Spur Caponier
This is Spur Caponier, a castle 100 m east of Dover. 43 other places to visit are within 15 km, led by Dover Castle (300 m).
Castle near Dover
Just outside Dover
Spur Caponier is 100 m east of Dover. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
How the seasons run
Expect highs of 19–22°C in Dover from June to September.
Spur Caponier
- Type
- Castle
- Town
- 100 m east of Dover
Finding Spur Caponier
On this map, Spur Caponier is orange and its neighbours are numbered.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns around Spur Caponier, by distance
Dover, with 36,349 people, is the largest of the 4. All of these towns include it on their pages.
Dover
Guston
Whitfield
St Margaret's at Cliffe
Compare the 4 towns
| Town | Where Spur Caponier is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dover | 100 m west of it | 36,349 | 28 |
| Guston | 800 m north of it | 1,684 | 25 |
| Whitfield | 2.4 km northwest of it | 6,509 | 24 |
| St Margaret's at Cliffe | 3.8 km northeast of it | 2,399 | 20 |
Close to Spur Caponier
Around it, within 15 km, lie 43 more, including 3 castles, 3 forts and 2 museums.
Castle · English HeritageDover Castle300 m away2
MuseumDover Bronze Age Boat900 m away3
Castle · English HeritageDeal Castle11 km away4
Fort · English HeritageDover Western Heights1.9 km away5
Castle · English HeritageWalmer Castle9.5 km away6
MuseumDover Museum800 m away7
Fort · National TrustFan Bay Deep Shelter2.9 km away8
FortFort Burgoyne500 m awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
A visit to Spur Caponier: questions
Where is Spur Caponier?
Spur Caponier is 100 m east of Dover, Kent.
What is Spur Caponier?
Castle.
When is the best time to visit Spur Caponier?
June to September are the warmest months in Dover, with afternoon highs of 19–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Spur Caponier?
Within 15 km: Dover Castle (300 m), Dover Bronze Age Boat (900 m), Deal Castle (11 km) and Dover Western Heights (1.9 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)
- Dover Castle: Chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dover Bronze Age Boat: mari from tokyo, japan, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Deal Castle: JimRussell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dover Western Heights: Paul Wells, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Walmer Castle: Lieven Smits, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dover Museum: Nessy-Pic, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fan Bay Deep Shelter: Inklin235, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fort Burgoyne: Chris, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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