Godinton House
Grade I listed country house in Great Chart with Singleton, Kent, England, UK.
Attractions in Kingsnorth
Photo: Godinton House, Michael Dibb (CC BY-SA 2.0)Places to visit around Kingsnorth, from Godinton House
The built-up area has no place on our list of its own; 3 are within 5 km of its edge. On the list: a historic house, an abbey or priory and a museum, among others. A day out reaches Canterbury Cathedral, 24 km away.
In Kingsnorth
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
3
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
1
in or near town
Castles & historic places
2
in or near town
Best known
Around Kingsnorth: where to begin
The rest of the best known are an abbey or priory and a museum.
Historic houseGodinton House4.5 km outside town, to the north
Abbey or prioryBilsington Priory5 km outside town, to the southeast
MuseumAshford Borough Museum3 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.
The map
Around Kingsnorth, mapped
Head to the north for most of the 3 on the list.
The dashed line is Kingsnorth’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
What is on offer
Most common are castles or historic places: 2 of 3.
Museums & galleries 1 museum0 in town · 1 nearby
Castles & historic places 1 historic house · 1 abbey or priory0 in town · 2 nearby
Green: inside Kingsnorth. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place
The whole list for Kingsnorth
All 3 on the list lie within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
10 listed buildings are on Kingsnorth’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Kingsnorth →
Big names nearby
Further away
Canterbury Cathedral, 24 km away, is the best known of the 12.
CathedralCanterbury Cathedral24 km northeast
Abbey or priory · English HeritageSaint Augustine's Abbey24 km northeast
Castle · National TrustBodiam Castle26 km southwest
CastleLeeds Castle22 km northwest
Castle · English HeritageDover Castle32 km east
Garden · National TrustSissinghurst Castle and Garden19 km west
CathedralRochester Cathedral39 km northwest
Castle · English HeritageRochester Castle39 km northwest
CastleLympne Castle13 km southeast
Abbey or priory · English HeritageBattle Abbey35 km southwest
Heritage railwayRomney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway14 km southeast
CastleCanterbury Castle23 km northeastPlaces well known beyond Kingsnorth (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.
What people ask about Kingsnorth
What is there to see near Kingsnorth?
No attraction is mapped inside Kingsnorth itself. Within 5 km of it are Godinton House, Bilsington Priory and Ashford Borough Museum.
Does Kingsnorth have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Kingsnorth: Ashford Borough Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Kingsnorth?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Saint Augustine's Abbey (English Heritage), 24 km northeast.
What are the best-known days out near Kingsnorth?
Within 40 km: Canterbury Cathedral (24 km), Saint Augustine's Abbey (24 km), Bodiam Castle (26 km), Leeds Castle (22 km).
Where are Kingsnorth’s historic buildings listed?
Kingsnorth has 10 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 Kingsnorth 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)
- Godinton House: Michael Dibb, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bilsington Priory: Mat Elliott, 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
- Lympne Castle: Robin Webster, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Battle Abbey: Antony McCallum, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway: Ben Salter from Wales, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Canterbury Castle: Oast House Archive, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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