Castle · Saltwood · Kent

Saltwood Castle

Saltwood Castle is a castle in Saltwood, Kent. It counts as a scheduled monument. Close by, Lympne Castle is 4.4 km away, one of 20 within 15 km.

Photo: Saltwood Castle, Edgepedia (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Where

In Saltwood

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 10%

#792 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 17–22°C

In brief

Castle in Saltwood

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

#792 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (9 Wikipedias). About ↓

Inside Saltwood

Saltwood Castle is inside Saltwood’s built-up area, with 6 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Scheduled monument

On the official list of protected heritage; Saltwood has 10 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

Which month to go

Aim for May to September, when Saltwood reaches 17–22°C.

Jan8° / 2°81 mm

Feb8° / 3°56 mm

Mar11° / 4°42 mm

Apr14° / 6°42 mm

May17° / 9°46 mm

Jun20° / 11°48 mm

Jul22° / 14°53 mm

Aug22° / 14°56 mm

Sep20° / 12°61 mm

Oct16° / 9°88 mm

Nov12° / 6°95 mm

Dec9° / 3°89 mm

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

About

Saltwood Castle

Wikipedia covers it in 9 languages.

Saltwood’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Castle
Listed: Scheduled monument
Wikipedias: Covered in 9 languages
Town: in Saltwood
Official site: saltwoodcastle.com

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

The map

Saltwood Castle at a glance

Each numbered point is one of the places listed below; Saltwood Castle is the orange one.

Towns near it

Where to base yourself

The largest of the 8 towns is Folkestone, with 51,987 people. From nearest to farthest, these towns all list it.

1 · It’s in town

Saltwood

857 people · 8 places to visit

2 · 400 m south of it

Hythe

14,613 people · 13 places to visit

3 · 1.5 km east of it

Folkestone

51,987 people · 10 places to visit

4 · 3.2 km north of it

Etchinghill

621 people · 6 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Saltwood Castle is	People	Places to visit
Saltwood	It’s in town	857	8
Hythe	400 m south of it	14,613	13
Folkestone	1.5 km east of it	51,987	10
Etchinghill	3.2 km north of it	621	6
Stanford	3.5 km northwest of it	409	6
Lympne	3.6 km west of it	1,074	7
Dymchurch	4.6 km southwest of it	3,097	10
Lyminge	4.7 km north of it	1,918	5

Make a day of it

Worth adding to a visit

Nearby, 20 places within 15 km include 3 castles, 2 museums and a heritage railway.

CastleLympne Castle4.4 km away 2

CastleWestenhanger Castle4 km away 3

CastleSandgate Castle 15394.6 km away 4

Heritage railwayRomney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway8 km away 5

ZooPort Lympne Reserve5.4 km away 6

MuseumKent Battle of Britain Museum5.8 km away 7

MuseumThe Wing8.7 km away 8

Fort · English HeritageDymchurch Martello Tower8.9 km away

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

Saltwood Castle: what to know

Where is Saltwood Castle?

Saltwood Castle is in Saltwood, Kent, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Saltwood Castle?

Castle in Saltwood, Kent, England, UK.

When is the best time to visit Saltwood Castle?

May to September are the warmest months in Saltwood, with afternoon highs of 17–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Saltwood Castle a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Saltwood Castle?

Within 15 km: Lympne Castle (4.4 km), Westenhanger Castle (4 km), Sandgate Castle 1539 (4.6 km) and Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway (8 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)

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

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