Matfield House: Matfield’s one place to visit
A day out from Matfield leads to Bodiam Castle, 20 km away. There is one place to visit inside Matfield’s built-up area, plus one within 5 km of its edge. They include an attraction and an abbey or priory. In heritage care, one place on the list is looked after by English Heritage.
The headline places in Matfield
After Matfield House comes an abbey or priory.
Abbey or priory · English HeritageBayham Old Abbey4.1 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.
Map of the places
At 5.7 km, Bayham Old Abbey is the farthest one out.
The dashed line is Matfield’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
A breakdown by kind
It comes down to an attraction and an abbey or priory.
Green: inside Matfield. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by English Heritage (Bayham Old Abbey).
All of it
First the one in town, then another within 5 km of its edge.
The one inside Matfield comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
44 listed buildings are on Matfield’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Matfield →
Further afield: the best known within 40 km
Start with Bodiam Castle, 20 km off, the best known of 12.
Castle · National TrustBodiam Castle20 km southeast
CastleLeeds Castle21 km northeast
Historic houseHever Castle19 km west
Garden · National TrustSissinghurst Castle and Garden15 km east
Castle · National TrustScotney Castle7.1 km south
CathedralRochester Cathedral28 km north
Castle · English HeritageRochester Castle28 km north
Historic house · National TrustKnole House17 km northwest
Historic house · National TrustChartwell23 km northwest
CastleTonbridge Castle Gatehouse8.6 km northwest
Abbey or priory · English HeritageBattle Abbey28 km south
Historic house · National TrustIghtham Mote14 km northwestPlaces well known beyond Matfield (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.
Common questions about Matfield
What are the main attractions in Matfield?
The place to visit inside Matfield’s built-up area is Matfield House. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 1 more within 5 km.
Does Matfield have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Matfield.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Matfield?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Matfield, 1 place is cared for by English Heritage (Bayham Old Abbey).
What are the best-known days out near Matfield?
Within 40 km: Bodiam Castle (20 km), Leeds Castle (21 km), Hever Castle (19 km), Sissinghurst Castle and Garden (15 km).
Where are Matfield’s historic buildings listed?
Matfield has 44 listed buildings, 2 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 Matfield 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 (13)
- Bayham Old Abbey: Mstanyauk, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bodiam Castle: Antony McCallum, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leeds Castle: Misterzee, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hever Castle: Nigel Lamb, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sissinghurst Castle and Garden: Hans Bernhard (Schnobby), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Scotney Castle: Berit from Redhill/Surrey, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rochester Cathedral: Raggatt2000, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rochester Castle: Clem Rutter, Rochester, Kent, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Knole House: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chartwell: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tonbridge Castle Gatehouse: Clem Rutter, Rochester Kent, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Battle Abbey: Antony McCallum, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ightham Mote: Brian Snelson, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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