Canon's Gate House
The site of Canon's Gate House, a castle, is 100 m east of Dover. Add Dover Castle, 200 m away, to a visit; it leads 43 places within 15 km.
Castle near Dover
Just outside Dover
Canon's Gate House is 100 m east of Dover. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Weather, month by month
Warm weather in Dover runs June to September, with highs of 19–22°C.
Canon's Gate House
- Type
- Castle
- Town
- 100 m east of Dover
Its place on the map
Use the numbers to match each place near Canon's Gate House with the list.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Bases for a visit
The most populous of the 4 is Dover, at 36,349. Closest first, each of these towns names it on its page.
Dover
Guston
Whitfield
St Margaret's at Cliffe
Compare the 4 towns
| Town | Where Canon's Gate House is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dover | 100 m west of it | 36,349 | 28 |
| Guston | 1.2 km north of it | 1,684 | 25 |
| Whitfield | 2.8 km northwest of it | 6,509 | 24 |
| St Margaret's at Cliffe | 4 km northeast of it | 2,399 | 20 |
Next door to Canon's Gate House
Around it, within 15 km, lie 43 more, including 3 castles, 3 forts and 2 museums.
Castle · English HeritageDover Castle200 m away2
MuseumDover Bronze Age Boat600 m away3
Fort · English HeritageDover Western Heights1.7 km away4
Castle · English HeritageDeal Castle12 km away5
Castle · English HeritageWalmer Castle9.8 km away6
MuseumDover Museum600 m away7
Fort · National TrustFan Bay Deep Shelter2.9 km away8
FortAdmiralty Pier Turret1.7 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Good to know about Canon's Gate House
Where is Canon's Gate House?
Canon's Gate House is 100 m east of Dover, Kent.
What is Canon's Gate House?
Castle.
When is the best time to visit Canon's Gate House?
June to September are the warmest months in Dover, with afternoon highs of 19–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Canon's Gate House?
Within 15 km: Dover Castle (200 m), Dover Bronze Age Boat (600 m), Dover Western Heights (1.7 km) and Deal Castle (12 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 (8)
- Dover Castle: Chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dover Bronze Age Boat: mari from tokyo, japan, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dover Western Heights: Paul Wells, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Deal Castle: JimRussell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Walmer Castle: Lieven Smits, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dover Museum: Nessy-Pic, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fan Bay Deep Shelter: Inklin235, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Admiralty Pier Turret: David Alan Moore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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