What is near Yorkletts: Whitstable Museum and Gallery first
Nothing is mapped inside Yorkletts’ built-up area, but 4 places to visit are within 5 km of its edge. There are a museum, a garden and a castle to choose from. Canterbury Cathedral is worth a day, 7.9 km from the centre.
Where to start near Yorkletts
Alongside Whitstable Museum and Gallery you find a garden, a castle and a historic ship.
MuseumWhitstable Museum and Gallery3.2 km outside town, to the northeast
GardenMount Ephraim Gardens3 km outside town, to the southwest
CastleWhitstable Castle4.3 km outside town, to the northeastHistoric shipHistoric shipFavourite3.4 km outside town, to the northeastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Mapped
Just outside town, most of the 4 sit to the northeast.
The dashed line is Yorkletts’ built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Sorted by kind
The places here are a museum, a garden and a castle.
Green: inside Yorkletts. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The complete list
Its 4 places all lie within 5 km of its edge.
Mount Ephraim Gardens
Historic house and gardens, near Faversham, in Hernhill, Swale, Kent, England, UK.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
1 listed building is on Yorkletts’ History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Yorkletts →
Further out, the best known
Day trips number 12; the best known is Canterbury Cathedral, 7.9 km off.
CathedralCanterbury Cathedral7.9 km southeast
Abbey or priory · English HeritageSaint Augustine's Abbey8.4 km southeast
Castle · English HeritageDover Castle32 km southeast
CastleLeeds Castle27 km west
CastleCanterbury Castle7.9 km southeast
CathedralRochester Cathedral35 km west
Castle · English HeritageRochester Castle35 km west
CastleChilham Castle9.9 km south
Castle · English HeritageDeal Castle31 km southeast
Abbey or prioryFaversham Abbey7.3 km west
Garden · National TrustSissinghurst Castle and Garden38 km southwest
Castle · English HeritageUpnor Castle34 km westPlaces well known beyond Yorkletts (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.
Questions about Yorkletts’ attractions
What is there to see near Yorkletts?
No attraction is mapped inside Yorkletts itself. Within 5 km of it are Whitstable Museum and Gallery, Mount Ephraim Gardens, Whitstable Castle and Favourite.
Does Yorkletts have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Yorkletts: Whitstable Museum and Gallery.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Yorkletts?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Saint Augustine's Abbey (English Heritage), 8.4 km southeast.
What are the best-known days out near Yorkletts?
Within 40 km: Canterbury Cathedral (7.9 km), Saint Augustine's Abbey (8.4 km), Dover Castle (32 km), Leeds Castle (27 km).
Where are Yorkletts’ historic buildings listed?
Yorkletts has 1 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 Yorkletts 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)
- Whitstable Museum and Gallery: pam fray, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mount Ephraim Gardens: pam fray, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Whitstable Castle: Chris Morgan, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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
- Leeds Castle: Misterzee, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Canterbury Castle: Oast House Archive, 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
- Chilham Castle: Daywalker, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Deal Castle: JimRussell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Faversham Abbey: William Stukeley, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sissinghurst Castle and Garden: Hans Bernhard (Schnobby), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Upnor Castle: Clem Rutter, Rochester, Kent, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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