The Spur, Dover Castle
Visitors find The Spur, Dover Castle 100 m east of Dover. Add Dover Castle, 400 m away, to a visit; it leads 43 places within 15 km.
Castle near Dover
Just outside Dover
The Spur, Dover Castle 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 best months to visit
Expect highs of 19–22°C in Dover from June to September.
The Spur, Dover Castle
- Type
- Castle
- Town
- 100 m east of Dover
Getting to The Spur, Dover Castle
Use the numbers to match each place near The Spur, Dover Castle with the list.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Bases for a visit
Dover tops the 4 for size, at 36,349 people. Each of these towns lists it on its own page of things to do.
Dover
Guston
Whitfield
St Margaret's at Cliffe
Compare the 4 towns
| Town | Where The Spur, Dover Castle is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dover | 100 m west of it | 36,349 | 28 |
| Guston | 800 m north of it | 1,684 | 25 |
| Whitfield | 2.3 km northwest of it | 6,509 | 24 |
| St Margaret's at Cliffe | 3.8 km northeast of it | 2,399 | 20 |
Places to add to The Spur, Dover Castle
The 43 places within 15 km include 3 castles, 3 forts and 2 museums.
Castle · English HeritageDover Castle400 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.
Questions people have about The Spur, Dover Castle
Where is The Spur, Dover Castle?
The Spur, Dover Castle is 100 m east of Dover, Kent.
What is The Spur, Dover Castle?
Castle.
When is the best time to visit The Spur, Dover Castle?
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 Spur, Dover Castle?
Within 15 km: Dover Castle (400 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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