Around Lympne, Lympne Castle leads the list
Castles or historic places make up 4 of the 7 places on the list. None of them is inside Lympne itself. Beyond the town, Canterbury Cathedral sits 23 km away.
Just outside Lympne, the best known
The list goes on from Lympne Castle to 2 castles, a zoo and a heritage railway.
CastleLympne Castle200 m outside town, to the south
CastleWestenhanger Castle1.5 km outside town, to the north
CastleSaltwood Castle3.6 km outside town, to the east
ZooPort Lympne Reserve100 m outside town, to the southwest
Heritage railwayRomney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway4.6 km outside town, to the southMuseumMuseumHythe Town Museum3.6 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.
Map of the places
The list reaches out to Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway, 5.3 km away.
The dashed line is Lympne’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
The list by type
Castles or historic places number 4, zoos, theme parks or other days out 2.
Green: inside Lympne. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The full list
All of it lies within 5 km of its edge: 7 places.
Westenhanger Castle
Grade I listed historic house museum in Shepway, United Kingdom.
Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway
Light railway in Kent, England.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
1 listed building is on Lympne’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Lympne →
Within a day
Canterbury Cathedral, at 23 km, heads the 12.
CathedralCanterbury Cathedral23 km north
Abbey or priory · English HeritageSaint Augustine's Abbey23 km north
Castle · English HeritageDover Castle22 km east
Castle · National TrustBodiam Castle35 km west
CastleLeeds Castle34 km northwest
Garden · National TrustSissinghurst Castle and Garden31 km west
CastleCanterbury Castle22 km north
CastleSandgate Castle 15398.6 km east
Castle · English HeritageDeal Castle31 km northeast
Castle · English HeritageWalmer Castle30 km northeast
Castle · English HeritageCamber Castle26 km southwest
CastleChilham Castle19 km northPlaces well known beyond Lympne (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.
Practical questions about Lympne
What is there to see near Lympne?
No attraction is mapped inside Lympne itself. Within 5 km of it are Lympne Castle, Westenhanger Castle, Saltwood Castle and Port Lympne Reserve.
Does Lympne have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Lympne: Hythe Town Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Lympne?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Saint Augustine's Abbey (English Heritage), 23 km north.
What are the best-known days out near Lympne?
Within 40 km: Canterbury Cathedral (23 km), Saint Augustine's Abbey (23 km), Dover Castle (22 km), Bodiam Castle (35 km).
Where are Lympne’s historic buildings listed?
Lympne has 1 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 Lympne 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 (17)
- Lympne Castle: Robin Webster, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Westenhanger Castle: Ian Knox, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Saltwood Castle: Edgepedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Port Lympne Reserve: William Warby, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway: Ben Salter from Wales, CC BY 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
- Dover Castle: Chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bodiam Castle: Antony McCallum, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leeds Castle: Misterzee, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sissinghurst Castle and Garden: Hans Bernhard (Schnobby), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Canterbury Castle: Oast House Archive, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sandgate Castle 1539: The original uploader was Jamesedits at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Deal Castle: JimRussell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Walmer Castle: Lieven Smits, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Camber Castle: Oast House Archive, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chilham Castle: Daywalker, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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