Walmer Castle
Walmer Castle is a bus stop in Walmer, Dover District, England. Walmer Castle is situated nearby to the quarry The Glen, as well as near the grassland Hawkshill Freedown.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Walmer Castle and St Mary’s Church.
Walmer Castle
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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 Castle is situated 830 feet southwest of Walmer Castle.
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 2,100 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 1 mile 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.
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 Castle
- Type: Bus stop
- Category: transportation
- Location: Walmer, Dover District, Kent, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.20105° or 51° 12′ 4″ northLongitude
1.40274° or 1° 24′ 10″ eastOpen location code
9F336C23+C3OpenStreetMap ID
node 502554661OpenStreetMap feature
highway=bus_stopOpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=platform
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