Walmer Castle
Walmer Castle is an artillery fort originally constructed by Henry VIII in Walmer, Kent, between 1539 and 1540. It formed part of the King's Device programme to protect against invasion from France and the Holy Roman Empire, and defended the strategically important Downs anchorage off the English coast.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: castle in Kent, England, UK
- Also known as: “Artillery castle at Walmer”
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Mary’s Church and Old St Mary’s, Walmer.
St Mary’s Church
Church
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The Church of Saint Mary the Virgin, commonly shortened to St Mary's, is a church in the Church of England parish of Walmer, Kent, England. St Mary’s Church is situated 1,400 feet west of Walmer Castle.
Old St Mary’s, Walmer
Church
Photo: David Buckden, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Old St Mary's Church, officially known as The Blessed Virgin Mary Church, is a grade II* listed Anglican church in Upper Walmer, Kent. Old St Mary’s, Walmer is situated 3,100 feet west of Walmer Castle.
Walmer railway station
Railway station
Photo: Nick Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Walmer railway station serves Walmer in Kent, England. The station and all trains serving it are operated by Southeastern. Walmer railway station is situated 4,000 feet west of Walmer Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Walmer and Kingsdown.
Walmer
Village
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Walmer is a town in the district of Dover, Kent, in England. Located on the coast, the parish of Walmer is six miles south-east of Sandwich, Kent. The town's coastline and castle are popular amongst tourists.
Kingsdown
Village
Photo: Nick Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kingsdown is a village on the English Channel coast of Kent. Parts of the village are built on or behind the shingle beach that runs north to Deal and beyond, while other parts are on the cliffs and hills inland.
Ringwould
Village
Photo: Dr Duncan Pepper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ringwould is a village and electoral ward near Deal in Kent, England. The village is in the civil parish of Ringwould with Kingsdow. The coastal confederation of Cinque Ports during its mediaeval period consisted of a confederation of 42 towns and villages in all.
Walmer Castle
- Categories: historic house museum, castle, history museum, fort, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Walmer, Dover District, Kent, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.20009° or 51° 12′ 0″ northLongitude
1.39943° or 1° 23′ 58″ eastInception
1540Operator
English HeritageOpen location code
9F33692X+2QOpenStreetMap ID
way 39218139OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Swedish—“Walmer Castle” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “قلعة وولمر”
- Armenian: “Ուոլմերի ամրոց”
- Azerbaijani: “Uolmer qəsri”
- Basque: “Walmer gaztelua”
- Belarusian: “Ўолмэр (замак)”
- Catalan: “Castell de Walmer”
- Chinese: “沃爾默城堡”
- Danish: “Walmer Castle”
- Dutch: “Walmer Castle”
- German: “Walmer Castle”
- Hebrew: “וולמר”
- Irish: “Caisleán Walmer”
- Italian: “castello di Walmer”
- Italian: “Castello di Walmer”
- Italian: “Walmer Castle”
- Japanese: “ウェルマー城”
- Japanese: “ウォルマー城”
- Macedonian: “Валмерски замок”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Walmer Castle”
- Portuguese: “Castelo de Walmer”
- Russian: “замок Уолмер”
- Russian: “Замок Уолмер”
- Russian: “Уолмер”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Caisteal Walmer”
- Slovenian: “Grad Walmer”
- Slovenian: “Walmer Castle”
- Spanish: “Castillo de Walmer”
- Swedish: “Walmer Castle”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Walmer Castle”. Photo: Lieven Smits, CC BY-SA 3.0.