Attractions in Rochester & Things to Do in Rochester
(and nearby)

Chatham Dockyard Historical Society (1 Mile)*
The Society was founded in 1980 by a group of Dockyard men dedicated to perpetuating the history and work of Chatham Dockyard.
Cobham Hall (4 Miles)*
Cobham Hall is an outstandingly beautiful red brick mansion dating from 1584, which demonstrates an exciting combination of Elizabethan, Jacobean, Carolean and 18th Century styles.
Kent Life (6 Miles)*
There's so much new to do at Kent's premier heritage farm attraction with 28 acres of fun which includes our timed-daily activities
Maidstone Museum & Bentlif Art Gallery (8 Miles)*
This exceptionally fine regional museum housed in Chillington Manor a delightful Elizabethan manor house, boasts a rich and impressive variety of historical objects, fine art and natural history.
Great Comp Garden (10 Miles)*
Set in the heart of the Garden of England and surrounding a 17th century house, Great Comp Garden is the delightful creation of Roderick and Joy Cameron, their having moved to Great Comp in 1957.
Dolphin Yard Sailing Barge Museum (10 Miles)*
Unfortunately the museum was destroyed by fire on Sunday October 26th
Leeds Castle (11 Miles)*
Set in 500 acres of beautiful parkland, a visit to Leeds Castle is full of discovery.
Boughton Monchelsea Place (11 Miles)*
Boughton Monchelsea Place is a lovely Elizabethan Manor House, dating from 1567.
Ightham Mote (13 Miles)*
Ightham Mote, pronounced "Item Moat", is a superbly restored 14th century half-timbered house set in a deep wooded valley.
Lullingstone Castle and the World Garden (13 Miles)*
Lullingstone Castle - Historic Family Mansion, Church and home to the World Garden.
Doddington Place Gardens (13 Miles)*
The lovely landscaped gardens are set in the grounds of an imposing Victorian mansion and cover ten acres.
Knole Park (15 Miles)*
Knole Park is just the place to combine a round of golf with a historic and interesting National Trust property.
Belmont House and Garden (16 Miles)*
The unique Georgian house of Belmont, set in beautiful gardens and surrounded by classical English country parkland, commands stunning views of the rolling Kent countryside.
Tonbridge Castle (16 Miles)*
Medieval Gatehouse and Motte and Bailey Castle Grounds.
Red House (16 Miles)*
Those struggling to define the style of the Arts and Crafts Movement of the 1870s should pay a visit to Red House in Bexleyheath.
Bromley Museum (17 Miles)*
At Bromley Museum we will help you to uncover many interesting facts about Bromley's past as well as how people lived through the ages.
Marsh Farm Country Park (17 Miles)*
Marsh Farm Country Park is a demonstration of a commercial working farm and is firm favourite with children who love getting up close to farm animals from chickens, pigs, sheep and cows.
Crofton Roman Villa (17 Miles)*
The Crofton Roman Villa house was inhabited from about AD140 to 400 and was the centre of a farming estate of about 500 acres.
Marle Place Garden and Gallery (18 Miles)*
Marle Place is a peaceful, privately owned garden with ten acres of formal planting and many more acres of woodland and orchard.
Emmetts Garden (18 Miles)*
This charming and informal garden at the highest point in Kent was laid out in the late 19th Century., with many exotic and rare trees and shrubs from across the world.
Sissinghurst Castle Garden (19 Miles)*
Sissinghurst Gardens in Kent was the creation of author Vita Sackville-West and her husband, Harold Nicolson, MP, in the 1930's. Vita inherited Sissinghurst Castle in the 1930s.
Chislehurst Caves (19 Miles)*
There are over 20 miles of mysterious caverns and passages which have hewn out of the chalk over a period of 8,000 years.
Ingatestone Hall (19 Miles)*
Ingatestone Hall is a sixteenth century manor house built by Sir William Petre, Secretary of State to four Tudor Monarchs.
RHS Garden Hyde Hall (19 Miles)*
Nestled in the heart of rural Essex, Hyde Hall is an oasis of peace and tranquillity providing somewhere to watch the changing seasons and get closer to nature.
Finchcocks (19 Miles)*
Finchcocks is a fine early Georgian manor in a beautiful unspoilt setting which houses a magnificent collection of some ninety historical keyboard instruments.
* Distances shown are in a direct line. Distances by road will be longer.



Above, you'll find a list of the Tourist Attractions in Rochester and things to do in Rochester (and nearby) listed on AboutBritain.com.

So if you're wondering what to do in Rochester, simply click on some of the links on this page to see detailed information on places to go.

As you can see, there's plenty of ideas for family days out in Rochester and the surrounding area - so you need never be short of places to go and things to do in Rochester again.


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