Lydd to see, Action Water Sports first
2 places to visit are mapped inside Lydd’s built-up area, and one more within 5 km of its edge. Among them are 2 museums and a water park. Canterbury Cathedral is worth a day, 38 km from the centre.
The best known in Lydd
Beyond Action Water Sports, there are 2 museums.
Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Around Lydd, mapped
The map ends at Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway, 4.9 km out.
The dashed line is Lydd’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
What they are
The biggest group is museums or galleries, with 2 of the 3.
Green: inside Lydd. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
All the places to visit
The 2 inside Lydd come first, then one more within 5 km of its edge.
The 2 inside Lydd come first, best known first; then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
53 listed buildings are on Lydd’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Lydd →
A little further out
Canterbury Cathedral, 38 km away, is the best known of the 12.
CathedralCanterbury Cathedral38 km north
Castle · National TrustBodiam Castle26 km west
Abbey or priory · English HeritageSaint Augustine's Abbey38 km north
Castle · English HeritageDover Castle35 km northeast
CastleLeeds Castle38 km northwest
Castle · English HeritageCamber Castle13 km west
Abbey or priory · English HeritageBattle Abbey30 km west
Garden · National TrustSissinghurst Castle and Garden29 km northwest
Heritage railwayRomney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway11 km northeast
CastleLympne Castle16 km northeast
Historic house · National TrustLamb House12 km west
CastleSaltwood Castle19 km northeastPlaces well known beyond Lydd (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.
Seeing Lydd: questions
What are the main attractions in Lydd?
The best known inside Lydd’s built-up area are Action Water Sports and Lydd Town Museum. In all, 2 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 1 more within 5 km.
Does Lydd have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Lydd: Lydd Town Museum and Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Lydd?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Bodiam Castle (National Trust), 26 km west.
What are the best-known days out near Lydd?
Within 40 km: Canterbury Cathedral (38 km), Bodiam Castle (26 km), Saint Augustine's Abbey (38 km), Dover Castle (35 km).
Where are Lydd’s historic buildings listed?
Lydd has 53 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 Lydd 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 (12)
- Canterbury Cathedral: Hans Musil, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bodiam Castle: Antony McCallum, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Saint Augustine's Abbey: Rob Farrow, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dover Castle: Chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leeds Castle: Misterzee, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Camber Castle: Oast House Archive, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Battle Abbey: Antony McCallum, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sissinghurst Castle and Garden: Hans Bernhard (Schnobby), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway: Ben Salter from Wales, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lympne Castle: Robin Webster, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lamb House: Elizabeth B. Thomsen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Saltwood Castle: Edgepedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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