What to see from Capel: Coldharbour Common [Leith Hill] first
Nothing is mapped inside Capel’s built-up area, but 6 places to visit are within 5 km of its edge. They include 3 parks or estates, a historic site and a historic house. 4 of them are cared for by the National Trust. Go 28 km out for Hampton Court Palace.
Where to start near Capel
The rest of the best known are 2 parks or estates, a historic site and a historic house.
Historic houseLeith Hill Place (National Trust)3.5 km outside town, to the northwestAttractionAttractionCapel Military Show400 m outside town, to the eastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Where they are
To the northwest is where most of the 6 nearby are.
The dashed line is Capel’s 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
3 gardens or estates and 2 castles or historic places top the count.
Green: inside Capel. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
4 places are cared for by the National Trust (Coldharbour Common [Leith Hill], Leith Hill Tower, Duke's Warren [Leith Hill] and Holmwood Common).
Every place, in and near Capel
Look within 5 km of its edge for all 6 places listed.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
15 listed buildings are on Capel’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Capel →
Big names nearby
Out of town, Hampton Court Palace (28 km) leads 11 names to know.
Historic house · Historic Royal PalacesHampton Court Palace28 km north
Big drawMuseumVictoria and Albert Museum40 km north · 858K visitors a year (2021)
Big drawMuseumNatural History Museum40 km north · 1.6M visitors a year (2021)
MuseumCrystal Palace High Level Station Entry35 km northeast
Big drawMuseumScience Museum40 km north · 3M visitors a year (2012)
GardenKew Gardens37 km north
Historic houseHever Castle31 km east
Historic houseRoyal Pavilion39 km south
CastleArundel Castle37 km southwest
Big drawArt gallerySaatchi Gallery40 km north · 1.2M visitors a yearTheme parkBig drawTheme parkThorpe Park31 km northwest · 1.6M visitors a year (2024)Places well known beyond Capel (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 Capel’s attractions
What is there to see near Capel?
No attraction is mapped inside Capel itself. Within 5 km of it are Coldharbour Common [Leith Hill], Leith Hill Tower, Duke's Warren [Leith Hill] and Holmwood Common.
Does Capel have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Capel.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Capel?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Capel, 4 places are cared for by the National Trust (Coldharbour Common [Leith Hill], Leith Hill Tower, Duke's Warren [Leith Hill] and Holmwood Common).
What are the best-known days out near Capel?
Within 40 km: Hampton Court Palace (28 km), Victoria and Albert Museum (40 km), Natural History Museum (40 km), Crystal Palace High Level Station Entry (35 km).
Where are Capel’s historic buildings listed?
Capel has 15 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 Capel 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 (11)
- Leith Hill Place (National Trust): Rob enwiki, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hampton Court Palace: Ricardalovesmonuments, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Victoria and Albert Museum: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Natural History Museum: Christine Matthews, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Crystal Palace High Level Station Entry: Dickinson Brothers, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Science Museum: Shadowssettle, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kew Gardens: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hever Castle: Nigel Lamb, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Royal Pavilion: Qmin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arundel Castle: Tim Sheerman-Chase, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Saatchi Gallery: Jack Gavigan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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