartwell, Chiddingstone Castle and Emmetts Garden.
Does Four Elms have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Four Elms: Eden Valley Museum and Kent and Sharpshooters Yeomanry Museum Kent and Sharpshooters Yeomanry Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Four Elms?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Four Elms, 2 places are cared for by the National Trust (Chartwell and Emmetts Garden).
What are the best-known days out near Four Elms?
Within 40 km: British Museum (37 km), Tower of London (35 km), Buckingham Palace (36 km), Westminster Abbey (35 km).
Where are Four Elms’ historic buildings listed?
Four Elms has 4 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 Four Elms 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 (17)
- Hever Castle: Nigel Lamb, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chartwell: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chiddingstone Castle: Hjamesberglen, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Emmetts Garden: Oast House Archive, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Great Comp Garden: David Anstiss, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eden Valley Museum: Nigel Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- British Museum: Ham, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tower of London: Bob Collowan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Buckingham Palace: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Westminster Abbey: Σπάρτακος, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth Tower: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Gallery: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- London Eye: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Paul's Cathedral: Mark Fosh, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tate Modern: Christine Matthews, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Victoria and Albert Museum: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Crystal Palace High Level Station Entry: Dickinson Brothers, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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