Castle · near Winchelsea Beach · East Sussex

Camber Castle

Camber Castle is a 16th-century English fort. On the map, it sits 800 m north of Winchelsea Beach. Officially, it is a scheduled monument.

Photo: Camber Castle, Oast House Archive (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

800 m

north of Winchelsea Beach

Run by

English Heritage

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 7%

#525 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 17–23°C

In brief

Castle near Winchelsea Beach

One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

#525 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (10 Wikipedias). About ↓

Just outside Winchelsea Beach

Camber Castle is 800 m north of Winchelsea Beach. Towns near it ↓

Cared for by English Heritage

One of the places English Heritage looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓

Scheduled monument

On the official list of protected heritage; Winchelsea Beach has 100 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Seasons in Winchelsea Beach

Afternoons in Winchelsea Beach peak at 17–23°C, May to September.

Jan9° / 3°83 mm

Feb9° / 3°59 mm

Mar11° / 4°45 mm

Apr14° / 5°45 mm

May17° / 8°47 mm

Jun20° / 11°47 mm

Jul22° / 13°47 mm

Aug23° / 13°57 mm

Sep20° / 11°59 mm

Oct16° / 9°90 mm

Nov12° / 6°97 mm

Dec10° / 4°97 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Winchelsea Beach, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Winchelsea Beach. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Winchelsea Beach’s full climate →

About

Camber Castle

Its care is managed by English Heritage. It is written up in 10 Wikipedias. Look also at Lamb House, 1.8 km away, first of 29 more within 15 km.

Winchelsea Beach’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Castle
Run by: English Heritage
Listed: Scheduled monument
Wikipedias: Covered in 10 languages
Town: 800 m north of Winchelsea Beach
Official site: english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/camber-castle

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

The area around Camber Castle

Numbered points are the places near Camber Castle, which is in orange.

Towns near it

Staying near Camber Castle

Rye is the biggest of the 8 bases nearby (4,888 people). The list runs from its own town outward.

1 · 800 m south of it

Winchelsea Beach

1,027 people · 8 places to visit

2 · 800 m north of it

Rye

4,888 people · 7 places to visit

3 · 3.5 km east of it

Camber

1,132 people · 6 places to visit

4 · 4.5 km west of it

Icklesham

918 people · 4 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Camber Castle is	People	Places to visit
Winchelsea Beach	800 m south of it	1,027	8
Rye	800 m north of it	4,888	7
Camber	3.5 km east of it	1,132	6
Icklesham	4.5 km west of it	918	4
Iden	4.6 km north of it	475	6
Peasmarsh	4.7 km northwest of it	900	7
Pett	7 km southwest of it	485	12
Fairlight	8.1 km southwest of it	1,561	12

Make a day of it

Places to add to Camber Castle

There are 29 within 15 km, 2 historic houses, 2 castles and a fort among them.

Historic house · National TrustLamb House1.8 km away 2

CastleRye Castle1.8 km away 3

FortRoyal Military Canal5.1 km away 4

CastleHastings Castle14 km away 5

MuseumWinchelsea Corporation Museum2 km away 6

GardenGreat Dixter12 km away 7

PierHastings Pier14 km away 8

Historic house · National TrustSmallhythe Place12 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Your questions on Camber Castle

Where is Camber Castle?

Camber Castle is 800 m north of Winchelsea Beach, East Sussex.

What is Camber Castle?

16th-century English fort.

Who runs Camber Castle?

English Heritage, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.

When is the best time to visit Camber Castle?

May to September are the warmest months in Winchelsea Beach, with afternoon highs of 17–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Camber Castle a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Camber Castle?

Within 15 km: Lamb House (1.8 km), Rye Castle (1.8 km), Royal Military Canal (5.1 km) and Hastings Castle (14 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (9)

Camber Castle: Oast House Archive, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Lamb House: Elizabeth B. Thomsen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Rye Castle: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Royal Military Canal: Sebastian Ballard, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Hastings Castle: Kreepin Deth, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Winchelsea Corporation Museum: Michael Garlick, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Great Dixter: Miles Berry, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Hastings Pier: Glen Diamond, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Smallhythe Place: Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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