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Queenborough Castle
Attractions in Sheerness

Out from Sheerness: Queenborough Castle and more

Castles or historic places make up 3 of the 5 places on the list. Sheerness itself has none of them. Out of town, Canterbury Cathedral is 28 km away.

Photo: Queenborough Castle, Richard Dorrell (CC BY-SA 2.0)
In Sheerness
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
5
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
2
in or near town
Castles & historic places
3
in or near town
Best known

The first to see around Sheerness

Once you have seen Queenborough Castle, try 2 forts and 2 museums.

CastleQueenborough Castle600 m outside town, to the southwestFortFortGrain Fort2 km outside town, to the northwestFortDummy Battery1.4 km outside town, to the northwestMuseumMuseumQueenborough Guildhall Museum200 m outside town, to the southwestMuseumMuseumMinster Abbey Gatehouse Museum2.4 km outside town, to the southeast

Each 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

The layout

Furthest from the centre is Grain Fort, 3.9 km away.

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The dashed line is Sheerness’ 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 is on offer

Ahead are castles or historic places (3); next, museums or galleries (2).

Museums & galleries 2 museums0 in town · 2 nearby
Castles & historic places 2 forts · 1 castle0 in town · 3 nearby

Green: inside Sheerness. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

Every place

Everything to see

Look within 5 km of its edge for all 5 places listed.

Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.

51 listed buildings and 3 scheduled monuments are on Sheerness’ History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Sheerness →

Big names nearby

Out of town

Out of town, Canterbury Cathedral (28 km) leads 12 names to know.

CathedralCanterbury Cathedral28 km southeastAbbey or priory · English HeritageSaint Augustine's Abbey29 km southeastCastleLeeds Castle23 km southwestCathedralRochester Cathedral19 km westCastle · English HeritageRochester Castle19 km westCastle · English HeritageUpnor Castle17 km westCastle · English HeritageHadleigh Castle16 km northwestPierSouthend Pier10 km northGarden · National TrustSissinghurst Castle and Garden38 km southTheme parkAdventure Island11 km northCastleCanterbury Castle28 km southeastCathedralChelmsford Cathedral39 km northwest

Places well known beyond Sheerness (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 people ask about Sheerness

What is there to see near Sheerness?

No attraction is mapped inside Sheerness itself. Within 5 km of it are Queenborough Castle, Grain Fort, Dummy Battery and Queenborough Guildhall Museum.

Does Sheerness have a museum?

2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Sheerness: Queenborough Guildhall Museum and Minster Abbey Gatehouse Museum.

Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Sheerness?

None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Saint Augustine's Abbey (English Heritage), 29 km southeast.

What are the best-known days out near Sheerness?

Within 40 km: Canterbury Cathedral (28 km), Saint Augustine's Abbey (29 km), Leeds Castle (23 km), Rochester Cathedral (19 km).

Where are Sheerness’ historic buildings listed?

Sheerness has 51 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 Sheerness 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)

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