Walmer
Walmer is a locality in Dover District, Kent, England. Walmer is situated nearby to the suburb Mill Hill, as well as near Upper Deal.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Deal Castle and Walmer Castle.
Deal Castle
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Deal Castle is an artillery fort constructed by Henry VIII in Deal, 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.
Walmer Castle
Photo: Lieven Smits, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Walmer railway station
Railway station
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Walmer railway station serves Walmer in Kent, England. The station and all trains serving it are operated by Southeastern.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Deal and Walmer.
Deal
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Deal is a coastal town in Kent, England, which lies where the North Sea and the English Channel meet, 8 miles north-east of Dover and 8 miles south of Ramsgate.
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
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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.
Walmer
- Type: Locality
- Location: Dover District, Kent, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.2042° or 51° 12′ 15″ northLongitude
1.392° or 1° 23′ 31″ eastElevation
82 feet (25 metres)Open location code
9F33693R+MRGeoNames ID
7293755
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Victoria Deal Walmer & District War Memorial Hospital and Deal railway station.
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