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Fort Amherst

Fort Amherst is a fort in Chatham. Within 15 km there are 58 more places to visit, starting with Rochester Cathedral (1.5 km). Articles on it exist in 2 languages.

Photo: Fort Amherst, Clem Rutter, Rochester Kent (CC BY 2.5)

Where

In Chatham

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 35%

#2,958 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 17–23°C

In brief

Fort in Chatham

Inside Chatham

Fort Amherst is inside Chatham’s built-up area, with 26 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

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

When to go

Month by month

Warmest in Chatham are May to September, at 17–23°C.

Jan8° / 2°67 mm

Feb8° / 2°55 mm

Mar11° / 3°45 mm

Apr14° / 5°48 mm

May17° / 8°52 mm

Jun20° / 11°51 mm

Jul23° / 13°46 mm

Aug22° / 13°59 mm

Sep19° / 11°57 mm

Oct15° / 8°80 mm

Nov11° / 5°80 mm

Dec8° / 2°75 mm

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

About

Fort Amherst

Fort in Chatham, UK.

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

Type: Fort
Wikipedias: Covered in 2 languages
Town: in Chatham
Official site: fortamherst.com

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

Plan your visit

How to visit

Entrance feesFreeNo entrance fee.

Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

Fort Amherst at a glance

Each numbered point is one of the places listed below; Fort Amherst is the orange one.

Towns near it

The nearest towns to Fort Amherst

Gillingham tops the 8 for size, at 108,485 people. Each town here links to its own guide.

1 · It’s in town

Chatham

76,956 people · 37 places to visit

2 · 200 m southeast of it

Gillingham

108,485 people · 33 places to visit

3 · 400 m west of it

Rochester

67,279 people · 34 places to visit

4 · 1.7 km north of it

Lower Upnor

837 people · 27 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Fort Amherst is	People	Places to visit
Chatham	It’s in town	76,956	37
Gillingham	200 m southeast of it	108,485	33
Rochester	400 m west of it	67,279	34
Lower Upnor	1.7 km north of it	837	27
Chattenden	3.2 km north of it	2,417	24
Hoo St Werburgh	3.6 km northeast of it	8,758	25
Cuxton	4 km west of it	3,039	25
Cliffe Woods	4.9 km north of it	2,689	18

Make a day of it

Close to Fort Amherst

There are 58 within 15 km, 4 historic ships, 2 castles and a cathedral among them.

CathedralRochester Cathedral1.5 km away 2

Castle · English HeritageRochester Castle1.7 km away 3

Castle · English HeritageUpnor Castle2.2 km away 4

Historic shipHMS Cavalier900 m away 5

Historic shipHMS Gannet1 km away 6

Historic shipHMS Ocelot1 km away 7

Historic shipRussian Foxtrot B-39 (U 475)1.8 km away 8

MuseumRoyal Engineers Museum1.1 km away

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

Visiting Fort Amherst: the answers

Where is Fort Amherst?

Fort Amherst is in Chatham, Kent, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Fort Amherst?

Fort in Chatham, UK.

When is the best time to visit Fort Amherst?

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

What else is there to see near Fort Amherst?

Within 15 km: Rochester Cathedral (1.5 km), Rochester Castle (1.7 km), Upnor Castle (2.2 km) and HMS Cavalier (900 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)

Fort Amherst: Clem Rutter, Rochester Kent, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
Rochester Cathedral: Raggatt2000, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Rochester Castle: Clem Rutter, Rochester, Kent, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Upnor Castle: Clem Rutter, Rochester, Kent, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
HMS Cavalier: en:User:Swpmre, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
HMS Gannet: Paul Englefield from Leamington Spa, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
HMS Ocelot: Mark.murphy at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Russian Foxtrot B-39 (U 475): Hammersfan, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Royal Engineers Museum: Immanuel Giel, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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