Visit Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway in New Romney
The built-up area itself has one place on our list; 4 others are within 5 km of its edge. Among them are 2 museums, a heritage railway and a fort. One of them is cared for by English Heritage. Canterbury Cathedral, 34 km away, is the best-known day out.
Top of the list in New Romney
Then come a heritage railway, a fort and a theme park, behind Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway.
Heritage railwayRomney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway4.8 km outside town, to the northeast
Fort · English HeritageDymchurch Martello Tower3.8 km outside town, to the northeastTheme parkTheme parkDymchurch Amusements3.8 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumMuseumLydd Town Museum4.3 km outside town, to the southwestEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Places on the map
Of the 4 nearby, most are to the northeast.
The dashed line is New Romney’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 mix
2 museums or galleries and 2 zoos, theme parks or other days out top the count.
Green: inside New Romney. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by English Heritage (Dymchurch Martello Tower).
Every place to visit
5 places in all: one in town and 4 within 5 km of its edge.
Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway
Light railway in Kent, England.
Dymchurch Martello Tower
Martello Tower in Dymchurch, Kent, England, UK.
The one inside New Romney comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
59 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on New Romney’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in New Romney →
Beyond New Romney
Leading the 12 is Canterbury Cathedral, 34 km away; they include 7 castles and 2 abbeys or priories.
CathedralCanterbury Cathedral34 km north
Castle · National TrustBodiam Castle28 km west
Abbey or priory · English HeritageSaint Augustine's Abbey34 km north
Castle · English HeritageDover Castle31 km northeast
CastleLeeds Castle36 km northwest
CastleLympne Castle11 km northeast
Garden · National TrustSissinghurst Castle and Garden29 km northwest
Castle · English HeritageCamber Castle16 km west
Abbey or priory · English HeritageBattle Abbey33 km west
CastleSaltwood Castle14 km northeast
ZooPort Lympne Reserve11 km northeast
CastleWestenhanger Castle13 km northeastPlaces well known beyond New Romney (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.
Questions about New Romney’s attractions
What are the main attractions in New Romney?
The place to visit inside New Romney’s built-up area is Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 4 more within 5 km.
Does New Romney have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of New Romney: Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway and Lydd Town Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near New Romney?
Yes. In or within 5 km of New Romney, 1 place is cared for by English Heritage (Dymchurch Martello Tower).
What are the best-known days out near New Romney?
Within 40 km: Canterbury Cathedral (34 km), Bodiam Castle (28 km), Saint Augustine's Abbey (34 km), Dover Castle (31 km).
Where are New Romney’s historic buildings listed?
New Romney has 59 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 New Romney 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)
- Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway: Ben Salter from Wales, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dymchurch Martello Tower: Steve Ward, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- 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
- Lympne Castle: Robin Webster, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sissinghurst Castle and Garden: Hans Bernhard (Schnobby), CC BY-SA 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
- Saltwood Castle: Edgepedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Port Lympne Reserve: William Warby, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Westenhanger Castle: Ian Knox, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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