Places to visit near Langley Heath: Leeds Castle & more
Castles or historic places make up 3 of the 5 places on the list. All of them lie outside Langley Heath. Of these, 2 are looked after: 1 by English Heritage and 1 by the National Trust. For a full day, there is Canterbury Cathedral, 34 km away.
Leading the list near Langley Heath
Close behind Leeds Castle are a castle, a historic house and a museum.
CastleLeeds Castle2.5 km outside town, to the northeast
Castle · English HeritageSutton Valence Castle2 km outside town, to the south
Historic house · National TrustStoneacre1.9 km outside town, to the northwest
MuseumDog collar museum2.5 km outside town, to the northeastAttractionAttractionFalconry Shows2.6 km outside town, to the northeastEach 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 Langley Heath
To the northeast lie most of the 5 nearby.
The dashed line is Langley Heath’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Grouped by kind
Castles or historic places lead the count with 3 of 5.
Green: inside Langley Heath. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
2 places are cared for: 1 by English Heritage and 1 by the National Trust (Sutton Valence Castle and Stoneacre).
All of them, one by one
These 5 are all within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
3 listed buildings are on Langley Heath’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Langley Heath →
Beyond the town
Canterbury Cathedral, 34 km away, is the best known of the 12.
CathedralCanterbury Cathedral34 km east
Castle · National TrustBodiam Castle26 km south
CathedralRochester Cathedral18 km north
Castle · English HeritageRochester Castle18 km north
Abbey or priory · English HeritageSaint Augustine's Abbey35 km east
Garden · National TrustSissinghurst Castle and Garden13 km south
Historic houseHever Castle34 km west
Castle · English HeritageUpnor Castle20 km north
Historic house · National TrustKnole House28 km west
CastleAllington Castle8.7 km northwest
Historic house · National TrustChartwell36 km west
Abbey or priory · English HeritageBattle Abbey37 km southPlaces well known beyond Langley Heath (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.
Visiting Langley Heath: the answers
What is there to see near Langley Heath?
No attraction is mapped inside Langley Heath itself. Within 5 km of it are Leeds Castle, Sutton Valence Castle, Stoneacre and Dog collar museum.
Does Langley Heath have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Langley Heath: Dog collar museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Langley Heath?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Langley Heath, 2 places are cared for: 1 by English Heritage and 1 by the National Trust (Sutton Valence Castle and Stoneacre).
What are the best-known days out near Langley Heath?
Within 40 km: Canterbury Cathedral (34 km), Bodiam Castle (26 km), Rochester Cathedral (18 km), Rochester Castle (18 km).
Where are Langley Heath’s historic buildings listed?
Langley Heath has 3 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 Langley Heath 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 (16)
- Leeds Castle: Misterzee, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sutton Valence Castle: Ukiws, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stoneacre: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dog collar museum: Basher Eyre, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Canterbury Cathedral: Hans Musil, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bodiam Castle: Antony McCallum, 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
- Saint Augustine's Abbey: Rob Farrow, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sissinghurst Castle and Garden: Hans Bernhard (Schnobby), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hever Castle: Nigel Lamb, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Upnor Castle: Clem Rutter, Rochester, Kent, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Knole House: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Allington Castle: Prioryman, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chartwell: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Battle Abbey: Antony McCallum, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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