What to see from Speldhurst: Penshurst Place first
All of it lies outside: 4 places within 5 km of its edge, none inside Speldhurst’s built-up area. The commonest are 2 historic houses, a heritage railway and a museum. A longer outing takes you to Hever Castle, 8.2 km off.
The first to see around Speldhurst
The rest of the best known are a historic house, a heritage railway and a museum.
Historic houseSalomons Museum1 km outside town, to the east
Heritage railwaySpa Valley Railway2.7 km outside town, to the southeastMuseumMuseumThe Amelia Scott3.3 km outside town, to the southeastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Places on the map
Close by, the 4 mostly lie to the southeast.
The dashed line is Speldhurst’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Kind by kind
The places here are 2 historic houses, a heritage railway and a museum.
Green: inside Speldhurst. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Everything to see
Look within 5 km of its edge for all 4 places listed.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
51 listed buildings are on Speldhurst’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Speldhurst →
Day trips
The pick of the 12 is Hever Castle, 8.2 km off.
Historic houseHever Castle8.2 km northwestMuseumMuseumRoyal Observatory Greenwich39 km northwest
Castle · National TrustBodiam Castle28 km southeast
MuseumCrystal Palace High Level Station Entry36 km northwest
Historic house · National TrustChartwell14 km northwest
Historic house · National TrustKnole House13 km north
Big drawMuseumNational Maritime Museum40 km northwest · 2.4M visitors a year
CastleLeeds Castle31 km east
CastleTonbridge Castle Gatehouse6.3 km northeast
MuseumQueen's House40 km northwest
CathedralRochester Cathedral33 km northeast
Castle · English HeritageRochester Castle33 km northeastPlaces well known beyond Speldhurst (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.
Speldhurst, answered
What is there to see near Speldhurst?
No attraction is mapped inside Speldhurst itself. Within 5 km of it are Penshurst Place, Salomons Museum, Spa Valley Railway and The Amelia Scott.
Does Speldhurst have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Speldhurst: The Amelia Scott.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Speldhurst?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Bodiam Castle (National Trust), 28 km southeast.
What are the best-known days out near Speldhurst?
Within 40 km: Hever Castle (8.2 km), Royal Observatory Greenwich (39 km), Bodiam Castle (28 km), Crystal Palace High Level Station Entry (36 km).
Where are Speldhurst’s historic buildings listed?
Speldhurst has 51 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 Speldhurst 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 (13)
- Salomons Museum: Nigel Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Spa Valley Railway: PeterSkuce, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hever Castle: Nigel Lamb, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bodiam Castle: Antony McCallum, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Crystal Palace High Level Station Entry: Dickinson Brothers, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chartwell: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Knole House: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Maritime Museum: Katie Chan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leeds Castle: Misterzee, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tonbridge Castle Gatehouse: Clem Rutter, Rochester Kent, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Queen's House: Vladimír Procházka, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rochester Cathedral: Raggatt2000, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rochester Castle: Clem Rutter, Rochester, Kent, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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