Fort · Chatham · Kent

Fort Horsted

Visitors to Chatham can see Fort Horsted. Another 26 places to visit lie within 5 km. It is on the official list as a scheduled monument.

Where

In Chatham

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 46%

#3,928 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 17–23°C

In brief

Fort in Chatham

Inside Chatham

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

Scheduled monument

On the official list of protected heritage; Chatham has 103 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 and weather

In Chatham the warm season is May to September, with highs of 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 Horsted

Top of the list nearby is Rochester Cathedral, 3.5 km away.

Chatham’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Fort
Listed: Scheduled monument
Town: in Chatham
Official site: forthorsted.co.uk

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

The map

Fort Horsted and what surrounds it

Orange is Fort Horsted; numbered in green, the places near it.

Towns near it

Towns close to Fort Horsted

The largest of the 8 towns is Gillingham, with 108,485 people. Every town below has its own grades, prices and places to visit.

1 · It’s in town

Chatham

76,956 people · 37 places to visit

2 · 100 m north of it

Rochester

67,279 people · 34 places to visit

3 · 2.3 km south of it

Blue Bell Hill

857 people · 11 places to visit

4 · 2.8 km east of it

Gillingham

108,485 people · 33 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Fort Horsted is	People	Places to visit
Chatham	It’s in town	76,956	37
Rochester	100 m north of it	67,279	34
Blue Bell Hill	2.3 km south of it	857	11
Gillingham	2.8 km east of it	108,485	33
Kit's Coty	3.4 km south of it	153	12
Burham	3.4 km southwest of it	1,293	12
Peters Village	3.5 km southwest of it	975	12
Cuxton	3.7 km northwest of it	3,039	25

Make a day of it

Pair Fort Horsted with these

Choose from 61 places within 15 km, such as 4 historic ships, 3 castles and a cathedral.

CathedralRochester Cathedral3.5 km away 2

Castle · English HeritageRochester Castle3.7 km away 3

Castle · English HeritageUpnor Castle5.5 km away 4

CastleLeeds Castle15 km away 5

Historic shipHMS Cavalier4.2 km away 6

Historic shipHMS Gannet4.3 km away 7

Historic shipRussian Foxtrot B-39 (U 475)4.2 km away 8

Historic shipHMS Ocelot4.3 km away

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

Quick answers on Fort Horsted

Where is Fort Horsted?

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

What is Fort Horsted?

Fort in Medway, Kent, England, UK.

When is the best time to visit Fort Horsted?

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

Is Fort Horsted a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Fort Horsted?

Within 15 km: Rochester Cathedral (3.5 km), Rochester Castle (3.7 km), Upnor Castle (5.5 km) and Leeds Castle (15 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)

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
Leeds Castle: Misterzee, 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
Russian Foxtrot B-39 (U 475): Hammersfan, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
HMS Ocelot: Mark.murphy at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

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