Walmer Castle (Walmer)
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England /
Sandwich /
Walmer /
Kingsdown Road
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castle, interesting place
English Heritage property.
Address: Kingsdown Road, Deal, Kent. CT14 7LJ
Walmer Castle was built by Henry VIII in 1539-1540 as an artillery fortress to counter the threat of invasion from Catholic France and Spain. It was one of three forts constructed to defend the Downs, an area of safe anchorage protected by the Goodwin Sands, in Kent, south east England. The other forts were at Deal and Sandown.
Address: Kingsdown Road, Deal, Kent. CT14 7LJ
Walmer Castle was built by Henry VIII in 1539-1540 as an artillery fortress to counter the threat of invasion from Catholic France and Spain. It was one of three forts constructed to defend the Downs, an area of safe anchorage protected by the Goodwin Sands, in Kent, south east England. The other forts were at Deal and Sandown.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walmer_Castle
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Coordinates: 51°12'2"N 1°24'6"E
- Dover Castle 10 km
- Château de Draëck 61 km
- Rochester Castle 66 km
- Tonbridge Racecourse Sportsground 80 km
- Herstmonceux Castle 83 km
- Castle Park, Colchester 85 km
- Bolebroke Castle 91 km
- Pleshey Castle 96 km
- Orford Castle 100 km
- Clare Castle Country Park 113 km
- Upper Deal 2.6 km
- Deal 2.8 km
- North Deal 3.6 km
- Fowlmead Country Park 4.3 km
- Royal Cinque Ports Golf Club 5.6 km
- The Royal Saint George's Golf Club 8.6 km
- Tilmanstone Colliery (Site of) 9 km
- Pfizer at Sandwich 10 km
- Prince's Golf Club 10 km
- Kent 46 km