Godinton House
Grade I listed country house in Great Chart with Singleton, Kent, England, UK.
Attractions in Shadoxhurst
Photo: Godinton House, Michael Dibb (CC BY-SA 2.0)Near Shadoxhurst: Godinton House and other places to visit
There is no place to visit inside Shadoxhurst’s built-up area; there are 3 within 5 km of its edge. On the list: 2 museums and a historic house, among others. A day out reaches Canterbury Cathedral, 27 km away.
In Shadoxhurst
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
3
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
2
in or near town
Castles & historic places
1
in or near town
Best known
The first to see around Shadoxhurst
Beyond Godinton House, there are 2 museums.
Historic houseGodinton House4.8 km outside town, to the north
MuseumAshford Borough Museum4.4 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumMuseumWoodchurch Museum3.9 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.
The map
Around Shadoxhurst, mapped
The outermost point is Ashford Borough Museum, at 5.8 km.
The dashed line is Shadoxhurst’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
Which kinds
Most common are museums or galleries: 2 of 3.
Museums & galleries 2 museums0 in town · 2 nearby
Castles & historic places 1 historic house0 in town · 1 nearby
Green: inside Shadoxhurst. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place
All 3 on the list
Look within 5 km of its edge for all 3.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
19 listed buildings are on Shadoxhurst’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Shadoxhurst →
Big names nearby
Around the region
Canterbury Cathedral, 27 km away, is the best known of the 12.
CathedralCanterbury Cathedral27 km northeast
Castle · National TrustBodiam Castle23 km southwest
Abbey or priory · English HeritageSaint Augustine's Abbey27 km northeast
CastleLeeds Castle20 km northwest
Castle · English HeritageDover Castle35 km east
Garden · National TrustSissinghurst Castle and Garden17 km west
CathedralRochester Cathedral38 km northwest
Castle · English HeritageRochester Castle38 km northwest
Abbey or priory · English HeritageBattle Abbey32 km southwest
CastleLympne Castle15 km east
Castle · English HeritageCamber Castle20 km south
Heritage railwayRomney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway15 km southeastPlaces well known beyond Shadoxhurst (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 Shadoxhurst
What is there to see near Shadoxhurst?
No attraction is mapped inside Shadoxhurst itself. Within 5 km of it are Godinton House, Ashford Borough Museum and Woodchurch Museum.
Does Shadoxhurst have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Shadoxhurst: Ashford Borough Museum and Woodchurch Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Shadoxhurst?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Bodiam Castle (National Trust), 23 km southwest.
What are the best-known days out near Shadoxhurst?
Within 40 km: Canterbury Cathedral (27 km), Bodiam Castle (23 km), Saint Augustine's Abbey (27 km), Leeds Castle (20 km).
Where are Shadoxhurst’s historic buildings listed?
Shadoxhurst has 19 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 Shadoxhurst 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)
- Godinton House: Michael Dibb, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ashford Borough Museum: Dave Skinner, 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
- Leeds Castle: Misterzee, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dover Castle: Chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sissinghurst Castle and Garden: Hans Bernhard (Schnobby), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rochester Cathedral: Raggatt2000, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rochester Castle: Clem Rutter, Rochester, Kent, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Battle Abbey: Antony McCallum, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lympne Castle: Robin Webster, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Camber Castle: Oast House Archive, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway: Ben Salter from Wales, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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