Around Wingham, start with Wingham Wildlife Park
Nothing to visit is mapped inside Wingham’s built-up area, but 3 places are within 5 km of its edge. Look for 2 zoos and a historic house. A longer outing takes you to Canterbury Cathedral, 9.3 km off.
The names to know near Wingham
Following Wingham Wildlife Park are a historic house and a zoo.
Historic houseGoodnestone Park2.6 km outside town, to the south
ZooHowletts Wild Animal Park4.2 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.
The layout
The map ends at Howletts Wild Animal Park, 4.5 km out.
The dashed line is Wingham’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 kind of places
The biggest group is zoos, theme parks or other days out, with 2 of the 3.
Green: inside Wingham. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Everything on the list
3 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.
75 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Wingham’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Wingham →
Out of town
Worth the drive, Canterbury Cathedral (9.3 km) is first of the 12.
CathedralCanterbury Cathedral9.3 km west
Abbey or priory · English HeritageSaint Augustine's Abbey8.9 km west
Castle · English HeritageDover Castle18 km southeast
CastleCanterbury Castle9.8 km west
Castle · English HeritageDeal Castle14 km southeast
Castle · English HeritageWalmer Castle15 km southeast
CastleSandown Castle14 km east
FortCanterbury city walls9.3 km west
CastleChilham Castle18 km west
MuseumThe Marlowe Kit9.6 km west
CastleSaltwood Castle23 km southwest
CastleLympne Castle26 km southwestPlaces well known beyond Wingham (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 visitors ask about Wingham
What is there to see near Wingham?
No attraction is mapped inside Wingham itself. Within 5 km of it are Wingham Wildlife Park, Goodnestone Park and Howletts Wild Animal Park.
Does Wingham have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Wingham.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Wingham?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Saint Augustine's Abbey (English Heritage), 8.9 km west.
What are the best-known days out near Wingham?
Within 40 km: Canterbury Cathedral (9.3 km), Saint Augustine's Abbey (8.9 km), Dover Castle (18 km), Canterbury Castle (9.8 km).
Where are Wingham’s historic buildings listed?
Wingham has 75 listed buildings, 2 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 Wingham 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 (14)
- Goodnestone Park: Dhowes9, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Howletts Wild Animal Park: Michael Haslam, CC BY 2.5, 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
- Dover Castle: Chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Canterbury Castle: Oast House Archive, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Deal Castle: JimRussell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Walmer Castle: Lieven Smits, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sandown Castle: Nick Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Canterbury city walls: Ymblanter, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chilham Castle: Daywalker, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Marlowe Kit: Storye book, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Saltwood Castle: Edgepedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lympne Castle: Robin Webster, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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