Nothing mapped in Sole Street itself; Owletts is the nearest draw
None of our places to visit is inside Sole Street’s built-up area; 4 are within 5 km of its edge. The commonest are a historic house, a museum and a water park. British Museum, 38 km away, is the best-known day out.
Around Sole Street: where to begin
The rest of the best known are a museum, a water park and an attraction.
Historic houseOwletts800 m outside town, to the northeastMuseumMuseumCold War Bunker4.6 km outside town, to the northWater parkWater parkSt Andrews Lakes Watersports4.6 km outside town, to the southeastAttractionAttractionCobham War Memorial1.4 km outside town, to the eastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Mapped
Out at 5.1 km is Cold War Bunker, the farthest.
The dashed line is Sole Street’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 types of place
It comes down to a historic house, a museum and a water park.
Green: inside Sole Street. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
All of it
4 places, all within 5 km of its edge, make the list.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
3 listed buildings are on Sole Street’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Sole Street →
Out of town
Out of town, British Museum (38 km) leads 12 names to know.
Big drawMuseumBritish Museum38 km northwest · 5.8M visitors a year (2023)
Big drawCastleTower of London34 km northwest · 2.7M visitors a year (2016)
Cathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey37 km west
Historic houseBuckingham Palace38 km west
AttractionElizabeth Tower37 km west
Castle · English HeritageRochester Castle8.5 km east
CathedralRochester Cathedral8.6 km east
Big drawArt galleryNational Gallery38 km west · 709K visitors a year (2021)
AttractionLondon Eye37 km westMuseumMuseumRoyal Observatory Greenwich28 km west
CathedralSt Paul's Cathedral36 km northwest
Big drawArt galleryTate Modern36 km west · 1.2M visitors a year (2021)Places well known beyond Sole Street (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.
Common questions about Sole Street
What is there to see near Sole Street?
No attraction is mapped inside Sole Street itself. Within 5 km of it are Owletts, Cold War Bunker, St Andrews Lakes Watersports and Cobham War Memorial.
Does Sole Street have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Sole Street: Cold War Bunker.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Sole Street?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Westminster Abbey (English Heritage), 37 km west.
What are the best-known days out near Sole Street?
Within 40 km: British Museum (38 km), Tower of London (34 km), Westminster Abbey (37 km), Buckingham Palace (38 km).
Where are Sole Street’s historic buildings listed?
Sole Street has 3 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 Sole Street 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)
- Owletts: David Martin, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- British Museum: Ham, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tower of London: Bob Collowan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Westminster Abbey: Σπάρτακος, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Buckingham Palace: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth Tower: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rochester Castle: Clem Rutter, Rochester, Kent, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rochester Cathedral: Raggatt2000, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- National Gallery: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- London Eye: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Paul's Cathedral: Mark Fosh, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tate Modern: Christine Matthews, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.