Westenhanger
Set 300 m southwest of Stanford, Westenhanger is a castle. A short trip away is Westenhanger Castle, 200 m off, the first of 21 within 15 km.
Castle near Stanford
Just outside Stanford
Westenhanger is 300 m southwest of Stanford. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
The climate through the year
Afternoons in Stanford reach 19–22°C from June to September.
Westenhanger
- Type
- Castle
- Town
- 300 m southwest of Stanford
Getting your bearings
Orange marks Westenhanger, and the numbered points match the list of places below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
The nearest towns
In size, Folkestone comes first of the 8, with 51,987 people. Start with its own town; the others follow by distance.
Stanford
Lympne
Sellindge
Saltwood
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Westenhanger is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stanford | 300 m northeast of it | 409 | 6 |
| Lympne | 1.6 km south of it | 1,074 | 7 |
| Sellindge | 1.8 km northwest of it | 766 | 4 |
| Saltwood | 2.4 km southeast of it | 857 | 8 |
| Hythe | 2.8 km southeast of it | 14,613 | 13 |
| Brabourne Lees | 4.1 km northwest of it | 1,479 | 4 |
| Etchinghill | 4.2 km northeast of it | 621 | 6 |
| Folkestone | 4.6 km east of it | 51,987 | 10 |
After Westenhanger
There are 21 within 15 km, 4 castles, a zoo and a heritage railway among them.
CastleWestenhanger Castle200 m away2
CastleLympne Castle2.6 km away3
CastleSaltwood Castle3.8 km away4
ZooPort Lympne Reserve2.9 km away5
Heritage railwayRomney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway7.2 km away6
CastleSandgate Castle 15398.3 km away7
Fort · English HeritageDymchurch Martello Tower8.3 km away8
MuseumKent Battle of Britain Museum8.5 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Before visiting Westenhanger
Where is Westenhanger?
Westenhanger is 300 m southwest of Stanford, Kent.
What is Westenhanger?
Castle.
When is the best time to visit Westenhanger?
June to September are the warmest months in Stanford, with afternoon highs of 19–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Westenhanger?
Within 15 km: Westenhanger Castle (200 m), Lympne Castle (2.6 km), Saltwood Castle (3.8 km) and Port Lympne Reserve (2.9 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)
- Westenhanger Castle: Ian Knox, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lympne Castle: Robin Webster, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Saltwood Castle: Edgepedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Port Lympne Reserve: William Warby, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway: Ben Salter from Wales, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sandgate Castle 1539: The original uploader was Jamesedits at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dymchurch Martello Tower: Steve Ward, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kent Battle of Britain Museum: Ron Hann, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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