Stone Castle is Stone’s place to visit
The built-up area itself has one place on our list; 5 others are within 5 km of its edge. There are 3 museums, a castle and a theme park to choose from. In heritage care, one place on the list is looked after by the National Trust. At 29 km, British Museum is worth the journey.
Start here in Stone
Alongside Stone Castle you find 3 museums, a theme park and a garden.
CastleStone Castlein town
MuseumDartford Borough Museum and Library2.4 km outside town, to the westTheme parkTheme parkLondon Paramount2.7 km outside town, to the northeastGardenGarden · National TrustSt John's Jerusalem3.4 km outside town, to the southwestMuseumMuseumThurrock Museum4.6 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumMuseumPurfleet Heritage Centre4.1 km outside town, to the northwestEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Where they are
The list reaches out to Thurrock Museum, 5.4 km away.
The dashed line is Stone’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
What they are
The places here are 3 museums, a castle and a theme park.
Green: inside Stone. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by the National Trust (St John's Jerusalem).
Every place, in and near Stone
In town there is one, and the list adds 5 more within 5 km of its edge.
The one inside Stone comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
2 listed buildings are on Stone’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Stone →
Within a day
Leading the 12 is British Museum, 29 km away; they include 4 museums and 2 cathedrals.
Big drawMuseumBritish Museum29 km west · 5.8M visitors a year (2023)
Big drawCastleTower of London25 km west · 2.7M visitors a year (2016)
Cathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey28 km west
Historic houseBuckingham Palace29 km west
AttractionElizabeth Tower28 km westMuseumMuseumRoyal Observatory Greenwich19 km west
Big drawArt galleryNational Gallery29 km west · 709K visitors a year (2021)
AttractionLondon Eye28 km west
CathedralSt Paul's Cathedral27 km west
Big drawArt galleryTate Modern27 km west · 1.2M visitors a year (2021)
MuseumMadame Tussauds31 km west
Big drawMuseumVictoria and Albert Museum31 km west · 858K visitors a year (2021)Places well known beyond Stone (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.
Before a day out in Stone
What are the main attractions in Stone?
The place to visit inside Stone’s built-up area is Stone Castle. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 5 more within 5 km.
Does Stone have a museum?
3 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Stone: Dartford Borough Museum and Library, Thurrock Museum and Purfleet Heritage Centre.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Stone?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Stone, 1 place is cared for by the National Trust (St John's Jerusalem).
What are the best-known days out near Stone?
Within 40 km: British Museum (29 km), Tower of London (25 km), Westminster Abbey (28 km), Buckingham Palace (29 km).
Where are Stone’s historic buildings listed?
Stone has 2 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 Stone 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)
- Stone Castle: Ken Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dartford Borough Museum and Library: Clem Rutter, Rochester Kent, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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
- 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
- Madame Tussauds: Citizen59, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Victoria and Albert Museum: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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