St James

St James: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this church: Open, normal crowd · Very crowded today · Festival / special day · Closed today.

Best time to visit St James

Season: Year-round; Christmas and Easter week are busiest.

Busiest days: Sunday services; Christmas, Good Friday and Easter.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun packed.

How to reach St James — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 51.38012, 1.35125. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near St James

• Crab Museum · museum · Kent · ~3 km · Must-see
• Margate Caves · cave · Kent · ~3 km · Must-see
• Botany Bay · beach · Kent · ~7 km · Must-see
• North Foreland · viewpoint · Kent · ~8 km · Must-see
• The Chapel · church · Kent · ~8 km · Must-see
• Sandwich & Pegwell Bay NNR · sanctuary · Kent · ~9 km · Must-see
• Prince Edward's Promenade · park · Kent · ~9 km · Must-see
• St Augustine's Abbey Church · church · Kent · ~9 km · Must-see
• Richborough Fort · fort · Kent · ~12 km · Must-see
• Grove Ferry Picnic Area · park · Kent · ~15 km · Must-see
• Wingham Wildlife Park · sanctuary · Kent · ~17 km · Must-see
• St Mary's · church · Kent · ~19 km · Must-see
• The Seaside Museum · museum · Kent · ~19 km · Must-see
• Herne Bay Pier · beach · Kent · ~20 km · Must-see
• Sandown Castle · fort · Kent · ~20 km · Must-see
• Miner's Way Trail · trek · Kent · ~21 km · Must-see
• Wildwood · sanctuary · Kent · ~21 km · Must-see
• West Blean Wood · sanctuary · Kent · ~22 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of St James

Other churches near St James

• The Chapel · church · Kent · ~8 km · Must-see
• St Augustine's Abbey Church · church · Kent · ~9 km · Must-see
• St Mary's · church · Kent · ~19 km · Must-see
• St. Mary the Virgin · church · Kent · ~23 km · Must-see
• St Saviour's Church · church · Kent · ~24 km · Must-see
• Saint Augustine's Abbey · church · Kent · ~27 km · Must-see
• St Nicholas · church · Kent · ~27 km · Must-see
• All Saints Church · church · Kent · ~27 km · Must-see
• Greyfriars Chapel · church · Kent · ~28 km · Must-see
• St Dunstans Church · church · Kent · ~28 km · Must-see

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