Castle · Gravesend · Kent

New Tavern Fort

New Tavern Fort is a historic artillery fort in Gravesend, Kent. It is on the official list as a Grade II* listed building. There are 50 more places to see within 15 km, beginning with Rochester Castle (10 km).

Photo: New Tavern Fort, Prioryman (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where

In Gravesend

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 28%

#2,392 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 18–23°C

In brief

Castle in Gravesend

Inside Gravesend

New Tavern Fort is inside Gravesend’s built-up area, with 7 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Grade II* listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Gravesend has 122 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

Warmest in Gravesend are May to September, at 18–23°C.

Jan8° / 3°54 mm

Feb9° / 2°39 mm

Mar11° / 4°34 mm

Apr14° / 5°38 mm

May18° / 8°43 mm

Jun21° / 11°44 mm

Jul23° / 14°39 mm

Aug23° / 13°48 mm

Sep20° / 11°47 mm

Oct16° / 8°61 mm

Nov11° / 5°61 mm

Dec9° / 3°54 mm

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

About

New Tavern Fort

3 Wikipedia editions have an article on it.

Gravesend’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Castle
Listed: Grade II* listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 3 languages
Town: in Gravesend
Official site: discovergravesham.co.uk/gravesend/new-tavern-fort.html

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

The map

Spot New Tavern Fort in orange, then follow the numbers to the places below.

Towns near it

Bases near New Tavern Fort

The most populous of the 8 is Gravesend, at 58,105. Every one of these towns counts it as a place to visit.

1 · It’s in town

Gravesend

58,105 people · 11 places to visit

2 · 1 km north of it

Tilbury

14,187 people · 11 places to visit

3 · 1.3 km southwest of it

Northfleet

29,892 people · 12 places to visit

4 · 3.3 km northwest of it

Grays

44,340 people · 11 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where New Tavern Fort is	People	Places to visit
Gravesend	It’s in town	58,105	11
Tilbury	1 km north of it	14,187	11
Northfleet	1.3 km southwest of it	29,892	12
Grays	3.3 km northwest of it	44,340	11
Chadwell St Mary	3.4 km north of it	10,680	10
Ebbsfleet Valley	3.5 km west of it	2,989	12
Istead Rise	4.1 km southwest of it	3,398	7
Swanscombe	4.3 km west of it	15,462	13

Make a day of it

Make a day of it near New Tavern Fort

Choose from 50 places within 15 km, such as 3 castles, 2 forts and 2 piers.

Castle · English HeritageRochester Castle10 km away 2

CathedralRochester Cathedral11 km away 3

Fort · English HeritageTilbury Fort1 km away 4

Castle · English HeritageUpnor Castle11 km away 5

PierGravesend town pier500 m away 6PierPierRoyal Terrace Pier200 m away 7

FortCoalhouse Fort4.5 km away 8

CastleStone Castle6.9 km away

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

Planning a visit to New Tavern Fort

Where is New Tavern Fort?

New Tavern Fort is in Gravesend, Kent, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is New Tavern Fort?

Historic artillery fort in Gravesend, Kent, England, UK.

When is the best time to visit New Tavern Fort?

May to September are the warmest months in Gravesend, with afternoon highs of 18–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is New Tavern Fort a listed building?

Yes: Grade II* listed building.

What else is there to see near New Tavern Fort?

Within 15 km: Rochester Castle (10 km), Rochester Cathedral (11 km), Tilbury Fort (1 km) and Upnor Castle (11 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)

New Tavern Fort: Prioryman, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Rochester Castle: Clem Rutter, Rochester, Kent, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Rochester Cathedral: Raggatt2000, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Tilbury Fort: Colin Park, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Upnor Castle: Clem Rutter, Rochester, Kent, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Gravesend town pier: Clem Rutter, Rochester Kent, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Coalhouse Fort: The original uploader was Sue Wallace at English Wikipedia., CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Stone Castle: Ken Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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