Fort · near Tilbury · Essex

Tilbury Fort

Tilbury Fort is a bastioned fort on the Thames Estuary. Its setting is 200 m southeast of Tilbury. It is on the official list as a scheduled monument.

Photo: Tilbury Fort, Colin Park (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

200 m

southeast of Tilbury

Run by

English Heritage

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 16%

#1,300 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 18–23°C

In brief

Fort near Tilbury

Just outside Tilbury

Tilbury Fort is 200 m southeast of Tilbury. Towns near it ↓

Cared for by English Heritage

One of the places English Heritage looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓

Scheduled monument

On the official list of protected heritage; Tilbury has 3 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

Month by month in Tilbury

If warmth matters, go May to September: Tilbury reaches 18–23°C.

Jan8° / 3°49 mm

Feb9° / 3°37 mm

Mar11° / 4°32 mm

Apr15° / 6°34 mm

May18° / 8°41 mm

Jun21° / 12°49 mm

Jul23° / 14°40 mm

Aug23° / 14°54 mm

Sep20° / 11°44 mm

Oct16° / 9°55 mm

Nov12° / 5°58 mm

Dec9° / 3°52 mm

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

About

Tilbury Fort

Care of the site is provided by English Heritage. Articles on it exist in 4 languages. 53 other places to visit are within 15 km, led by Rochester Castle (11 km).

Tilbury’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Fort
Run by: English Heritage
Listed: Scheduled monument
Wikipedias: Covered in 4 languages
Town: 200 m southeast of Tilbury
Official site: english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/tilbury-fort

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

The map

Where to find Tilbury Fort

The orange dot is Tilbury Fort; the numbers are the places near it, as listed below.

Towns near it

Towns around Tilbury Fort, by distance

Gravesend tops the 8 for size, at 58,105 people. Each of these towns lists it on its own page of things to do.

1 · 200 m northwest of it

Tilbury

14,187 people · 11 places to visit

2 · 800 m south of it

Gravesend

58,105 people · 11 places to visit

3 · 1.5 km southwest of it

Northfleet

29,892 people · 12 places to visit

4 · 2.4 km north of it

Chadwell St Mary

10,680 people · 10 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Tilbury Fort is	People	Places to visit
Tilbury	200 m northwest of it	14,187	11
Gravesend	800 m south of it	58,105	11
Northfleet	1.5 km southwest of it	29,892	12
Chadwell St Mary	2.4 km north of it	10,680	10
Grays	2.4 km northwest of it	44,340	11
Ebbsfleet Valley	3.6 km west of it	2,989	12
East Tilbury	3.7 km northeast of it	5,751	6
Swanscombe	4.2 km west of it	15,462	13

Make a day of it

Make a day of it near Tilbury Fort

There are 53 within 15 km, 4 castles, 2 piers and a cathedral among them.

Castle · English HeritageRochester Castle11 km away 2

CathedralRochester Cathedral11 km away 3

Castle · English HeritageUpnor Castle12 km away 4

CastleNew Tavern Fort1 km away 5

FortCoalhouse Fort4.2 km away 6

PierGravesend town pier900 m away 7

CastleStone Castle6.8 km away 8PierPierRoyal Terrace Pier900 m away

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

Visiting Tilbury Fort

Where is Tilbury Fort?

Tilbury Fort is 200 m southeast of Tilbury, Essex.

What is Tilbury Fort?

Bastioned fort on the Thames Estuary.

Who runs Tilbury Fort?

English Heritage, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.

When is the best time to visit Tilbury Fort?

May to September are the warmest months in Tilbury, with afternoon highs of 18–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Tilbury Fort a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Tilbury Fort?

Within 15 km: Rochester Castle (11 km), Rochester Cathedral (11 km), Upnor Castle (12 km) and New Tavern Fort (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 (8)

Tilbury Fort: Colin Park, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Rochester Castle: Clem Rutter, Rochester, Kent, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Rochester Cathedral: Raggatt2000, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Upnor Castle: Clem Rutter, Rochester, Kent, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
New Tavern Fort: Prioryman, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Coalhouse Fort: The original uploader was Sue Wallace at English Wikipedia., CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Gravesend town pier: Clem Rutter, Rochester Kent, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Stone Castle: Ken Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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