Castle · near Chatham · Kent

PS Kingswear Castle

PS Kingswear Castle is a 1924 paddle steamer. Its setting is 100 m north of Chatham. The site is in the hands of River Dart Steamboat Co Ltd.

Photo: PS Kingswear Castle, Robert Mason (CC0)

Where

100 m

north of Chatham

Run by

River Dart Steamboat Co Ltd

the operator on record

How well known

Top 28%

#2,392 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 17–23°C

In brief

Castle near Chatham

Just outside Chatham

PS Kingswear Castle is 100 m north of Chatham. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Which month to go

In Chatham, May to September bring the warmest days: 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

PS Kingswear Castle

Wikipedia covers it in 3 languages. A short trip away is Rochester Cathedral, 1.6 km off, the first of 59 within 15 km.

Type: Castle
Run by: River Dart Steamboat Co Ltd
Wikipedias: Covered in 3 languages
Town: 100 m north of Chatham
Official site: kingswearcastle.org

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

The map

Getting your bearings

PS Kingswear Castle is in orange, with the places near it numbered as below.

Towns near it

Towns around PS Kingswear Castle, by distance

Largest of the 8 is Gillingham, home to 108,485. The towns whose pages list it: the one it is in, those within 5 km of it, then larger towns further out.

1 · 100 m south of it

Chatham

76,956 people · 37 places to visit

2 · 200 m southeast of it

Gillingham

108,485 people · 33 places to visit

3 · 300 m southwest of it

Rochester

67,279 people · 34 places to visit

4 · 900 m north of it

Lower Upnor

837 people · 27 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where PS Kingswear Castle is	People	Places to visit
Chatham	100 m south of it	76,956	37
Gillingham	200 m southeast of it	108,485	33
Rochester	300 m southwest of it	67,279	34
Lower Upnor	900 m north of it	837	27
Chattenden	2.4 km north of it	2,417	24
Hoo St Werburgh	3 km northeast of it	8,758	25
Cliffe Woods	4.1 km north of it	2,689	18
Cuxton	4.3 km southwest of it	3,039	25

Each has its own grades, prices and things to do.

Make a day of it

Make a day of it near PS Kingswear Castle

4 historic ships, 2 castles and a cathedral are among the 59 within 15 km.

CathedralRochester Cathedral1.6 km away 2

Castle · English HeritageRochester Castle1.7 km away 3

Castle · English HeritageUpnor Castle1.4 km away 4

Historic shipHMS Cavalier100 m away 5

Historic shipHMS Gannet200 m away 6

Historic shipHMS Ocelot200 m away 7

Historic shipRussian Foxtrot B-39 (U 475)1.5 km away 8

MuseumRoyal Engineers Museum900 m away

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

What people ask about PS Kingswear Castle

Where is PS Kingswear Castle?

PS Kingswear Castle is 100 m north of Chatham, Kent.

What is PS Kingswear Castle?

1924 paddle steamer.

Who runs PS Kingswear Castle?

River Dart Steamboat Co Ltd.

When is the best time to visit PS Kingswear Castle?

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

What else is there to see near PS Kingswear Castle?

Within 15 km: Rochester Cathedral (1.6 km), Rochester Castle (1.7 km), Upnor Castle (1.4 km) and HMS Cavalier (100 m).

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)

PS Kingswear Castle: Robert Mason, CC0, 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
HMS Gannet: Paul Englefield from Leamington Spa, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
HMS Ocelot: Mark.murphy at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Russian Foxtrot B-39 (U 475): Hammersfan, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Royal Engineers Museum: Immanuel Giel, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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