The Great Tower
Look for The Great Tower, a castle, 100 m east of Dover. Close by, Dover Castle is 200 m away, one of 43 within 15 km.
Castle near Dover
Just outside Dover
The Great Tower is 100 m east of Dover. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
The climate through the year
The warmest stretch in Dover is June to September, at 19–22°C in the afternoon.
The Great Tower
- Type
- Castle
- Town
- 100 m east of Dover
Finding The Great Tower
The Great Tower sits at the orange dot; the numbered ones are listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
The nearest towns
Home to 36,349 people, Dover is the largest of these 4. Its home town tops the list; the rest follow by distance.
Dover
Guston
Whitfield
St Margaret's at Cliffe
Compare the 4 towns
| Town | Where The Great Tower is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dover | 100 m west of it | 36,349 | 28 |
| Guston | 900 m north of it | 1,684 | 25 |
| Whitfield | 2.5 km northwest of it | 6,509 | 24 |
| St Margaret's at Cliffe | 3.8 km northeast of it | 2,399 | 20 |
Other places close by
Within 15 km you can add 3 castles, 3 forts and 2 museums.
Castle · English HeritageDover Castle200 m away2
MuseumDover Bronze Age Boat800 m away3
Castle · English HeritageDeal Castle12 km away4
Fort · English HeritageDover Western Heights1.8 km away5
Castle · English HeritageWalmer Castle9.6 km away6
MuseumDover Museum800 m away7
Fort · National TrustFan Bay Deep Shelter2.8 km away8
FortFort Burgoyne600 m awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
The Great Tower in questions
Where is The Great Tower?
The Great Tower is 100 m east of Dover, Kent.
What is The Great Tower?
Castle.
When is the best time to visit The Great Tower?
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 The Great Tower?
Within 15 km: Dover Castle (200 m), Dover Bronze Age Boat (800 m), Deal Castle (12 km) and Dover Western Heights (1.8 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 (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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