From Smarden, 2.8 km to Lashenden Air Warfare Museum
Leeds Castle, 12 km from Smarden, is the best-known trip nearby. With nothing inside Smarden’s built-up area, the list has 2 places within 5 km of its edge. There are a museum and a zoo to choose from.
The best known around Smarden
Following Lashenden Air Warfare Museum is a zoo.
Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Plotted on the map
At the edge of the map sits Lashenden Air Warfare Museum, 2.8 km out.
The dashed line is Smarden’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Grouped by kind
The list holds a museum and a zoo.
Green: inside Smarden. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Place by place
2 places make the list, every one within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
55 listed buildings are on Smarden’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Smarden →
Big names nearby
Most famous of the 12 is Leeds Castle, 12 km from the centre.
CastleLeeds Castle12 km north
CathedralCanterbury Cathedral31 km northeast
Castle · National TrustBodiam Castle19 km southwest
Garden · National TrustSissinghurst Castle and Garden8.2 km southwest
Abbey or priory · English HeritageSaint Augustine's Abbey32 km northeast
CathedralRochester Cathedral29 km northwest
Castle · English HeritageRochester Castle30 km northwest
Abbey or priory · English HeritageBattle Abbey30 km southwest
Castle · English HeritageSutton Valence Castle9.3 km northwest
Castle · English HeritageUpnor Castle31 km north
Historic house · National TrustKnole House36 km west
Castle · National TrustScotney Castle20 km westPlaces well known beyond Smarden (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.
Know before you go to Smarden
What is there to see near Smarden?
No attraction is mapped inside Smarden itself. Within 5 km of it are Lashenden Air Warfare Museum and The Big Cat Sanctuary.
Does Smarden have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Smarden: Lashenden Air Warfare Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Smarden?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Bodiam Castle (National Trust), 19 km southwest.
What are the best-known days out near Smarden?
Within 40 km: Leeds Castle (12 km), Canterbury Cathedral (31 km), Bodiam Castle (19 km), Sissinghurst Castle and Garden (8.2 km).
Where are Smarden’s historic buildings listed?
Smarden has 55 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 Smarden 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 (12)
- Leeds Castle: Misterzee, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Canterbury Cathedral: Hans Musil, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bodiam Castle: Antony McCallum, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sissinghurst Castle and Garden: Hans Bernhard (Schnobby), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Saint Augustine's Abbey: Rob Farrow, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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
- Sutton Valence Castle: Ukiws, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Upnor Castle: Clem Rutter, Rochester, Kent, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Knole House: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Scotney Castle: Berit from Redhill/Surrey, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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