Fort · near Caterham · Surrey

Pilgrims Fort

Pilgrims Fort is a fortification in Caterham Valley, Tandridge. It is protected as a scheduled monument. A short trip away is Chartwell, 11 km off, the first of 51 within 15 km.

Where

500 m

south of Caterham

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–22°C

In brief

Fort near Caterham

Just outside Caterham

Pilgrims Fort is 500 m south of Caterham. Towns near it ↓

Scheduled monument

On the official list of protected heritage; Caterham has 17 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

The weather, month by month

The warmest afternoons in Caterham run June to September, at 19–22°C.

Jan7° / 2°86 mm

Feb8° / 2°65 mm

Mar10° / 3°51 mm

Apr14° / 5°55 mm

May17° / 8°59 mm

Jun20° / 10°56 mm

Jul22° / 13°61 mm

Aug22° / 13°68 mm

Sep19° / 10°64 mm

Oct15° / 8°93 mm

Nov10° / 5°93 mm

Dec8° / 2°92 mm

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

About

Pilgrims Fort

Fortification in Caterham Valley, Tandridge, England, UK.

500 m south of Caterham.

Caterham’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Fort
Listed: Scheduled monument
Town: 500 m south of Caterham

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

The map

Where it sits

The numbers show what else is near Pilgrims Fort, in the order listed below.

Towns near it

Bases for a visit

In size, Caterham comes first of the 8, with 22,757 people. All of these towns include it on their pages.

1 · 500 m north of it

Caterham

22,757 people · 7 places to visit

2 · 900 m southeast of it

Godstone

2,648 people · 5 places to visit

3 · 1.5 km northeast of it

Woldingham

2,223 people · 9 places to visit

4 · 2.3 km northwest of it

Chaldon

1,441 people · 6 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Pilgrims Fort is	People	Places to visit
Caterham	500 m north of it	22,757	7
Godstone	900 m southeast of it	2,648	5
Woldingham	1.5 km northeast of it	2,223	9
Chaldon	2.3 km northwest of it	1,441	6
Bletchingley	2.7 km southwest of it	2,372	7
Woldingham Garden Village	3.7 km northeast of it	319	4
South Merstham	3.8 km west of it	9,953	13
Warlingham	3.8 km north of it	8,918	10

Make a day of it

Pair Pilgrims Fort with these

51 more lie within 15 km, 4 historic houses, a garden and a zoo among them.

Historic house · National TrustChartwell11 km away 2

Historic house · English HeritageDown House12 km away 3

Historic houseAddington Palace11 km away 4

Historic houseTitsey Place6.5 km away 5

Garden · National TrustSelsdon Wood8.5 km away 6

ZooBritish Wildlife Centre10 km away 7

Museum · National TrustQuebec House10 km away 8

CastleStarborough Castle12 km away

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

Questions people have about Pilgrims Fort

Where is Pilgrims Fort?

Pilgrims Fort is 500 m south of Caterham, Surrey.

What is Pilgrims Fort?

Fortification in Caterham Valley, Tandridge, England, UK.

When is the best time to visit Pilgrims Fort?

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

Is Pilgrims Fort a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Pilgrims Fort?

Within 15 km: Chartwell (11 km), Down House (12 km), Addington Palace (11 km) and Titsey Place (6.5 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)

Chartwell: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Down House: Anthonyeatworld at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Addington Palace: Dieter Simon at English Wikipedia (Original text: Dieter Simon Dieter Simon), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Titsey Place: Anthony Whitworth, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Selsdon Wood: Philip Talmage, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
British Wildlife Centre: Peter Trimming, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Quebec House: Oast House Archive, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Starborough Castle: Wenceslas Hollar, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

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