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Lympne Castle

Lympne Castle is a castle in Lympne, Kent. Its status is a Grade I listed building. Close by, Port Lympne Reserve is 1 km away, one of 21 within 15 km.

Photo: Lympne Castle, Robin Webster (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

200 m

south of Lympne

How well known

Top 8%

#682 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–22°C

In brief

Castle near Lympne

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

#682 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (10 Wikipedias). About ↓

Just outside Lympne

Lympne Castle is 200 m south of Lympne. Towns near it ↓

Grade I listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Lympne has 1 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

The warmest stretch in Lympne is June to September, at 19–22°C in the afternoon.

Jan7° / 2°77 mm

Feb7° / 2°66 mm

Mar10° / 3°49 mm

Apr13° / 5°49 mm

May16° / 8°52 mm

Jun19° / 11°55 mm

Jul21° / 13°59 mm

Aug22° / 13°68 mm

Sep19° / 11°66 mm

Oct15° / 8°102 mm

Nov11° / 5°105 mm

Dec8° / 2°100 mm

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

About

Lympne Castle

Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 10 languages.

Lympne’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Castle
Listed: Grade I listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 10 languages
Town: 200 m south of Lympne
Official site: lympnecastle.co.uk

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

The map

Getting to Lympne Castle

On this map, Lympne Castle is orange and its neighbours are numbered.

Towns near it

Which towns are near Lympne Castle

Hythe is the biggest of the 8 bases nearby (14,613 people). The town it is in comes first, then the others whose pages list it, nearest first.

1 · 200 m north of it

Lympne

1,074 people · 7 places to visit

2 · 1.5 km east of it

Hythe

14,613 people · 13 places to visit

3 · 2.3 km south of it

Dymchurch

3,097 people · 10 places to visit

4 · 2.9 km north of it

Stanford

409 people · 6 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Lympne Castle is	People	Places to visit
Lympne	200 m north of it	1,074	7
Hythe	1.5 km east of it	14,613	13
Dymchurch	2.3 km south of it	3,097	10
Stanford	2.9 km north of it	409	6
Saltwood	3 km east of it	857	8
Sellindge	3.4 km north of it	766	4
Aldington	6.1 km west of it	1,280	2
Brabourne Lees	6.8 km northwest of it	1,479	4

Make a day of it

Pair Lympne Castle with these

A visit can add 3 castles, 2 museums and a zoo, from 21 places within 15 km.

ZooPort Lympne Reserve1 km away 2

CastleWestenhanger Castle2.5 km away 3

CastleSaltwood Castle4.4 km away 4

Heritage railwayRomney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway4.6 km away 5

CastleSandgate Castle 15398.7 km away 6

Fort · English HeritageDymchurch Martello Tower5.7 km away 7

MuseumKent Battle of Britain Museum10 km away 8

MuseumThe Wing13 km away

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

Before visiting Lympne Castle

Where is Lympne Castle?

Lympne Castle is 200 m south of Lympne, Kent.

What is Lympne Castle?

Castle in Lympne, Kent, England.

When is the best time to visit Lympne Castle?

June to September are the warmest months in Lympne, with afternoon highs of 19–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Lympne Castle a listed building?

Yes: Grade I listed building.

What else is there to see near Lympne Castle?

Within 15 km: Port Lympne Reserve (1 km), Westenhanger Castle (2.5 km), Saltwood Castle (4.4 km) and Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway (4.6 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)

Lympne Castle: Robin Webster, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Port Lympne Reserve: William Warby, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Westenhanger Castle: Ian Knox, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Saltwood Castle: Edgepedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway: Ben Salter from Wales, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Sandgate Castle 1539: The original uploader was Jamesedits at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Dymchurch Martello Tower: Steve Ward, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Kent Battle of Britain Museum: Ron Hann, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
The Wing: Tim Heaton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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