Godinton House
Grade I listed country house in Great Chart with Singleton, Kent, England, UK.
Attractions in Great Chart
Photo: Godinton House, Michael Dibb (CC BY-SA 2.0)Near Great Chart: Godinton House and other places to visit
A day out from Great Chart leads to Canterbury Cathedral, 23 km away. All of it lies outside: 2 places within 5 km of its edge, none inside Great Chart’s built-up area. Look for a historic house and a museum.
In Great Chart
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
2
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
1
in or near town
Castles & historic places
1
in or near town
Best known
The names to know near Great Chart
After Godinton House comes a museum.
Historic houseGodinton House1.5 km outside town, to the north
MuseumAshford Borough Museum2.5 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.
The map
Finding your way
At 2.7 km, Ashford Borough Museum is the farthest one out.
The dashed line is Great Chart’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
By kind
It comes down to a historic house and a museum.
Museums & galleries 1 museum0 in town · 1 nearby
Castles & historic places 1 historic house0 in town · 1 nearby
Green: inside Great Chart. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place
All the places to visit
Here are the 2 places within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
31 listed buildings are on Great Chart’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Great Chart →
Big names nearby
Worth the drive
Of the 12 day trips, Canterbury Cathedral (23 km) is the best known.
CathedralCanterbury Cathedral23 km northeast
Abbey or priory · English HeritageSaint Augustine's Abbey23 km northeast
Castle · National TrustBodiam Castle26 km southwest
CastleLeeds Castle19 km northwest
Castle · English HeritageDover Castle34 km east
Garden · National TrustSissinghurst Castle and Garden18 km west
CathedralRochester Cathedral36 km northwest
Castle · English HeritageRochester Castle36 km northwest
Abbey or priory · English HeritageBattle Abbey35 km southwest
CastleLympne Castle15 km southeast
CastleCanterbury Castle22 km northeast
CastleChilham Castle14 km northeastPlaces well known beyond Great Chart (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.
Quick answers on Great Chart
What is there to see near Great Chart?
No attraction is mapped inside Great Chart itself. Within 5 km of it are Godinton House and Ashford Borough Museum.
Does Great Chart have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Great Chart: Ashford Borough Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Great Chart?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Saint Augustine's Abbey (English Heritage), 23 km northeast.
What are the best-known days out near Great Chart?
Within 40 km: Canterbury Cathedral (23 km), Saint Augustine's Abbey (23 km), Bodiam Castle (26 km), Leeds Castle (19 km).
Where are Great Chart’s historic buildings listed?
Great Chart has 31 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 Great Chart 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 (14)
- Godinton House: Michael Dibb, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ashford Borough Museum: Dave Skinner, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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
- Bodiam Castle: Antony McCallum, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leeds Castle: Misterzee, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dover Castle: Chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sissinghurst Castle and Garden: Hans Bernhard (Schnobby), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rochester Cathedral: Raggatt2000, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rochester Castle: Clem Rutter, Rochester, Kent, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Battle Abbey: Antony McCallum, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lympne Castle: Robin Webster, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Canterbury Castle: Oast House Archive, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chilham Castle: Daywalker, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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