Sandgate Castle
Opening times and tickets are on its own website.
About Sandgate Castle
Sandgate Castle is one of 2 Grade I listed buildings in Folkestone and about 9,341 in England. It was listed on 5 December 1949. It stands in the Sandgate High Street conservation area, designated in 1972, and over a scheduled monument, Sandgate Castle. Within 400 metres are 45 other listed buildings.
What it isGrade I listed Device Fort in Sandgate, Kent, England, UK. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗
HERead the official list entryHistoric England’s description of the building, its history and why it is listed · List entry 1061237↗Grade I is for buildings of exceptional interest, about 2.5% of all listed buildings in England. Listing protects the whole building, inside and out: changes need listed building consent from the council.
Make it a walk: 2 listed buildings in about 5 minutes
Folkestone · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies
- 1Sandgate CastleStart here
- 2
Spade HouseGrade II* · 0.2 mi on
Church of the Holy TrinityGrade II*0.8mi
The Leas Lift, including waiting rooms, pump room, lower station tanks, track, cars, wheel houses, tank room, upper station tunnel and railingsGrade II*1.3mi
Church of St Martin, CheritonGrade I1.3miFolkestone War MemorialGrade II*1.4mi
18 and 20, Church StreetGrade II*1.5mi
The Parish Church of St Mary and St EanswytheGrade II*1.5mi13 more listed buildings within 150 metres
Grade I and II* ones open their own page; Grade II ones open the official list entry.
Grade I public buildings near Folkestone
Within 25 miles, with a photo.
Questions about Sandgate Castle
Is Sandgate Castle listed?
Yes. Sandgate Castle is listed Grade I on the National Heritage List for England (list entry 1061237), first listed on 5 December 1949.
Can you visit Sandgate Castle?
Yes: it is open to visitors; opening times are on its own website.
Is Sandgate Castle in a conservation area?
Yes, the Sandgate High Street conservation area, designated in 1972.
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Sources: Historic England, National Heritage List for England (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Historic England conservation areas (supplied by local planning authorities; October 2026). All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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