Brands Hatch

#4119 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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Brands Hatch is a motor racing circuit in West Kingsdown, Kent, England, United Kingdom. Originally used as a grasstrack motorcycle circuit on farmland, it hosted 12 runnings of the British Grand Prix between 1964 and 1986 and currently hosts many British and International racing events. The venue is owned and operated by Jonathan Palmer's MotorSport Vision organisation. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 51°21'24"N, 0°15'45"E

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Brands Hatch – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Lullingstone Castle, Eynsford Castle, Lullingstone Roman Villa, Otford Palace.

2.9 miW
Museum, History museum
Lullingstone Castle
73 min walk • Nestled in the idyllic Kent countryside, Lullingstone Castle is a hidden gem steeped in history and charm. This remarkable estate, with its origins dating back to the time of the Domesday Book, has been the family seat of the Hart Dyke family for over 20 generations.
2.3 miNW
Forts and castles
Eynsford Castle, Dartford
60 min walk • Eynsford Castle is a ruined medieval fortification in Eynsford, Kent. Built on the site of an earlier Anglo-Saxon stone burh, the castle was constructed by William de Enysford, probably between 1085 and 1087, to protect the lands of Lanfranc, the Archbishop of Canterbury, from Odo, the Bishop of Bayeux.
2.9 miW
History museum, Museum, Historical place
Lullingstone Roman Villa, Sevenoaks
74 min walk • Lullingstone Roman Villa is a villa built during the Roman occupation of Britain, situated in Lullingstone near the village of Eynsford in Kent, south eastern England.
4.4 miSW
Palace
Otford Palace
112 min walk • Otford Palace, also known as the Archbishop's Palace, is in Otford, an English village and civil parish in the Sevenoaks District of Kent. The village is located on the River Darent, flowing north down its valley from its source on the North Downs. The King of Mercia, Offa, fought the Kentish Saxons in 776 at the Battle of Otford.
4 miSW
Specialty museum, History museum, Museum
Shoreham Aircraft Museum, Shoreham
102 min walk • The Shoreham Aircraft Museum is located in the village of Shoreham near Sevenoaks in Kent, England, on the south-east edge of Greater London.
3.9 miE
Windmill
Killick's Mill, Meopham
101 min walk • Killick's Mill is a Grade II* listed Smock mill in Meopham, Kent, England that was built in 1801 and which has been restored.
3.7 miSW
Park
Fackenden Down, Kent Downs
94 min walk • Fackenden Down is a 14-hectare nature reserve north of Sevenoaks in Kent. It is managed by the Kent Wildlife Trust.
4.9 miSW
Park
Polhill Bank, Kent Downs
125 min walk • Polhill Bank is a 4-hectare nature reserve south of Shoreham, which is north of Sevenoaks in Kent. It is managed by Kent Wildlife Trust. It is in Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. This chalk grassland site is on a south-east slope.
3.5 miSW
Park
Kemsing Down, Kemsing
90 min walk • Kemsing Down is a 16-hectare nature reserve north of Sevenoaks in Kent. It is managed by the Kent Wildlife Trust. It is in the Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Habitats in this downland site include ancient and secondary woodland, scrub and chalk grassland.
4.6 miN
Nature and wildlife, Park, Forest
Beacon Wood Country Park, Dartford
119 min walk • Beacon Wood Country Park is a public woodland in Bean near Dartford, in Kent, England. It was previously an industrial claypit then re-claimed as woodland park open to the public, currently owned by Lafarge.
4.4 miN
Church
Church of St Margaret of Antioch
112 min walk • The Church of St Margaret of Antioch at Darenth, Kent, is a church with Norman origins thought to be the third oldest in Kent and the sixth oldest in the United Kingdom. It is a Grade I listed building. The chancel and nave are late 10th century or early 11th century. The sanctuary is early 12th century.