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Coldrum Long Barrow
Attractions in Wrotham

Nothing mapped in Wrotham itself; Coldrum Long Barrow is the nearest draw

Nothing on our list is inside Wrotham’s built-up area; the 5 places to visit are within 5 km of its edge. Look for 2 museums, a historic house and a zoo. In heritage care, 2 places on the list are looked after by the National Trust. Further out, British Museum is 38 km away.

Photo: Coldrum Long Barrow, Chris Gunns (CC BY-SA 2.0)
In Wrotham
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
5
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
2
in or near town
Castles & historic places
1
in or near town
Cared for
2
National Trust, English Heritage, Cadw and others
Best known

The names to know near Wrotham

Behind Coldrum Long Barrow on the list are a historic house, a zoo and a museum.

Museum · National TrustColdrum Long Barrow3.2 km outside town, to the eastHistoric house · National TrustOld Soar Manor4.6 km outside town, to the southZooZooHemsley Conservation Centre1.3 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumMuseumKent Firefighting Museum2.3 km outside town, to the northwestAttractionAttractionQuintain4.3 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

The places, mapped

The farthest of them, Old Soar Manor, is 5.3 km out.

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The dashed line is Wrotham’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

The list by type

The list holds 2 museums, a historic house and a zoo.

Museums & galleries 2 museums0 in town · 2 nearby
Castles & historic places 1 historic house0 in town · 1 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 1 zoo0 in town · 1 nearby
Other attractions 1 attraction0 in town · 1 nearby

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

2 places are cared for by the National Trust (Coldrum Long Barrow and Old Soar Manor).

Every place

All of it

All of it lies within 5 km of its edge: 5 places.

Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.

52 listed buildings are on Wrotham’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Wrotham →

Big names nearby

For a day out

Out of town, British Museum (38 km) leads 12 names to know.

Big drawMuseumBritish Museum38 km northwest · 5.8M visitors a year (2023)Big drawCastleTower of London35 km northwest · 2.7M visitors a year (2016)Cathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey37 km northwestHistoric houseBuckingham Palace38 km northwestAttractionElizabeth Tower37 km northwestBig drawArt galleryNational Gallery38 km northwest · 709K visitors a year (2021)AttractionLondon Eye37 km northwestMuseumMuseumRoyal Observatory Greenwich28 km northwestCathedralSt Paul's Cathedral36 km northwestBig drawArt galleryTate Modern36 km northwest · 1.2M visitors a year (2021)Big drawMuseumVictoria and Albert Museum39 km northwest · 858K visitors a year (2021)MuseumMadame Tussauds40 km northwest

Places well known beyond Wrotham (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.

Wrotham: questions and answers

What is there to see near Wrotham?

No attraction is mapped inside Wrotham itself. Within 5 km of it are Coldrum Long Barrow, Old Soar Manor, Hemsley Conservation Centre and Kent Firefighting Museum.

Does Wrotham have a museum?

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

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

Yes. In or within 5 km of Wrotham, 2 places are cared for by the National Trust (Coldrum Long Barrow and Old Soar Manor).

What are the best-known days out near Wrotham?

Within 40 km: British Museum (38 km), Tower of London (35 km), Westminster Abbey (37 km), Buckingham Palace (38 km).

Where are Wrotham’s historic buildings listed?

Wrotham has 52 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 Wrotham 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.