Tonbridge Castle

Tonbridge Castle is a 13th century castle situated in Tonbridge, Kent, England.

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• Historic England research records page^@
• Gatehouse Gazetteer page^@
• CastlesFortsBattles page^@
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Location: 51.1963, 0.2735, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,  
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  Chiddingstone Castle ⓘ
  house museum in Kent, England, United Kingdom

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  Eynsford Castle ⓘ
  castle, now ruinous, in Eynsford, Kent, England, UK  

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  Lullingstone Castle ⓘ
  historic manor house in the village of Lullingstone in England  

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  Sutton Valence Castle ⓘ
  castle in Sutton Valence, Kent, England, UK  

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  Tonbridge Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed castle in Tonbridge and Malling, Kent, England, UK  

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  Rochester Castle ⓘ
  castle in Rochester, Kent, South East England  

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  Leeds Castle ⓘ
  castle in Kent, England, UK  

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  Hever Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed country house in Hever, Kent, England, UK  

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  Allington Castle ⓘ
  stone-built moated castle in Allington, England

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  Bodiam Castle ⓘ
  14th-century moated castle near Robertsbridge in East Sussex, England, UK  

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  Upnor Castle ⓘ
  fort located on the River Medway in Kent  

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  Emmetts Garden ⓘ
  Edwardian house and gardens at Ide Hill, Kent, England

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  Great Comp Garden ⓘ
  garden in Comp, Kent, England, UK

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  Hole Park ⓘ
  country house in Kent, England, UK

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  Pashley Manor ⓘ
  Grade I listed manor house in Rother, United Kingdom

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  Riverhill House ⓘ
  country house in Sevenoaks Weald, Kent, England, UK

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  Selsdon Wood ⓘ
  Woodland in Croydon, England

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  Sheffield Park Garden ⓘ
  park in East Sussex, England, UK

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  Sissinghurst Castle Garden ⓘ
  Grade I listed garden in the United Kingdom  

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  Wakehurst ⓘ
  house and botanic gardens in Ardingly, West Sussex, England, UK

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  Bedgebury National Pinetum ⓘ
  recreational and conservational arboretum in Kent, England, UK

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  Bateman's ⓘ
  17th-century house museum in Burwash, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom

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  British Wildlife Centre ⓘ
  nature center

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  Chartwell ⓘ
  country house south of Westerham, Kent, England, UK

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  Chatham Historic Dockyard ⓘ
  maritime museum in Chatham, Kent, England

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  Cranbrook Museum ⓘ
  building and museum in Cranbrook, Kent, England, United Kingdom

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  Crofton Roman Villa ⓘ
  Roman villa in Orpington, in the London Borough of Bromley

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  Down House ⓘ
  former home of the English naturalist Charles Darwin and his family  

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  Eagle Heights Wildlife Foundation ⓘ
  zoo in the UK

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  East Grinstead Museum ⓘ
  Local history museum in East Grinstead, England, United Kingdom

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  Eden Valley Museum ⓘ
  museum in Kent, England, United Kingdom

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  Fort Amherst ⓘ
  fort in Chatham, UK  

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  Guildhall Museum, Rochester ⓘ
  Grade I listed local museum in Rochester, Kent, England, United Kingdom

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  Hall Place and Gardens ⓘ
  Grade I listed house and museum in Bexley, Greater London, England, United Kingdom

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  Hammerwood Park ⓘ
  country house near East Grinstead, Sussex, England, UK

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  Heaven Farm Museum ⓘ
  museum in Uckfield, England, UK

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  HMS Cavalier ⓘ
  1944 C-class destroyer  

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  HMS Ocelot ⓘ
  1962 Oberon-class submarine  

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  Ightham Mote ⓘ
  historic house, now museum, on a moated site in Ightham, Kent, England, UK

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  Kent and Sharpshooters Yeomanry Museum ⓘ
  military museum in Hever Castle, United Kingdom

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  Kent Life ⓘ
  museum in Kent, UK

• File:Knole, Sevenoaks in Kent - March 2009.jpg

  Knole House ⓘ
  country house in Sevenoaks, Kent, England, UK

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  Lashenden Air Warfare Museum ⓘ
  Aviation museum in England

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  Milton Chantry ⓘ
  former chantry chapel in Gravesend, Kent England

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  New Tavern Fort ⓘ
  historic artillery fort in Gravesend, Kent, England, UK  

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  Old Soar Manor ⓘ
  historic house museum in Plaxtol, Kent, England, UK

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  PS Kingswear Castle ⓘ
  1924 paddle steamer

• File:Quebec House, Quebec Square, Westerham, Kent - geograph.org.uk - 1296826.jpg

  Quebec House ⓘ
  Grade I listed military museum in Westerham, Sevenoaks, Kent, England, UK  

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  Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment Museum ⓘ
  Maidstone, Kent, United Kingdom

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  Restoration House ⓘ
  historic house and museum in Rochester, Kent, England, United Kingdom

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  Rother Valley Railway ⓘ
  railway taking its name from the Sussex and Kent River Rother

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  Scotney Castle ⓘ
  country house in Lamberhurst, Kent, England, UK

• File:Stoneacre, Otham, Kent - geograph.org.uk - 1281928.jpg

  Stoneacre ⓘ
  historic house in Kent, England, UK

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  Temple Manor ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum in Medway, United Kingdom

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  The Hop Farm Museum ⓘ
  museum in nr. Tonbridge, England, UK

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  Titsey Place ⓘ
  country house in Titsey, Surrey, England, UK

• File:Part of Coldrum Long Barrow - geograph.org.uk - 482591.jpg

  Coldrum Long Barrow ⓘ
  neolithic chambered long barrow near Trottiscliffe, Kent, England, UK

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  Penshurst Place ⓘ
  historic building near Tonbridge, Kent in England

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  Priest House ⓘ
  historical house and museum in Sussex, England, United Kingdom

• File:Tilbury Fort - Parade ground - geograph.org.uk - 1640070.jpg

  Tilbury Fort ⓘ
  bastioned fort on the Thames Estuary  

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  Maidstone Museum and Bentlif Art Gallery ⓘ
  regional museum, regimental museum, art gallery, heritage centre, historic house museum in Kent, England, United Kingdom

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  Tunbridge Wells Museum and Art Gallery ⓘ
  museum in Royal Tunbridge Wells, United Kingdom

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  Standen ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum in Mid Sussex, England, UK

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  Sevenoaks Museum ⓘ
  museum in Sevenoaks, Kent, England, UK, United Kingdom

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  Gravesham Museum ⓘ
  museum in Gravesend, England, UK

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  Maidstone Carriage Museum ⓘ
  museum in Maidstone, Kent, England, United Kingdom

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  Gravesend Cold War Bunker ⓘ
  Cold War control bunker in Gravesend, Kent, England, UK  

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  Bluebell Railway ⓘ
  heritage railway in East Sussex, England

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  Bethlem Royal Hospital Archives and Museum ⓘ
  original art and medical museum, sited at the Bethlam Royal Hospital, United Kingdom

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  The C.M Booth Collection ⓘ
  museum in Rolvenden, Kent, England, UK

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  Shoreham Aircraft Museum ⓘ
  museum in Kent, England

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  Six Poor Travellers House ⓘ
  museum in Rochester, Kent, England, UK

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  Royal Engineers Museum ⓘ
  military museum in Gillingham, Kent, England, UK  

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  Spa Valley Railway ⓘ
  heritage railway in southeast England

• File:Bethlem Royal Hospital - geograph.org.uk - 34691.jpg

  Bethlem Gallery ⓘ
  art gallery in Beckenham, Bromley, England

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  Kent Firefighting Museum ⓘ
  museum in Sevenoaks, England, UK

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  Bethlem Museum of the Mind ⓘ
  re-sited and relaunched art and medical museum, sited at the Bethlam Royal Hospital, Beckenham, London Borough of Bromley, United Kingdom

• File:Rochester Huguenot Museum 95 High Street 5318.jpg

  Huguenot Museum ⓘ
  museum in Rochester, England, UK

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  Biggin Hill Memorial Museum ⓘ
  museum in Biggin Hill, England, UK

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1567 Upnor Castle

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1924 Bedgebury National Pinetum

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-4000 Coldrum Long Barrow

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1500 Priest House

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1539 Tilbury Fort

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1858 Maidstone Museum and Bentlif Art Gallery

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1885 Tunbridge Wells Museum and Art Gallery

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1891 Standen

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1905 Sevenoaks Museum

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1911 Gravesham Museum

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1946 Maidstone Carriage Museum

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1954 Gravesend Cold War Bunker

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1960 Bluebell Railway

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1970 Bethlem Royal Hospital Archives and Museum

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1972 The C.M Booth Collection

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1978 Shoreham Aircraft Museum

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1979 Six Poor Travellers House

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1987 Royal Engineers Museum

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1996 Spa Valley Railway

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1997 Bethlem Gallery

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2014 Kent Firefighting Museum

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2015 Bethlem Museum of the Mind

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2015 Huguenot Museum

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2019 Biggin Hill Memorial Museum

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Tonbridge Castle by Paul Sandby 1787

Tonbridge castle reconstruction

Tonbridge Castle

Tonbridge Castle (remains)

Tonbridge Castle Gatehouse - S Side, Tonbridge, Kent

Tonbridge Castle Gatehouse - N Side, Tonbridge, Kent

Tonbridge Castle

Gate House, Tonbridge Castle

• A Reinterpretation of the Gatehouse at Tonbridge Castle - article published in 2013, online
• Tonbridge and Some Other Gatehouses - chapter published in 1981
• Tonbridge Castle and its Lords - scientific article, 1886, online
• London or Wales? The Gatehouses at Tonbridge and Leybourne in Context - article published in the Castle Studies Group Journal in 2021, online
• Tonbridge Castle - , Q1860, 1940
• Tonbridge and some other Gatehouses - chapter published in 1973
• The Fate Of Tonbridge Castle - scientific article published in January 1879, Q1860

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
link	page		Historic England research records page@		Wikidata
link	page		Gatehouse Gazetteer page@		Wikidata
link	page		CastlesFortsBattles page@		Wikidata
site	castle		Chiddingstone Castle	castle, house, historic house museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	castle		Eynsford Castle	castle, archaeological site	Wikidata
site	castle		Lullingstone Castle	castle, English country house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	castle		Sutton Valence Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Tonbridge Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1087	Rochester Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1119	Leeds Castle	castle, English country house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	castle	1271	Hever Castle	castle, quadrangular castle, English country house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	castle	1279	Allington Castle	castle, English country house	Wikidata
site	castle	1385	Bodiam Castle	quadrangular castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1567	Upnor Castle	castle, military museum	Wikidata
site	garden		Emmetts Garden	garden	Wikidata
site	garden		Great Comp Garden	garden	Wikidata
site	garden		Hole Park	garden, country house	Wikidata
site	garden		Pashley Manor	manor house, garden, country house	Wikidata
site	garden		Riverhill House	garden, English country house	Wikidata
site	garden		Selsdon Wood	urban park, local nature reserve	Wikidata
site	garden		Sheffield Park Garden	park, landscape garden	Wikidata
site	garden		Sissinghurst Castle Garden	garden	Wikidata
site	garden		Wakehurst	house, botanical garden, history museum	Wikidata
site	garden	1924	Bedgebury National Pinetum	botanical garden, arboretum	Wikidata
site	museum		Bateman's	English country house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		British Wildlife Centre	nature center	Wikidata
site	museum		Chartwell	English country house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Chatham Historic Dockyard	maritime museum, military museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Cranbrook Museum	local museum, independent museum, cottage	Wikidata
site	museum		Crofton Roman Villa	museum, villa rustica	Wikidata
site	museum		Down House	historic house museum, history museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Eagle Heights Wildlife Foundation	zoo	Wikidata
site	museum		East Grinstead Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Eden Valley Museum	local museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Fort Amherst	fort, military museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Guildhall Museum, Rochester	local museum, independent museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Hall Place and Gardens	house, local museum, historic house museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Hammerwood Park	English country house, historic house museum, country house, estate	Wikidata
site	museum		Heaven Farm Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum		HMS Cavalier	destroyer, museum ship, preserved watercraft	Wikidata
site	museum		HMS Ocelot	attack submarine, preserved watercraft, museum ship	Wikidata
site	museum		Ightham Mote	English country house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Kent and Sharpshooters Yeomanry Museum	regimental museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Kent Life	open-air museum, local museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Knole House	English country house, historic house museum, country house	Wikidata
site	museum		Lashenden Air Warfare Museum	aviation museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Milton Chantry	local museum, chantry	Wikidata
site	museum		New Tavern Fort	fort, military museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Old Soar Manor	manor house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		PS Kingswear Castle	museum ship, paddle steamer, preserved watercraft	Wikidata
site	museum		Quebec House	historic house museum, military museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment Museum	museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Restoration House	English country house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Rother Valley Railway	heritage railway	Wikidata
site	museum		Scotney Castle	English country house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Stoneacre	historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Temple Manor	historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		The Hop Farm Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Titsey Place	English country house, historic house museum, country house	Wikidata
site	museum	4000	Coldrum Long Barrow	museum, long barrow	Wikidata
site	museum	1341	Penshurst Place	English country house, historic house museum, country house	Wikidata
site	museum	1500	Priest House	house, historic house museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1539	Tilbury Fort	fort, military museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1858	Maidstone Museum and Bentlif Art Gallery	art museum, local museum, natural history museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1885	Tunbridge Wells Museum and Art Gallery	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1891	Standen	historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1905	Sevenoaks Museum	museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1911	Gravesham Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1946	Maidstone Carriage Museum	museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1954	Gravesend Cold War Bunker	bunker, military museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1960	Bluebell Railway	heritage railway, railway line	Wikidata
site	museum	1970	Bethlem Royal Hospital Archives and Museum	art museum, medical museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1972	The C.M Booth Collection	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1978	Shoreham Aircraft Museum	military museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1979	Six Poor Travellers House	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1987	Royal Engineers Museum	charitable organization, military museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1996	Spa Valley Railway	heritage railway	Wikidata
site	museum	1997	Bethlem Gallery	art museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2014	Kent Firefighting Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2015	Bethlem Museum of the Mind	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2015	Huguenot Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2019	Biggin Hill Memorial Museum	military museum	Wikidata
commons	image		TonbridgeCastle001P		Commons
commons	image		TonbridgeBigBridge007P		Commons
commons	image		Tonbridge Castle by Paul Sandby 1787		Commons
commons	image		Tonbridge castle reconstruction		Commons
commons	image		Tonbridge Castle		Commons
commons	image		Tonbridge Castle (remains)		Commons
commons	image		Tonbridge Castle Gatehouse - S Side, Tonbridge, Kent		Commons
commons	image		Tonbridge Castle Gatehouse - N Side, Tonbridge, Kent		Commons
commons	image		Tonbridge Castle		Commons
commons	image		Gate House, Tonbridge Castle		Commons