Places to visit around Hildenborough, from Knole House
Most of what there is to see is castles or historic places: 5 of 6. All of them lie outside Hildenborough. 2 of them are cared for by the National Trust. The big name further out is Hever Castle, 9.9 km from the centre.
The best known around Hildenborough
Close behind Knole House are 2 castles, 2 historic houses and an attraction.
Historic house · National TrustKnole House4.4 km outside town, to the northwest
CastleTonbridge Castle Gatehouse400 m outside town, to the southeast
Historic house · National TrustIghtham Mote3.2 km outside town, to the north
CastleSomerhill House2.8 km outside town, to the southeast
Historic houseRiverhill House2.5 km outside town, to the northwestAttractionAttractionLavender Plantation3.5 km outside town, to the northEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Mapped around Hildenborough
The outermost point is Knole House, at 6.8 km.
The dashed line is Hildenborough’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 biggest group is castles or historic places, with 5 of the 6.
Green: inside Hildenborough. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
2 places are cared for by the National Trust (Knole House and Ightham Mote).
Each place in turn
Look within 5 km of its edge for all 6.
Tonbridge Castle Gatehouse
Grade I listed castle in Tonbridge and Malling, Kent, England, UK.
Ightham Mote
Historic house, now museum, on a moated site in Ightham, Kent, England, UK.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
45 listed buildings are on Hildenborough’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Hildenborough →
Days out
Best known of the 12 within reach is Hever Castle, at 9.9 km.
Historic houseHever Castle9.9 km westMuseumMuseumRoyal Observatory Greenwich34 km northwest
MuseumCrystal Palace High Level Station Entry33 km northwest
Castle · National TrustBodiam Castle31 km southeast
Historic house · National TrustChartwell12 km west
Big drawMuseumNational Maritime Museum35 km northwest · 2.4M visitors a year
MuseumCutty Sark35 km northwest
CastleLeeds Castle27 km east
Castle · English HeritageRochester Castle26 km northeast
CathedralRochester Cathedral26 km northeast
MuseumQueen's House35 km northwestHistoric houseHistoric housePenshurst Place6.2 km southwestPlaces well known beyond Hildenborough (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.
Hildenborough, answered
What is there to see near Hildenborough?
No attraction is mapped inside Hildenborough itself. Within 5 km of it are Knole House, Tonbridge Castle Gatehouse, Ightham Mote and Somerhill House.
Does Hildenborough have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Hildenborough.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Hildenborough?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Hildenborough, 2 places are cared for by the National Trust (Knole House and Ightham Mote).
What are the best-known days out near Hildenborough?
Within 40 km: Hever Castle (9.9 km), Royal Observatory Greenwich (34 km), Crystal Palace High Level Station Entry (33 km), Bodiam Castle (31 km).
Where are Hildenborough’s historic buildings listed?
Hildenborough has 45 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 Hildenborough 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 (15)
- Knole House: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tonbridge Castle Gatehouse: Clem Rutter, Rochester Kent, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ightham Mote: Brian Snelson, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Somerhill House: Nigel Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Riverhill House: Oast House Archive, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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
- Cutty Sark: Krzysztof Belczyński from Warsaw, POLAND, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leeds Castle: Misterzee, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rochester Castle: Clem Rutter, Rochester, Kent, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rochester Cathedral: Raggatt2000, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Queen's House: Vladimír Procházka, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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