Mereworth Castle
Grade I listed English country house in Mereworth, Tonbridge and Malling, Kent, England, UK.
Attractions in Yalding
Photo: Mereworth Castle, Antonio Visentini / Francesco Zuccarelli (Public domain)Close to Yalding: Mereworth Castle and more
Leeds Castle, 14 km from Yalding, is the best-known trip nearby. No place to visit is mapped inside Yalding’s built-up area; 2 are within 5 km of its edge. There are a castle and an attraction to choose from.
In Yalding
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
2
of the town’s edge
Castles & historic places
1
in or near town
Best known
The names to know near Yalding
Once you have seen Mereworth Castle, try an attraction.
CastleMereworth Castle3.8 km outside town, to the northwestAttractionAttractionTeapot Island500 m 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 map
Plotted on the map
The farthest of them, Mereworth Castle, is 4.4 km out.
The dashed line is Yalding’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 a castle and an attraction.
Castles & historic places 1 castle0 in town · 1 nearby
Other attractions 1 attraction0 in town · 1 nearby
Green: inside Yalding. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place
Both on the list
Both on the list lie within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
66 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Yalding’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Yalding →
Big names nearby
The wider area
Best known of the 12 within reach is Leeds Castle, at 14 km.
CastleLeeds Castle14 km east
Castle · National TrustBodiam Castle26 km south
CathedralRochester Cathedral19 km north
Castle · English HeritageRochester Castle19 km north
Historic houseHever Castle23 km west
Garden · National TrustSissinghurst Castle and Garden16 km southeast
Historic house · National TrustKnole House17 km west
Historic house · National TrustChartwell25 km west
Castle · English HeritageUpnor Castle21 km north
Historic house · National TrustIghtham Mote12 km west
Fort · English HeritageSt Leonards Tower7.4 km north
Castle · National TrustScotney Castle15 km southPlaces well known beyond Yalding (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.
Quick answers on Yalding
What is there to see near Yalding?
No attraction is mapped inside Yalding itself. Within 5 km of it are Mereworth Castle and Teapot Island.
Does Yalding have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Yalding.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Yalding?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Bodiam Castle (National Trust), 26 km south.
What are the best-known days out near Yalding?
Within 40 km: Leeds Castle (14 km), Bodiam Castle (26 km), Rochester Cathedral (19 km), Rochester Castle (19 km).
Where are Yalding’s historic buildings listed?
Yalding has 66 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 Yalding 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)
- Mereworth Castle: Antonio Visentini / Francesco Zuccarelli, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Leeds Castle: Misterzee, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bodiam Castle: Antony McCallum, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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
- Sissinghurst Castle and Garden: Hans Bernhard (Schnobby), 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
- Upnor Castle: Clem Rutter, Rochester, Kent, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ightham Mote: Brian Snelson, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Leonards Tower: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Scotney Castle: Berit from Redhill/Surrey, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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