Camber Castle

Camber Castle, also known formerly as Winchelsea Castle, is a 16th-century Device Fort, built near by King Henry VIII to protect the coast of England against French attack.
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  • Opening hours: sunrise—sunset
  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: 16th-century English fort
  • Also known as: “Artillery castle and associated earthworks at Camber” and “Winchelsea Castle”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Rye Castle and Lamb House.

Castle
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, also known as Ypres Tower, was built in the 13th or 14th centuries, and is situated in , England. It is a Grade I listed building and has been scheduled as an ancient monument. is situated 1¼ miles north of Camber Castle.

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is a Grade II* listed 18th-century house situated in , , England, and in the ownership of the National Trust. The house is run as a writer's house museum. is situated 1¼ miles north of Camber Castle.

Church
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St Mary-the-Virgin, Rye is the Anglican parish church of the civil parish of in . Since 1951 it is a Grade I listed building because of its architectural and historical interest. is situated 1¼ miles north of Camber Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rye Harbour and Rye.

Village
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is a village located on the coast in southeast England, near the estuary of the River Rother: it is part of the civil parish of and the Rother district.

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is a town in that in medieval times was one of the responsible for England's maritime defence. It stood at the head of a bay, which silted up, leaving the town two miles from the sea.

Town
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is a town in the county of , England, located between the High Weald and the , approximately two miles southwest of and seven miles north east of .

Camber Castle

Latitude
50.93355° or 50° 56′ 1″ north
Longitude
0.73374° or 0° 44′ 2″ east
Elevation
13 feet (4 metres)
Operator
Rye Harbour Nature Reserve
Open location code
9F22WPMM+CF
Open­Street­Map ID
way 297495782
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
6286383
Wiki­data ID
Q2968747
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Turkish—“Camber Castle” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Camber Castle”
  • Chinese: “金伯城堡”
  • Danish: “Camber Castle”
  • Finnish: “Camberin linna”
  • French: “château de Camber”
  • French: “Château de Camber”
  • German: “Camber Castle”
  • German: “Winchelsea Castle”
  • Italian: “Camber Castle”
  • Italian: “Castello di Camber”
  • Italian: “Castello di Winchelsea”
  • Italian: “Winchelsea Castle”
  • Japanese: “キャンバー城”
  • Polish: “Zamek Camber”
  • Spanish: “castillo de Camber”
  • Spanish: “Castillo de Camber”
  • Swedish: “Camber Castle”
  • Turkish: “Camber Kalesi”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Rock Channel Quay and The Strand.

Nearby Places

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