Stone Castle leads what is near Hawley
With nothing inside Hawley’s built-up area, the list has 4 places within 5 km of its edge. The mix takes in a castle, a museum and a historic house. One of them is cared for by the National Trust. Make a day of it at British Museum, 27 km away.
Top of the list around Hawley
After Stone Castle, look out for a museum, a historic house and a garden.
CastleStone Castle3.7 km outside town, to the northeast
MuseumDartford Borough Museum and Library2.1 km outside town, to the north
Historic houseHall Place and Gardens5 km outside town, to the northwestGardenGarden · National TrustSt John's Jerusalem1.4 km outside town, to the southeastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
On the map
Furthest out is Hall Place and Gardens, at 5.4 km.
The dashed line is Hawley’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 mix
The list holds a castle, a museum and a historic house.
Green: inside Hawley. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by the National Trust (St John's Jerusalem).
Each place in turn
4 places make the list, every one within 5 km of its edge.
Dartford Borough Museum and Library
Public library and museum in Dartford, Kent, England, UK.
Hall Place and Gardens
Grade I listed house and museum in Bexley, Greater London, England, United Kingdom.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
Names further out
Of the 12 day trips, British Museum (27 km) is the best known.
Big drawMuseumBritish Museum27 km northwest · 5.8M visitors a year (2023)
Big drawCastleTower of London23 km northwest · 2.7M visitors a year (2016)
Cathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey26 km west
Historic houseBuckingham Palace27 km west
AttractionElizabeth Tower26 km westMuseumMuseumRoyal Observatory Greenwich17 km west
AttractionLondon Eye26 km west
Big drawArt galleryNational Gallery26 km west · 709K visitors a year (2021)
CathedralSt Paul's Cathedral25 km northwest
Big drawArt galleryTate Modern24 km northwest · 1.2M visitors a year (2021)
Big drawMuseumVictoria and Albert Museum29 km west · 858K visitors a year (2021)
MuseumMadame Tussauds29 km northwestPlaces well known beyond Hawley (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.
Places to visit in Hawley: questions
What is there to see near Hawley?
No attraction is mapped inside Hawley itself. Within 5 km of it are Stone Castle, Dartford Borough Museum and Library, Hall Place and Gardens and St John's Jerusalem.
Does Hawley have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Hawley: Dartford Borough Museum and Library.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Hawley?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Hawley, 1 place is cared for by the National Trust (St John's Jerusalem).
What are the best-known days out near Hawley?
Within 40 km: British Museum (27 km), Tower of London (23 km), Westminster Abbey (26 km), Buckingham Palace (27 km).
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 Hawley 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)
- Stone Castle: Ken Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dartford Borough Museum and Library: Clem Rutter, Rochester Kent, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hall Place and Gardens: Wellingwebsite at English Wikipedia Later versions were uploaded by P Ingerson at en.wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- British Museum: Ham, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tower of London: Bob Collowan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Westminster Abbey: Σπάρτακος, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Buckingham Palace: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth Tower: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- London Eye: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Gallery: Diego Delso, 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
- Madame Tussauds: Citizen59, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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