Places to visit around Leigh, from Penshurst Place
Nothing to visit is mapped inside Leigh’s built-up area, but 4 places are within 5 km of its edge. There are 2 historic houses and 2 castles to choose from. Drive 7.2 km to reach Hever Castle.
Around Leigh: where to begin
Beyond Penshurst Place, there are 2 castles and a historic house.
CastleTonbridge Castle Gatehouse3.3 km outside town, to the east
CastleChiddingstone Castle3.9 km outside town, to the west
Historic houseSalomons Museum4.8 km outside town, to the southEach 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 view
Chiddingstone Castle, 5.3 km away, is the farthest on the map.
The dashed line is Leigh’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
Every one of them is among castles or historic places.
Green: inside Leigh. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place, in and near Leigh
4 places make the list, every one within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
39 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Leigh’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Leigh →
Further away
The standout of the 12 is Hever Castle, 7.2 km from town.
Historic houseHever Castle7.2 km westMuseumMuseumRoyal Observatory Greenwich35 km northwest
MuseumCrystal Palace High Level Station Entry32 km northwest
Historic house · National TrustKnole House7.9 km north
Historic house · National TrustChartwell11 km northwest
Castle · National TrustBodiam Castle31 km southeast
Big drawMuseumNational Maritime Museum35 km northwest · 2.4M visitors a year
MuseumCutty Sark36 km northwest
CastleLeeds Castle29 km east
MuseumQueen's House35 km northwest
Castle · English HeritageRochester Castle29 km northeast
CathedralRochester Cathedral29 km northeastPlaces well known beyond Leigh (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 visitors ask about Leigh
What is there to see near Leigh?
No attraction is mapped inside Leigh itself. Within 5 km of it are Penshurst Place, Tonbridge Castle Gatehouse, Chiddingstone Castle and Salomons Museum.
Does Leigh have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Leigh.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Leigh?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Knole House (National Trust), 7.9 km north.
What are the best-known days out near Leigh?
Within 40 km: Hever Castle (7.2 km), Royal Observatory Greenwich (35 km), Crystal Palace High Level Station Entry (32 km), Knole House (7.9 km).
Where are Leigh’s historic buildings listed?
Leigh has 39 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 Leigh 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 (14)
- Tonbridge Castle Gatehouse: Clem Rutter, Rochester Kent, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chiddingstone Castle: Hjamesberglen, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Salomons Museum: Nigel Chadwick, 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
- Knole House: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chartwell: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bodiam Castle: Antony McCallum, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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
- Queen's House: Vladimír Procházka, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rochester Castle: Clem Rutter, Rochester, Kent, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rochester Cathedral: Raggatt2000, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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