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Bredgar and Wormshill Light Railway
Attractions in Highsted

What to see from Highsted: Bredgar and Wormshill Light Railway first

What there is to see lies just outside: 5 places within 5 km of its edge. They include 2 heritage railways, 2 museums and a garden. Further afield, Canterbury Cathedral is 24 km from the centre.

Photo: Bredgar and Wormshill Light Railway, Penny Mayes (CC BY-SA 2.0)
In Highsted
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
5
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
2
in or near town
Best known

Leading the list near Highsted

After Bredgar and Wormshill Light Railway, look out for 2 museums, a heritage railway and a garden.

Heritage railwayBredgar and Wormshill Light Railway4.3 km outside town, to the southwestHeritage railwaySittingbourne and Kemsley Light Railway4.2 km outside town, to the northMuseumPines Garden4.5 km outside town, to the southeastGardenDoddington Place Gardens4.5 km outside town, to the southeastMuseumMuseumSittingbourne Heritage Museum2 km outside town, to the north

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 layout

Pines Garden, 5 km away, is the farthest on the map.

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The dashed line is Highsted’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

Most are zoos, theme parks or other days out, 2 in all, ahead of museums or galleries (2).

Museums & galleries 2 museums0 in town · 2 nearby
Gardens & estates 1 garden0 in town · 1 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 2 heritage railways0 in town · 2 nearby

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

Every place

All of them, one by one

Look within 5 km of its edge for all 5.

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

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

Big names nearby

Worth the drive

Leading the 12 is Canterbury Cathedral, 24 km away; they include 7 castles and 2 cathedrals.

CathedralCanterbury Cathedral24 km eastCastleLeeds Castle11 km southwestAbbey or priory · English HeritageSaint Augustine's Abbey25 km eastCathedralRochester Cathedral18 km northwestCastle · English HeritageRochester Castle19 km northwestCastle · National TrustBodiam Castle38 km southCastle · English HeritageUpnor Castle18 km northwestGarden · National TrustSissinghurst Castle and Garden25 km southwestCastleCanterbury Castle24 km eastHistoric house · National TrustKnole House38 km westCastleChilham Castle17 km southeastCastle · English HeritageSutton Valence Castle15 km southwest

Places well known beyond Highsted (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.

Asked about places to visit in Highsted

What is there to see near Highsted?

No attraction is mapped inside Highsted itself. Within 5 km of it are Bredgar and Wormshill Light Railway, Sittingbourne and Kemsley Light Railway, Pines Garden and Doddington Place Gardens.

Does Highsted have a museum?

2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Highsted: Pines Garden and Sittingbourne Heritage Museum.

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

None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Saint Augustine's Abbey (English Heritage), 25 km east.

What are the best-known days out near Highsted?

Within 40 km: Canterbury Cathedral (24 km), Leeds Castle (11 km), Saint Augustine's Abbey (25 km), Rochester Cathedral (18 km).

Where are Highsted’s historic buildings listed?

Highsted 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 Highsted 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).

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