Goodnestone Park
Country house and garden in Goodnestone, Dover district, Kent, England, UK.
Attractions in Nonington
Photo: Goodnestone Park, Dhowes9 (CC BY-SA 3.0)Near Nonington: Goodnestone Park and other places to visit
Nothing to visit is mapped inside Nonington’s built-up area, but 4 places are within 5 km of its edge. They include a historic house, a zoo and a heritage railway. A drive of 12 km brings you to Canterbury Cathedral.
In Nonington
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
4
of the town’s edge
Castles & historic places
1
in or near town
Best known
The best known around Nonington
Close behind Goodnestone Park are a zoo, a heritage railway and an attraction.
Historic houseGoodnestone Park1.1 km outside town, to the northwestZooZooWingham Wildlife Park5 km outside town, to the north
Heritage railwayEast Kent Railway2.7 km outside town, to the southAttractionAttractionNorth Downs Way inlet1.7 km outside town, to the westEach 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
Places on the map
The list reaches out to Wingham Wildlife Park, 6 km away.
The dashed line is Nonington’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
By kind
What they are
The places here are a historic house, a zoo and a heritage railway.
Castles & historic places 1 historic house0 in town · 1 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 1 zoo · 1 heritage railway0 in town · 2 nearby
Other attractions 1 attraction0 in town · 1 nearby
Green: inside Nonington. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place
Everything on the list
These 4 are all within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
41 listed buildings are on Nonington’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Nonington →
Big names nearby
A little further out
Leading the 12 is Canterbury Cathedral, 12 km away; they include 8 castles and a cathedral.
CathedralCanterbury Cathedral12 km northwest
Abbey or priory · English HeritageSaint Augustine's Abbey12 km northwest
Castle · English HeritageDover Castle12 km southeast
Castle · English HeritageDeal Castle11 km east
Castle · English HeritageWalmer Castle12 km east
CastleCanterbury Castle13 km northwest
CastleSandown Castle11 km east
MuseumDover Bronze Age Boat13 km southeast
CastleSaltwood Castle19 km southwest
CastleChilham Castle20 km west
CastleLympne Castle23 km southwest
FortCanterbury city walls12 km northwestPlaces well known beyond Nonington (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.
What visitors ask about Nonington
What is there to see near Nonington?
No attraction is mapped inside Nonington itself. Within 5 km of it are Goodnestone Park, Wingham Wildlife Park, East Kent Railway and North Downs Way inlet.
Does Nonington have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Nonington.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Nonington?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Saint Augustine's Abbey (English Heritage), 12 km northwest.
What are the best-known days out near Nonington?
Within 40 km: Canterbury Cathedral (12 km), Saint Augustine's Abbey (12 km), Dover Castle (12 km), Deal Castle (11 km).
Where are Nonington’s historic buildings listed?
Nonington has 41 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 Nonington 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)
- Goodnestone Park: Dhowes9, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- East Kent Railway: The Basingstoker, CC BY-SA 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
- Deal Castle: JimRussell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Walmer Castle: Lieven Smits, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Canterbury Castle: Oast House Archive, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sandown Castle: Nick Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dover Bronze Age Boat: mari from tokyo, japan, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Saltwood Castle: Edgepedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chilham Castle: Daywalker, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lympne Castle: Robin Webster, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Canterbury city walls: Ymblanter, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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