What is near Ulcombe: Leeds Castle first
All of it lies outside: 4 places within 5 km of its edge, none inside Ulcombe’s built-up area. The mix takes in 2 castles, a museum and an attraction. Here, one place is kept up by English Heritage. Allow a day for Canterbury Cathedral, 32 km off.
The first to see around Ulcombe
Then come a castle, a museum and an attraction, behind Leeds Castle.
CastleLeeds Castle3.4 km outside town, to the north
Castle · English HeritageSutton Valence Castle3 km outside town, to the west
MuseumDog collar museum3.2 km outside town, to the northAttractionAttractionFalconry Shows3 km outside town, to the northEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Mapped
The 4 outside town cluster to the north.
The dashed line is Ulcombe’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Grouped by kind
The places here are 2 castles, a museum and an attraction.
Green: inside Ulcombe. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by English Heritage (Sutton Valence Castle).
The complete list
The list runs to 4 places, all within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
7 listed buildings are on Ulcombe’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Ulcombe →
Out of town
Worth the drive, Canterbury Cathedral (32 km) is first of the 12.
CathedralCanterbury Cathedral32 km east
Castle · National TrustBodiam Castle24 km south
Garden · National TrustSissinghurst Castle and Garden11 km southwest
Abbey or priory · English HeritageSaint Augustine's Abbey32 km east
CathedralRochester Cathedral22 km northwest
Castle · English HeritageRochester Castle23 km northwest
Historic houseHever Castle37 km west
Castle · English HeritageUpnor Castle24 km north
Abbey or priory · English HeritageBattle Abbey34 km south
Historic house · National TrustKnole House31 km west
Historic house · National TrustChartwell39 km west
Castle · National TrustScotney Castle21 km southwestPlaces well known beyond Ulcombe (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.
What people ask about Ulcombe
What is there to see near Ulcombe?
No attraction is mapped inside Ulcombe itself. Within 5 km of it are Leeds Castle, Sutton Valence Castle, Dog collar museum and Falconry Shows.
Does Ulcombe have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Ulcombe: Dog collar museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Ulcombe?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Ulcombe, 1 place is cared for by English Heritage (Sutton Valence Castle).
What are the best-known days out near Ulcombe?
Within 40 km: Canterbury Cathedral (32 km), Bodiam Castle (24 km), Sissinghurst Castle and Garden (11 km), Saint Augustine's Abbey (32 km).
Where are Ulcombe’s historic buildings listed?
Ulcombe has 7 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 Ulcombe 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 (15)
- Leeds Castle: Misterzee, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sutton Valence Castle: Ukiws, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dog collar museum: Basher Eyre, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Canterbury Cathedral: Hans Musil, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bodiam Castle: Antony McCallum, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sissinghurst Castle and Garden: Hans Bernhard (Schnobby), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Saint Augustine's Abbey: Rob Farrow, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rochester Cathedral: Raggatt2000, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rochester Castle: Clem Rutter, Rochester, Kent, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hever Castle: Nigel Lamb, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Upnor Castle: Clem Rutter, Rochester, Kent, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Battle Abbey: Antony McCallum, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Knole House: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chartwell: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Scotney Castle: Berit from Redhill/Surrey, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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