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Westenhanger Castle

Westenhanger Castle is a grade I listed historic house museum. Its setting is 400 m southwest of Stanford. Look also at Lympne Castle, 2.5 km away, first of 21 more within 15 km.

Photo: Westenhanger Castle, Ian Knox (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

400 m

southwest of Stanford

How well known

Top 13%

#1,081 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–22°C

In brief

Castle near Stanford

Just outside Stanford

Westenhanger Castle is 400 m southwest of Stanford. Towns near it ↓

Scheduled monument

On the official list of protected heritage; Stanford has 1 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

The year in Stanford

In Stanford, June to September bring the warmest days: highs of 19–22°C.

Jan7° / 2°80 mm

Feb7° / 2°66 mm

Mar10° / 3°49 mm

Apr13° / 5°49 mm

May16° / 8°52 mm

Jun19° / 11°55 mm

Jul21° / 13°59 mm

Aug22° / 13°68 mm

Sep19° / 11°66 mm

Oct15° / 8°102 mm

Nov11° / 5°105 mm

Dec8° / 2°100 mm

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

About

Westenhanger Castle

Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 7 languages.

Stanford’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Castle
Listed: Scheduled monument
Wikipedias: Covered in 7 languages
Town: 400 m southwest of Stanford
Official site: westenhangercastle.co.uk

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

The map

Westenhanger Castle on the map

Spot Westenhanger Castle in orange, then follow the numbers to the places below.

Towns near it

Towns a short way from Westenhanger Castle

Of the 8, Hythe is the largest, at 14,613 people. From nearest to farthest, these towns all list it.

1 · 400 m northeast of it

Stanford

409 people · 6 places to visit

2 · 1.5 km south of it

Lympne

1,074 people · 7 places to visit

3 · 1.6 km northwest of it

Sellindge

766 people · 4 places to visit

4 · 2.5 km southeast of it

Saltwood

857 people · 8 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Westenhanger Castle is	People	Places to visit
Stanford	400 m northeast of it	409	6
Lympne	1.5 km south of it	1,074	7
Sellindge	1.6 km northwest of it	766	4
Saltwood	2.5 km southeast of it	857	8
Hythe	3 km southeast of it	14,613	13
Brabourne Lees	4 km northwest of it	1,479	4
Etchinghill	4.4 km northeast of it	621	6
Dymchurch	4.6 km south of it	3,097	10

Make a day of it

Worth adding to a visit

The 21 places within 15 km include 3 castles, 2 museums and a zoo.

CastleLympne Castle2.5 km away 2

CastleSaltwood Castle4 km away 3

ZooPort Lympne Reserve2.8 km away 4

Heritage railwayRomney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway7.1 km away 5

CastleSandgate Castle 15398.5 km away 6

Fort · English HeritageDymchurch Martello Tower8.2 km away 7

MuseumKent Battle of Britain Museum8.7 km away 8

MuseumThe Wing12 km away

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

Westenhanger Castle in questions

Where is Westenhanger Castle?

Westenhanger Castle is 400 m southwest of Stanford, Kent.

What is Westenhanger Castle?

Grade I listed historic house museum in Shepway, United Kingdom.

When is the best time to visit Westenhanger Castle?

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

Is Westenhanger Castle a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Westenhanger Castle?

Within 15 km: Lympne Castle (2.5 km), Saltwood Castle (4 km), Port Lympne Reserve (2.8 km) and Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway (7.1 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 (9)

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
The Wing: Tim Heaton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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