What is near Knockholt Pound: Down House first
What there is to see lies just outside: 5 places within 5 km of its edge. The mix takes in 2 historic houses, 2 museums and an attraction. Here, one place is kept up by English Heritage. Travel 29 km and you reach British Museum.
The names to know near Knockholt Pound
Along with Down House, see 2 museums, a historic house and an attraction.
Historic house · English HeritageDown House4.3 km outside town, to the west
Historic houseCombe Bank School3.5 km outside town, to the southMuseumMuseumShoreham Aircraft Museum3.6 km outside town, to the northeastAttractionAttractionChristmas Tree Farm4.2 km outside town, to the northwestMuseumMuseumOtford Heritage Centre3.8 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.
How they lie
At the edge of the map sits Down House, 5.1 km out.
The dashed line is Knockholt Pound’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
Count 2 castles or historic places and 2 museums or galleries.
Green: inside Knockholt Pound. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by English Heritage (Down House).
The whole list for Knockholt Pound
Each of the 5 is within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
6 listed buildings are on Knockholt Pound’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Knockholt Pound →
A drive away
Day trips number 12; the best known is British Museum, 29 km off.
Big drawMuseumBritish Museum29 km northwest · 5.8M visitors a year (2023)
Big drawCastleTower of London25 km northwest · 2.7M visitors a year (2016)
Cathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey27 km northwest
Historic houseBuckingham Palace28 km northwest
AttractionElizabeth Tower27 km northwest
AttractionLondon Eye27 km northwest
Big drawArt galleryNational Gallery28 km northwest · 709K visitors a year (2021)MuseumMuseumRoyal Observatory Greenwich20 km northwest
CathedralSt Paul's Cathedral27 km northwest
Big drawArt galleryTate Modern26 km northwest · 1.2M visitors a year (2021)
MuseumCrystal Palace High Level Station Entry18 km northwest
Big drawMuseumVictoria and Albert Museum29 km northwest · 858K visitors a year (2021)Places well known beyond Knockholt Pound (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.
Know before you go to Knockholt Pound
What is there to see near Knockholt Pound?
No attraction is mapped inside Knockholt Pound itself. Within 5 km of it are Down House, Combe Bank School, Shoreham Aircraft Museum and Christmas Tree Farm.
Does Knockholt Pound have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Knockholt Pound: Shoreham Aircraft Museum and Otford Heritage Centre.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Knockholt Pound?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Knockholt Pound, 1 place is cared for by English Heritage (Down House).
What are the best-known days out near Knockholt Pound?
Within 40 km: British Museum (29 km), Tower of London (25 km), Westminster Abbey (27 km), Buckingham Palace (28 km).
Where are Knockholt Pound’s historic buildings listed?
Knockholt Pound has 6 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 Knockholt Pound 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 (13)
- Down House: Anthonyeatworld at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Combe Bank School: Pete Chapman, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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
- Crystal Palace High Level Station Entry: Dickinson Brothers, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Victoria and Albert Museum: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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