Castle · near Deal · Kent

Walmer Castle

On the map, Walmer Castle is 100 m south of Deal. It is on the official list as a scheduled monument. Nearby, Deal Castle (2.1 km) heads a list of 48 within 15 km.

Photo: Walmer Castle, Lieven Smits (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Where

100 m

south of Deal

Run by

English Heritage

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 5%

#410 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–22°C

In brief

Castle near Deal

One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

#410 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (12 Wikipedias). About ↓

Just outside Deal

Walmer Castle is 100 m south of Deal. 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; Deal has 370 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 Deal

The warmest afternoons in Deal run June to September, at 19–22°C.

Jan8° / 3°73 mm

Feb8° / 2°59 mm

Mar11° / 4°43 mm

Apr13° / 5°44 mm

May17° / 8°47 mm

Jun19° / 11°55 mm

Jul22° / 13°53 mm

Aug22° / 13°55 mm

Sep19° / 12°56 mm

Oct16° / 9°94 mm

Nov12° / 6°96 mm

Dec9° / 3°85 mm

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

About

Walmer Castle

The site is looked after by English Heritage. Its Wikipedia coverage spans 12 languages.

Deal’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Castle
Run by: English Heritage
Listed: Scheduled monument
Wikipedias: Covered in 12 languages
Town: 100 m south of Deal
Official site: english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/walmer-castle-and-gardens

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

The map

The area around Walmer Castle

Orange shows Walmer Castle; numbers mark the places near it.

Towns near it

Nearby towns

Of these 8 towns, the largest is Deal (28,992 people). The list runs from its own town outward.

1 · 100 m north of it

Deal

28,992 people · 9 places to visit

2 · 400 m south of it

Kingsdown

1,687 people · 13 places to visit

3 · 2.7 km northwest of it

Sholden

934 people · 10 places to visit

4 · 2.8 km northwest of it

Great Mongeham

370 people · 9 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Walmer Castle is	People	Places to visit
Deal	100 m north of it	28,992	9
Kingsdown	400 m south of it	1,687	13
Sholden	2.7 km northwest of it	934	10
Great Mongeham	2.8 km northwest of it	370	9
East Studdal	4.6 km west of it	259	3
St Margaret's at Cliffe	4.9 km south of it	2,399	20
Worth	7.3 km northwest of it	701	12
Eastry	8.5 km northwest of it	2,388	10

Make a day of it

Nearby, too

There are 48 within 15 km, 3 castles, 2 museums and 2 forts among them.

Castle · English HeritageDeal Castle2.1 km away 2

Castle · English HeritageDover Castle9.6 km away 3

CastleSandown Castle4.2 km away 4

MuseumDover Bronze Age Boat10 km away 5

MuseumTime Ball Tower2.4 km away 6

PierDeal Pier2.7 km away 7

Fort · National TrustFan Bay Deep Shelter7.6 km away 8

Fort · English HeritageDover Western Heights11 km away

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

Walmer Castle: what to know

Where is Walmer Castle?

Walmer Castle is 100 m south of Deal, Kent.

What is Walmer Castle?

Castle in Kent, England.

Who runs Walmer Castle?

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

When is the best time to visit Walmer Castle?

June to September are the warmest months in Deal, with afternoon highs of 19–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Walmer Castle a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Walmer Castle?

Within 15 km: Deal Castle (2.1 km), Dover Castle (9.6 km), Sandown Castle (4.2 km) and Dover Bronze Age Boat (10 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 (9)

Walmer Castle: Lieven Smits, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Deal Castle: JimRussell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Dover Castle: Chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Sandown Castle: Nick Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Dover Bronze Age Boat: mari from tokyo, japan, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Time Ball Tower: Nick Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Deal Pier: Jim Osley, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Fan Bay Deep Shelter: Inklin235, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Dover Western Heights: Paul Wells, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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