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Coldrum Long Barrow
Attractions in Trottiscliffe

1.5 km from Trottiscliffe, Coldrum Long Barrow leads the list

With nothing inside Trottiscliffe’s built-up area, the list has 6 places within 5 km of its edge. The mix takes in 2 museums, a fort and a castle. On the list, 2 places are looked after: 1 by the National Trust and 1 by English Heritage. Beyond the town, the best known is Tower of London, 37 km off.

Photo: Coldrum Long Barrow, Chris Gunns (CC BY-SA 2.0)
In Trottiscliffe
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
6
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
2
in or near town
Castles & historic places
2
in or near town
Cared for
2
National Trust, English Heritage, Cadw and others
Best known

The best known around Trottiscliffe

Following Coldrum Long Barrow are a fort, a castle and a zoo.

Museum · National TrustColdrum Long Barrow1.1 km outside town, to the eastFort · English HeritageSt Leonards Tower4.2 km outside town, to the southeastCastleLeybourne Castle4.5 km outside town, to the eastZooZooHemsley Conservation Centre700 m outside town, to the northwestMuseumMuseumKent Firefighting Museum4.4 km outside town, to the westAttractionAttractionQuintain2.7 km outside town, to the southeast

Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.

The map

Where to go

At 5 km, Kent Firefighting Museum is the farthest one out.

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The dashed line is Trottiscliffe’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022

By kind

Sorted by kind

2 are museums or galleries; castles or historic places come next with 2.

Museums & galleries 2 museums0 in town · 2 nearby
Castles & historic places 1 fort · 1 castle0 in town · 2 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 1 zoo0 in town · 1 nearby
Other attractions 1 attraction0 in town · 1 nearby

Green: inside Trottiscliffe. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

2 places are cared for: 1 by the National Trust and 1 by English Heritage (Coldrum Long Barrow and St Leonards Tower).

Every place

Every entry

6 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.

19 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Trottiscliffe’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Trottiscliffe →

Big names nearby

Bigger names, a drive away

Tower of London, at 37 km, heads the 11 day trips.

Big drawCastleTower of London37 km northwest · 2.7M visitors a year (2016)Cathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey39 km northwestAttractionElizabeth Tower39 km northwestBig drawArt galleryNational Gallery40 km northwest · 709K visitors a year (2021)AttractionLondon Eye39 km northwestCathedralSt Paul's Cathedral38 km northwestMuseumMuseumRoyal Observatory Greenwich30 km northwestBig drawArt galleryTate Modern38 km northwest · 1.2M visitors a year (2021)Castle · English HeritageRochester Castle13 km northeastCathedralRochester Cathedral13 km northeastMuseumCrystal Palace High Level Station Entry32 km west

Places well known beyond Trottiscliffe (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.

Know before you go to Trottiscliffe

What is there to see near Trottiscliffe?

No attraction is mapped inside Trottiscliffe itself. Within 5 km of it are Coldrum Long Barrow, St Leonards Tower, Leybourne Castle and Hemsley Conservation Centre.

Does Trottiscliffe have a museum?

2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Trottiscliffe: Coldrum Long Barrow and Kent Firefighting Museum.

Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Trottiscliffe?

Yes. In or within 5 km of Trottiscliffe, 2 places are cared for: 1 by the National Trust and 1 by English Heritage (Coldrum Long Barrow and St Leonards Tower).

What are the best-known days out near Trottiscliffe?

Within 40 km: Tower of London (37 km), Westminster Abbey (39 km), Elizabeth Tower (39 km), National Gallery (40 km).

Where are Trottiscliffe’s historic buildings listed?

Trottiscliffe has 19 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 Trottiscliffe 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)

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.