
Combe Bank School, the place to visit in Sundridge
Sundridge’s list takes in 3 historic houses, 3 museums and 2 gardens. Look within 5 km of its edge and the list grows by 8 beyond the one inside Sundridge’s built-up area. 4 of the places on the list are maintained by the National Trust. Further afield lies British Museum, at 32 km.
Top of the list in Sundridge
The rest of the best known are 2 historic houses, 2 gardens and a museum.
Historic houseCombe Bank Schoolin town
Historic house · National TrustChartwell4.2 km outside town, to the southwest
Historic house · National TrustKnole House4.5 km outside town, to the east
Garden · National TrustEmmetts Garden2.2 km outside town, to the south
Museum · National TrustQuebec House3.1 km outside town, to the west
GardenGreat Comp Garden2.2 km outside town, to the southEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Mapped around Sundridge
At 5.8 km, Otford Heritage Centre is the farthest one out.
The dashed line is Sundridge’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
4 are museums or galleries; castles or historic places come next with 3.
Green: inside Sundridge. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
4 places are cared for by the National Trust (Chartwell, Knole House, Emmetts Garden and Quebec House).
Everything on the list
The town has one; within 5 km of its edge, the list finds 8 more.
The one inside Sundridge comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
47 listed buildings are on Sundridge’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Sundridge →
Further out, the best known
Best known of the 12 within reach is British Museum, at 32 km.
Big drawMuseumBritish Museum32 km northwest · 5.8M visitors a year (2023)
Big drawCastleTower of London29 km northwest · 2.7M visitors a year (2016)
Historic houseBuckingham Palace31 km northwest
Cathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey30 km northwest
AttractionElizabeth Tower30 km northwest
AttractionLondon Eye30 km northwest
Big drawArt galleryNational Gallery31 km northwest · 709K visitors a year (2021)MuseumMuseumRoyal Observatory Greenwich24 km north
CathedralSt Paul's Cathedral31 km northwest
Big drawArt galleryTate Modern30 km northwest · 1.2M visitors a year (2021)
MuseumCrystal Palace High Level Station Entry21 km northwest
Big drawMuseumVictoria and Albert Museum32 km northwest · 858K visitors a year (2021)Places well known beyond Sundridge (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.
Questions before you go to Sundridge
What are the main attractions in Sundridge?
The place to visit inside Sundridge’s built-up area is Combe Bank School. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 8 more within 5 km.
Does Sundridge have a museum?
4 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Sundridge: Quebec House, Sevenoaks Museum, Otford Heritage Centre and Sevenoaks Kaleidoscope Art Gallery.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Sundridge?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Sundridge, 4 places are cared for by the National Trust (Chartwell, Knole House, Emmetts Garden and Quebec House).
What are the best-known days out near Sundridge?
Within 40 km: British Museum (32 km), Tower of London (29 km), Buckingham Palace (31 km), Westminster Abbey (30 km).
Where are Sundridge’s historic buildings listed?
Sundridge has 47 listed buildings, 3 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 Sundridge 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 (17)
- Combe Bank School: Pete Chapman, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chartwell: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Knole House: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Emmetts Garden: Oast House Archive, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Quebec House: Oast House Archive, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Great Comp Garden: David Anstiss, 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
- Buckingham Palace: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Westminster Abbey: Σπάρτακος, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth Tower: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- London Eye: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Gallery: Diego Delso, 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
- Crystal Palace High Level Station Entry: Dickinson Brothers, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Victoria and Albert Museum: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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