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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  • Tourist attraction
  • …lies at an elevation of 13 feet (4 metres)
  • …is operated by Rye Harbour Nature Reserve
  • Opening hours: sunrise–sunset
  • Description: 16th-century English fort
  • Also known as
    “Artillery castle and associated earthworks at Camber”
    “Winchelsea Castle”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Rye Castle and Lamb House.
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, also known as Ypres Tower, was built… is situated 1¼ miles north of Camber Castle.
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is a Grade II* listed 18th-century house… is situated 1¼ miles north of Camber Castle.
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St Mary-the-Virgin, Rye is the Anglican parish church of the civil parish of in . is situated 1¼ miles north of Camber Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rye Harbour and Rye.
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is a town in that in medieval times…
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Camber Castle

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Latitude
50.93355° or 50° 56′ 1″ north
Longitude
0.73374° or 0° 44′ 2″ east
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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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”

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