Fort · near Rochester · Kent

Fort Borstal

Fort Borstal stands 100 m south of Rochester. It is a scheduled monument. Look also at Rochester Cathedral, 2.3 km away, first of 59 more within 15 km.

Photo: Fort Borstal, Clem Rutter, Rochester Kent (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Where

100 m

south of Rochester

How well known

Top 44%

#3,733 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 17–23°C

In brief

Fort near Rochester

Just outside Rochester

Fort Borstal is 100 m south of Rochester. Towns near it ↓

Scheduled monument

On the official list of protected heritage; Rochester has 279 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

Weather through the year

For warmth, aim for May to September (17–23°C highs in Rochester).

Jan8° / 3°62 mm

Feb8° / 2°51 mm

Mar11° / 3°41 mm

Apr14° / 5°46 mm

May17° / 8°48 mm

Jun21° / 11°50 mm

Jul23° / 13°44 mm

Aug23° / 13°53 mm

Sep20° / 11°55 mm

Oct15° / 8°76 mm

Nov11° / 5°73 mm

Dec8° / 3°67 mm

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

About

Fort Borstal

Its Wikipedia coverage spans 2 languages.

Rochester’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Fort
Listed: Scheduled monument
Wikipedias: Covered in 2 languages
Town: 100 m south of Rochester

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

The map

Its place on the map

The orange dot is Fort Borstal; the numbers are the places near it, as listed below.

Towns near it

Towns near Fort Borstal

Of these 8 towns, the largest is Gillingham (108,485 people). Each of these towns lists it on its own page of things to do.

1 · 100 m north of it

Rochester

67,279 people · 34 places to visit

2 · 1.5 km west of it

Cuxton

3,039 people · 25 places to visit

3 · 1.6 km southeast of it

Chatham

76,956 people · 37 places to visit

4 · 3.1 km southwest of it

Halling

2,926 people · 14 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Fort Borstal is	People	Places to visit
Rochester	100 m north of it	67,279	34
Cuxton	1.5 km west of it	3,039	25
Chatham	1.6 km southeast of it	76,956	37
Halling	3.1 km southwest of it	2,926	14
Peters Village	3.1 km southwest of it	975	12
Gillingham	3.3 km east of it	108,485	33
Blue Bell Hill	3.8 km south of it	857	11
Burham	3.9 km south of it	1,293	12

Make a day of it

After Fort Borstal

Our list has 59 more within 15 km, among them 4 historic ships, 2 castles and a cathedral.

CathedralRochester Cathedral2.3 km away 2

Castle · English HeritageRochester Castle2.4 km away 3

Castle · English HeritageUpnor Castle4.9 km away 4

Historic shipHMS Cavalier3.8 km away 5

Historic shipRussian Foxtrot B-39 (U 475)3 km away 6

Historic shipHMS Gannet3.9 km away 7

Historic house · English HeritageTemple Manor2 km away 8

Historic shipHMS Ocelot3.8 km away

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

Questions before you go

Where is Fort Borstal?

Fort Borstal is 100 m south of Rochester, Kent.

What is Fort Borstal?

Fort in Medway, Kent, England, UK.

When is the best time to visit Fort Borstal?

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

Is Fort Borstal a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Fort Borstal?

Within 15 km: Rochester Cathedral (2.3 km), Rochester Castle (2.4 km), Upnor Castle (4.9 km) and HMS Cavalier (3.8 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)

Fort Borstal: Clem Rutter, Rochester Kent, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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
Russian Foxtrot B-39 (U 475): Hammersfan, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
HMS Gannet: Paul Englefield from Leamington Spa, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Temple Manor: Clem Rutter, Rochester, Kent., CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
HMS Ocelot: Mark.murphy at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

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