3 km from Lynsted, Provender leads the list
With nothing inside Lynsted’s built-up area, the list has 4 places within 5 km of its edge. The commonest are 2 museums, a historic house and a garden. Allow a day for Canterbury Cathedral, 21 km off.
The first to see around Lynsted
Following Provender are 2 museums and a garden.
Historic houseProvender2.7 km outside town, to the east
MuseumPines Garden2.9 km outside town, to the south
GardenDoddington Place Gardens2.9 km outside town, to the southMuseumMuseumSittingbourne Heritage Museum3.9 km outside town, to the northwestEach 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
Head to the south for most of the 4 on the list.
The dashed line is Lynsted’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Kinds of place
It comes down to 2 museums, a historic house and a garden.
Green: inside Lynsted. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Place after place
All 4 on the list lie within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
19 listed buildings are on Lynsted’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Lynsted →
For a day out
Leading the 12 is Canterbury Cathedral, 21 km away; they include 7 castles and 2 cathedrals.
CathedralCanterbury Cathedral21 km east
CastleLeeds Castle13 km southwest
Abbey or priory · English HeritageSaint Augustine's Abbey21 km east
CathedralRochester Cathedral22 km northwest
Castle · English HeritageRochester Castle22 km northwest
Castle · National TrustBodiam Castle38 km southwest
Castle · English HeritageUpnor Castle21 km northwest
Garden · National TrustSissinghurst Castle and Garden26 km southwest
CastleCanterbury Castle20 km east
CastleChilham Castle14 km southeast
Abbey or prioryFaversham Abbey7.6 km east
Castle · English HeritageSutton Valence Castle17 km southwestPlaces well known beyond Lynsted (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.
Lynsted, answered
What is there to see near Lynsted?
No attraction is mapped inside Lynsted itself. Within 5 km of it are Provender, Pines Garden, Doddington Place Gardens and Sittingbourne Heritage Museum.
Does Lynsted have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Lynsted: Pines Garden and Sittingbourne Heritage Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Lynsted?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Saint Augustine's Abbey (English Heritage), 21 km east.
What are the best-known days out near Lynsted?
Within 40 km: Canterbury Cathedral (21 km), Leeds Castle (13 km), Saint Augustine's Abbey (21 km), Rochester Cathedral (22 km).
Where are Lynsted’s historic buildings listed?
Lynsted has 19 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 Lynsted 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 (15)
- Provender: pam fray, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pines Garden: Kenneth Yarham, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Doddington Place Gardens: Penny Mayes, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Canterbury Cathedral: Hans Musil, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leeds Castle: Misterzee, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Saint Augustine's Abbey: Rob Farrow, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rochester Cathedral: Raggatt2000, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rochester Castle: Clem Rutter, Rochester, Kent, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bodiam Castle: Antony McCallum, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Upnor Castle: Clem Rutter, Rochester, Kent, 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
- Chilham Castle: Daywalker, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Faversham Abbey: William Stukeley, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sutton Valence Castle: Ukiws, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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