Castle · Folkestone · Kent

Sandgate Castle 1539

Sandgate Castle 1539 is a grade I listed Device Fort. Folkestone has it inside its built-up area. Look also at Dover Castle, 14 km away, first of 35 more within 15 km.

Photo: Sandgate Castle 1539, The original uploader was Jamesedits at English Wikipedia. (Public domain)

Where

In Folkestone

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 15%

#1,210 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–22°C

In brief

Castle in Folkestone

Inside Folkestone

Sandgate Castle 1539 is inside Folkestone’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; Folkestone has 226 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

How the seasons run

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

Jan8° / 3°79 mm

Feb8° / 2°61 mm

Mar10° / 4°47 mm

Apr13° / 5°47 mm

May17° / 8°51 mm

Jun19° / 11°54 mm

Jul22° / 13°55 mm

Aug22° / 13°66 mm

Sep19° / 11°62 mm

Oct15° / 9°95 mm

Nov11° / 6°99 mm

Dec9° / 3°93 mm

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

About

Sandgate Castle 1539

Articles on it exist in 7 languages.

Folkestone’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Castle
Listed: Scheduled monument
Wikipedias: Covered in 7 languages
Town: in Folkestone

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

The map

Sandgate Castle 1539 at a glance

Spot Sandgate Castle 1539 in orange, then follow the numbers to the places below.

Towns near it

The nearest towns

Largest of the 8 is Folkestone, home to 51,987. Nearest first, every town here counts it among its places to visit.

1 · It’s in town

Folkestone

51,987 people · 10 places to visit

2 · 1.7 km west of it

Hythe

14,613 people · 13 places to visit

3 · 3.5 km north of it

Hawkinge

8,499 people · 7 places to visit

4 · 4.2 km northeast of it

Capel-le-Ferne

1,962 people · 8 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Sandgate Castle 1539 is	People	Places to visit
Folkestone	It’s in town	51,987	10
Hythe	1.7 km west of it	14,613	13
Hawkinge	3.5 km north of it	8,499	7
Capel-le-Ferne	4.2 km northeast of it	1,962	8
Saltwood	4.5 km west of it	857	8
Etchinghill	5.9 km northwest of it	621	6
Densole	6.2 km north of it	888	5
Lyminge	7.6 km northwest of it	1,918	5

Make a day of it

While you are near Sandgate Castle 1539

Our list has 35 more within 15 km, among them 4 castles, 2 museums and a heritage railway.

Castle · English HeritageDover Castle14 km away 2

CastleSaltwood Castle4.6 km away 3

CastleLympne Castle8.7 km away 4

CastleWestenhanger Castle8.5 km away 5

Heritage railwayRomney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway11 km away 6

MuseumThe Wing4.9 km away 7

MuseumKent Battle of Britain Museum4.4 km away 8

ZooPort Lympne Reserve9.7 km away

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

Your questions on Sandgate Castle 1539

Where is Sandgate Castle 1539?

Sandgate Castle 1539 is in Folkestone, Kent, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Sandgate Castle 1539?

Grade I listed Device Fort in Sandgate, Kent, England, UK.

When is the best time to visit Sandgate Castle 1539?

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

Is Sandgate Castle 1539 a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Sandgate Castle 1539?

Within 15 km: Dover Castle (14 km), Saltwood Castle (4.6 km), Lympne Castle (8.7 km) and Westenhanger Castle (8.5 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 (9)

Sandgate Castle 1539: The original uploader was Jamesedits at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Dover Castle: Chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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
Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway: Ben Salter from Wales, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
The Wing: Tim Heaton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Kent Battle of Britain Museum: Ron Hann, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Port Lympne Reserve: William Warby, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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