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Canterbury Castle

Canterbury Castle is a grade I listed castle in Canterbury. A short trip away is Canterbury Cathedral, 700 m off, the first of 35 within 15 km. There are Wikipedia articles on it in 14 languages.

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

Where

In Canterbury

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 6%

#463 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 17–23°C

In brief

Castle in Canterbury

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

#463 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (14 Wikipedias). About ↓

Inside Canterbury

Canterbury Castle is inside Canterbury’s built-up area, with 13 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Scheduled monument

On the official list of protected heritage; Canterbury has 913 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

Picking your season

Aim for May to September, when Canterbury reaches 17–23°C.

Jan8° / 2°61 mm

Feb8° / 2°49 mm

Mar11° / 4°40 mm

Apr14° / 5°42 mm

May17° / 8°48 mm

Jun20° / 11°49 mm

Jul23° / 13°48 mm

Aug23° / 13°59 mm

Sep19° / 11°52 mm

Oct15° / 8°79 mm

Nov11° / 5°77 mm

Dec8° / 3°73 mm

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

About

Canterbury Castle

Grade I listed castle in Canterbury, United Kingdom.

In Canterbury, inside the town’s built-up area.

Canterbury’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Castle
Listed: Scheduled monument
Wikipedias: Covered in 14 languages
Town: in Canterbury

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

The map

Where it sits

Orange: Canterbury Castle.

Towns near it

Where to base yourself

By population, Canterbury leads the 8 with 55,107. Every town below has its own grades, prices and places to visit.

1 · It’s in town

Canterbury

55,107 people · 17 places to visit

2 · 2.2 km northwest of it

Rough Common

1,291 people · 15 places to visit

3 · 2.8 km west of it

Upper Harbledown

429 people · 16 places to visit

4 · 2.9 km northwest of it

Blean

1,327 people · 17 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Canterbury Castle is	People	Places to visit
Canterbury	It’s in town	55,107	17
Rough Common	2.2 km northwest of it	1,291	15
Upper Harbledown	2.8 km west of it	429	16
Blean	2.9 km northwest of it	1,327	17
Chartham	3 km southwest of it	3,569	17
Tyler Hill	3.2 km north of it	589	16
Lower Hardres and Street End	3.4 km south of it	300	14
Sturry	3.4 km northeast of it	4,857	17

Make a day of it

Also within reach

Choose from 35 places within 15 km, such as 4 museums, 2 abbeys or priories and a cathedral.

CathedralCanterbury Cathedral700 m away 2

Abbey or priory · English HeritageSaint Augustine's Abbey1 km away 3

FortCanterbury city walls600 m away 4

MuseumThe Marlowe Kit400 m away 5

MuseumCanterbury Roman Museum600 m away 6

Abbey or prioryEastbridge Hospital of St. Thomas the Martyr500 m away 7

MuseumThe Beaney House of Art and Knowledge600 m away 8

MuseumKent Museum of Freemasonry600 m away

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

Visiting Canterbury Castle

Where is Canterbury Castle?

Canterbury Castle is in Canterbury, Kent, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Canterbury Castle?

Grade I listed castle in Canterbury, United Kingdom.

When is the best time to visit Canterbury Castle?

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

Is Canterbury Castle a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Canterbury Castle?

Within 15 km: Canterbury Cathedral (700 m), Saint Augustine's Abbey (1 km), Canterbury city walls (600 m) and The Marlowe Kit (400 m).

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)

Canterbury Castle: Oast House Archive, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Canterbury Cathedral: Hans Musil, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Saint Augustine's Abbey: Rob Farrow, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Canterbury city walls: Ymblanter, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
The Marlowe Kit: Storye book, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Canterbury Roman Museum: Linda Spashett (Storye book), CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Eastbridge Hospital of St. Thomas the Martyr: ABrocke, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
The Beaney House of Art and Knowledge: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Kent Museum of Freemasonry: Pre36sunbeam, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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