Betsom's Hill, London

Name: Betsom's Hill
Address: London, United Kingdom

#2161 among attractions in London

Nature, Natural attraction, Hill

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Betsom's Hill is a hill on the North Downs, and the highest point in the county of Kent at 251 metres. Situated between Westerham and Tatsfield, at the western edge of the county, it lies close to where the A233 crosses the Downs en route to Biggin Hill. This is the highest part of the North Downs, with Botley Hill the highest point, nearby to the west. The hill lies at the western end of the Kent Downs, an area of outstanding natural beauty. ()

Elevation: 823 ftCoordinates: 51°17'23"N, 0°3'32"E

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Bromley (Darwin)London United Kingdom

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Betsom's Hill – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Addington Palace, Chartwell, Down House, Titsey Place.

6.6 miNW
Vernacular architecture, Golf, Georgian architecture
Addington Palace, London
168 min walk • Addington Palace is an 18th-century mansion in Addington near Croydon in south London, within the historic county of Surrey. It was built on the site of a 16th-century manor house.
3.3 miS
Sir Winston Churchill's longtime home
Chartwell, Westerham
84 min walk • Chartwell, nestled in the lush greenery of Westerham, United Kingdom, is a historical site that draws visitors from around the world. This elegant country house was the family home of Sir Winston Churchill, Britain's revered Prime Minister during the Second World War.
2.9 miN
Museum, History museum, Historical place
Down House, London
74 min walk • Down House is the former home of the English naturalist Charles Darwin and his family. It was in this house and garden that Darwin worked on his theory of evolution by natural selection, which he had conceived in London before moving to Down.
2 miSW
Museum, Park
Titsey Place
53 min walk • Titsey Place is an English country house near Oxted in Surrey, England. It was successively the seat of the Gresham and Leveson-Gower families and is now preserved by a charitable trust for the nation.
3.1 miE
Park
Chevening, Kent Downs
81 min walk • Chevening House is a large country house in the parish of Chevening in Kent, in south east England. Built between 1617 and 1630 to a design reputedly by Inigo Jones and greatly extended after 1717, it is a Grade I listed building. The surrounding gardens, pleasure grounds and park are listed Grade II*.
3.4 miSW
Church
All Saints Church, Oxted
87 min walk • All Saints Church is a Roman Catholic Parish church in Oxted, Surrey. Building work on the church started in 1913 and was delayed by World War I. Aspects of the church interior were designed by Geoffrey Webb. It is situated off Chichele Road north of the town centre, to the west of Oxted School. It is a Grade II listed building.
0.5 miSE
Archaeological site
Pilgrims' Way, Westerham
14 min walk • The Pilgrims' Way is the historical route supposedly taken by pilgrims from Winchester in Hampshire, England, to the shrine of Thomas Becket at Canterbury in Kent.
4.5 miSW
51°14'57"N • 0°1'18"W
Tandridge Golf Club, Oxted
114 min walk • Outdoor activities, Golf
0.9 miS
Forest
Westerham Wood, Westerham
24 min walk • Westerham Wood is a 43.2 hectares biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north of Westerham in Kent. This ancient oak wood on Gault Clay is traditionally managed, and it has a diverse ground flora and an outstanding range of breeding birds.
3.4 miN
Park
Downe Bank, Keston
88 min walk • Downe Bank is a nature reserve owned and managed by the Kent Wildlife Trust in the North Downs, close to Downe in the London Borough of Bromley. It is a Site of Special Scientific Interest together with the neighbouring High Elms Country Park.
3.2 miN
Church
St Mary's Church, London
82 min walk • St Mary's Church in the village of Downe, Bromley is the Church of England Parish Church for the parish of Downe. It is a Grade II* listed building, which dates from the 13th century. The church is dedicated to either St Mary the Virgin or St Mary Magdalene.