The Barbican Gate
Sandwich counts The Barbican Gate, a historic site, among its places to visit. The surrounding 5 km hold 8 more places to visit. Nearby, Deal Castle (7.6 km) leads the list.
Historic site in Sandwich
Inside Sandwich
The Barbican Gate is inside Sandwich’s built-up area, with 8 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Which month to go
For warmth, aim for June to September (19–22°C highs in Sandwich).
The Barbican Gate
Historic site.
In Sandwich, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Historic site
- Town
- in Sandwich
The Barbican Gate on the map
Numbered points are the places near The Barbican Gate, which is in orange.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Sandwich’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Bases near The Barbican Gate
The 6 towns are led in size by Sandwich, with 4,258 people. Closest first, each of these towns names it on its page.
Sandwich
Woodnesborough
Worth
Cliffs End
Compare the 6 towns
| Town | Where The Barbican Gate is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandwich | It’s in town | 4,258 | 10 |
| Woodnesborough | 1.7 km southwest of it | 368 | 9 |
| Worth | 1.7 km south of it | 701 | 12 |
| Cliffs End | 1.8 km north of it | 1,284 | 22 |
| Ash (Dover) | 3.2 km west of it | 2,529 | 10 |
| Eastry | 3.3 km southwest of it | 2,388 | 10 |
Beyond The Barbican Gate
52 more lie within 15 km, 3 castles, 2 museums and a historic house among them.
Castle · English HeritageDeal Castle7.6 km away2
Castle · English HeritageWalmer Castle9.3 km away3
CastleSandown Castle5.9 km away4
MuseumWhite Mill1 km away5
Historic houseGoodnestone Park8.8 km away6
MuseumCervia8.3 km away7
Theme parkDreamland Margate12 km away8ZooZooWingham Wildlife Park7.9 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
A visit to The Barbican Gate: questions
Where is The Barbican Gate?
The Barbican Gate is in Sandwich, Kent, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is The Barbican Gate?
Historic site.
When is the best time to visit The Barbican Gate?
June to September are the warmest months in Sandwich, with afternoon highs of 19–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near The Barbican Gate?
Within 15 km: Deal Castle (7.6 km), Walmer Castle (9.3 km), Sandown Castle (5.9 km) and White Mill (1 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 (7)
- Deal Castle: JimRussell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Walmer Castle: Lieven Smits, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sandown Castle: Nick Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- White Mill: Nick smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Goodnestone Park: Dhowes9, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cervia: stavros1, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dreamland Margate: Ruth Johnston from United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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