Provender, 2.8 km from Teynham
Look within 5 km of its edge for the 5 places to visit; none is inside Teynham’s built-up area. On the list: 2 museums, a historic house and a heritage railway, among others. A longer outing takes you to Canterbury Cathedral, 20 km off.
The best known around Teynham
Close behind Provender are 2 museums, a heritage railway and a garden.
Historic houseProvender2.1 km outside town, to the southeast
Heritage railwaySittingbourne and Kemsley Light Railway3.5 km outside town, to the northwest
MuseumPines Garden4.5 km outside town, to the south
GardenDoddington Place Gardens4.5 km outside town, to the southMuseumMuseumSittingbourne Heritage Museum2.8 km outside town, to the westEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Around Teynham, mapped
The outermost point is Pines Garden, at 5.5 km.
The dashed line is Teynham’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
It comes down to 2 museums, a historic house and a heritage railway.
Green: inside Teynham. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Place after place
All 5 on the list lie within 5 km of its edge.
Sittingbourne and Kemsley Light Railway
Heritage railway in Kent, England.
Sittingbourne Heritage Museum
Museum in Sittingbourne, England, UK.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
28 listed buildings are on Teynham’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Teynham →
Beyond Teynham
Out of town, Canterbury Cathedral (20 km) leads 12 names to know.
CathedralCanterbury Cathedral20 km east
Abbey or priory · English HeritageSaint Augustine's Abbey21 km east
CastleLeeds Castle15 km southwest
CathedralRochester Cathedral22 km west
Castle · English HeritageRochester Castle22 km west
Castle · English HeritageUpnor Castle21 km northwest
Garden · National TrustSissinghurst Castle and Garden29 km southwest
CastleCanterbury Castle20 km east
Abbey or prioryFaversham Abbey6.6 km east
CastleChilham Castle15 km southeast
CastleQueenborough Castle10 km north
Castle · English HeritageHadleigh Castle27 km northwestPlaces well known beyond Teynham (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 about Teynham’s attractions
What is there to see near Teynham?
No attraction is mapped inside Teynham itself. Within 5 km of it are Provender, Sittingbourne and Kemsley Light Railway, Pines Garden and Doddington Place Gardens.
Does Teynham have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Teynham: Pines Garden and Sittingbourne Heritage Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Teynham?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Saint Augustine's Abbey (English Heritage), 21 km east.
What are the best-known days out near Teynham?
Within 40 km: Canterbury Cathedral (20 km), Saint Augustine's Abbey (21 km), Leeds Castle (15 km), Rochester Cathedral (22 km).
Where are Teynham’s historic buildings listed?
Teynham has 28 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 Teynham 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 (16)
- Provender: pam fray, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sittingbourne and Kemsley Light Railway: Mjroots, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pines Garden: Kenneth Yarham, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Doddington Place Gardens: Penny Mayes, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Canterbury Cathedral: Hans Musil, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Saint Augustine's Abbey: Rob Farrow, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leeds Castle: Misterzee, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rochester Cathedral: Raggatt2000, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rochester Castle: Clem Rutter, Rochester, Kent, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Upnor Castle: Clem Rutter, Rochester, Kent, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sissinghurst Castle and Garden: Hans Bernhard (Schnobby), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Canterbury Castle: Oast House Archive, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Faversham Abbey: William Stukeley, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chilham Castle: Daywalker, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Queenborough Castle: Richard Dorrell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hadleigh Castle: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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