St Margaret's Museum
Museum in St Margaret's at Cliffe, Dover, Kent, England, UK.
Attractions in St Margaret's at Cliffe
Photo: St Margaret's Museum, N Chadwick (CC BY-SA 2.0)St Margaret's Museum is the place to visit in St Margaret's at Cliffe
St Margaret's at Cliffe and its surroundings hold 8 museums, 6 castles and 3 attractions. Look within 5 km of its edge and the list grows by 18 beyond the one inside St Margaret's at Cliffe’s built-up area. On the list, 9 places are looked after: 5 by English Heritage and 4 by the National Trust. Close to the centre, within 1 km, are 2 of the places on the list. Drive 25 km to reach Canterbury Cathedral.
In St Margaret's at Cliffe
1
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
18
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
8
in or near town
Castles & historic places
8
in or near town
Cared for
9
National Trust, English Heritage, Cadw and others
Best known
St Margaret's at Cliffe’s best known
Alongside St Margaret's Museum you find 2 castles, 2 museums and a fort.
MuseumSt Margaret's Museumin town
Castle · English HeritageDover Castle3.8 km outside town, to the southwest
Castle · English HeritageWalmer Castle4.9 km outside town, to the north
MuseumDover Bronze Age Boat4.6 km outside town, to the southwest
Fort · National TrustFan Bay Deep Shelter1.4 km outside town, to the southwest
MuseumDover Museum4.6 km outside town, to the southwestEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
The map
Where to go
Look to the southwest for most of the 18 just outside.
The dashed line is St Margaret's at Cliffe’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
By kind
Kinds of place
Most are museums or galleries, 8 in all, ahead of castles or historic places (8).
Museums & galleries 8 museums1 in town · 7 nearby
Castles & historic places 6 castles · 2 forts0 in town · 8 nearby
Other attractions 3 attractions0 in town · 3 nearby
Green: inside St Margaret's at Cliffe. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
9 places are cared for: 5 by English Heritage and 4 by the National Trust (Dover Castle, Walmer Castle, Fan Bay Deep Shelter and White Cliffs of Dover, and 5 more).
Every place
All the places to visit
It starts in town with one place and goes on to 18 within 5 km of its edge.
7The one inside St Margaret's at Cliffe comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
18 listed buildings are on St Margaret's at Cliffe’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in St Margaret's at Cliffe →
Big names nearby
Day trips from St Margaret's at Cliffe
Out of town, Canterbury Cathedral (25 km) leads 12 names to know.
CathedralCanterbury Cathedral25 km northwest
Abbey or priory · English HeritageSaint Augustine's Abbey25 km northwest
Castle · English HeritageDeal Castle7.7 km north
CastleSandown Castle9.7 km north
Fort · English HeritageDover Western Heights6.6 km southwest
CastleCanterbury Castle25 km northwest
CastleSaltwood Castle22 km west
CastleLympne Castle27 km west
CastleSandgate Castle 153918 km southwest
Heritage railwayRomney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway30 km southwest
Abbey or priory · English HeritageSwingfield Preceptory13 km west
CastleChilham Castle31 km westPlaces well known beyond St Margaret's at Cliffe (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a National Trust, English Heritage or Cadw property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.
Know before you go to St Margaret's at Cliffe
What are the main attractions in St Margaret's at Cliffe?
The place to visit inside St Margaret's at Cliffe’s built-up area is St Margaret's Museum. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 18 more within 5 km.
Does St Margaret's at Cliffe have a museum?
8 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of St Margaret's at Cliffe: St Margaret's Museum, Dover Bronze Age Boat, Dover Museum and PWRR & Queens Regiment Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near St Margaret's at Cliffe?
Yes. In or within 5 km of St Margaret's at Cliffe, 9 places are cared for: 5 by English Heritage and 4 by the National Trust (Dover Castle, Walmer Castle, Fan Bay Deep Shelter and White Cliffs of Dover).
What are the best-known days out near St Margaret's at Cliffe?
Within 40 km: Canterbury Cathedral (25 km), Saint Augustine's Abbey (25 km), Deal Castle (7.7 km), Sandown Castle (9.7 km).
Where are St Margaret's at Cliffe’s historic buildings listed?
St Margaret's at Cliffe has 18 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. They are on its History page, from Historic England’s list, not repeated here.
How is this list made?
From OpenStreetMap (museums, galleries, zoos, theme parks and attractions, castles, forts and abbeys, and historic houses and gardens that are open to visitors) and Wikidata (what each place is, who runs it, its website and visitor counts). A place counts for St Margaret's at Cliffe when it is inside the ONS 2022 built-up area, and as nearby within 5 km of its edge. Opening times and prices are not shown: check the official site.
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 (19)
- St Margaret's Museum: N Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dover Castle: Chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Walmer Castle: Lieven Smits, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dover Bronze Age Boat: mari from tokyo, japan, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fan Bay Deep Shelter: Inklin235, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dover Museum: Nessy-Pic, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fort Burgoyne: Chris, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Canterbury Cathedral: Hans Musil, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Saint Augustine's Abbey: Rob Farrow, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Deal Castle: JimRussell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sandown Castle: Nick Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dover Western Heights: Paul Wells, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Canterbury Castle: Oast House Archive, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Saltwood Castle: Edgepedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lympne Castle: Robin Webster, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sandgate Castle 1539: The original uploader was Jamesedits at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway: Ben Salter from Wales, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Swingfield Preceptory: Ron Strutt, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chilham Castle: Daywalker, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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