Walmer

Worth seeing in and around Walmer

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Deal Castle

   Deal Castle is an artillery fort constructed by Henry VIII in Deal, Kent, between 1539 and 1540. It formed part of the King's Device programme to protect against invasion from France and the Holy Roman Empire, and defended the strategically important Downs anchorage off the English coast.

   1.6 km · 16th century coastal artillery fort, located in Deal, Kent, England, UK · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Walmer Castle

   Walmer Castle is an artillery fort originally constructed by Henry VIII in Walmer, Kent, between 1539 and 1540. It formed part of the King's Device programme to protect against invasion from France and the Holy Roman Empire, and defended the strategically important Downs anchorage off the English coast.

   500 m · castle in Kent, England · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Church of St Nicholas

   St Nicholas Church is the Church of England parish church of the village of Ringwould in east Kent. A Grade I listed building, it was constructed in the 12th century, with alterations in the 14th century, restorations from the 19th century and a west tower dating to 1628.

   2.7 km · Grade I listed church in Ringwould, Kent, England, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Old St Mary's, Walmer

   Old St Mary's Church, officially known as The Blessed Virgin Mary Church, is a grade II* listed Anglican church in Upper Walmer, Kent.

   800 m · church in Walmer, Dover, Kent, England, UK · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Finglesham Anglo-Saxon cemetery

   Finglesham Anglo-Saxon cemetery is a place of burial that was used from the sixth to the eighth centuries CE. It is located adjacent to the village of Finglesham, near Sandwich in Kent, South East England. Belonging to the Anglo-Saxon period, it was part of the much wider tradition of burial in Early Anglo-Saxon England.

   5.3 km · archaeological site in the United Kingdom · Wikipedia
6. 06
   St Mary's Church, Walmer

   The Church of Saint Mary the Virgin, commonly shortened to St Mary's, is a church in the Church of England parish of Walmer, Kent, England.

   500 m · church in Kent, England · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Hamilton Road Cemetery, Deal

   Hamilton Road Cemetery is a combined municipal and military burial ground situated in the coastal town of Deal, Kent, in South East England. Opened in May 1856, it was created to provide a new burial ground for Deal at a time when its general population was expanding and when previous, often ad hoc facilities for dealing with deaths in the area no longer sufficed.

   1.1 km · cemetery in the UK · Wikipedia
8. 08
   St Saviour's, Walmer

   St Saviour's is a church on the seafront of Walmer, Kent, United Kingdom.

   1.1 km · church in United Kingdom · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Betteshanger Park

   Betteshanger Park is a park near Deal, in Kent, England. It covers the site of a former colliery spoil tip.

   4.2 km · park in Kent, England · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Deal Pier

    Deal Pier is the last remaining fully intact leisure pier in Kent. It is the third pier to exist in Deal and was opened in November 1957 by the Duke of Edinburgh.

    2.2 km · leisure pier in Kent, England · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

1. 01
   Deal Castle

   A 'device fort' built under Henry VIII in the 16th century.

2. 02
   Walmer Castle and Gardens

   Built under Henry VIII in the 16th century.

3. 03
   Kent Museum of the Moving Image

   History of films from candle lit hand painted magic lanterns to the heyday of the cinema.

4. 04
   Deal Museum

   Volunteer run museum of maritime and local history free, donations encouraged.

5. 05
   Timeball Tower Museum

   The timeball was dropped at precisely 1PM to give an accuarate time reference for ships.

From Wikivoyage: Walmer, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Things to do

Walk along the seafront and onto the Pier (which is free to enter).

From Wikivoyage: Walmer, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Where to eat

1. 01
   Deal Pier Kitchen

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Getting to Walmer

Airports

Ostend-Bruges (OST), 103 km · London Stansted (STN), 110 km · London Gatwick (LGW), 111 km

Stations

Deal railway station, 2.1 km · Walmer railway station, 1.1 km · Martin Mill railway station, 5.1 km

• Oostende → Walmer

  106 km · quickest by road, 3h 1m · €19–27
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• Zaventem → Walmer

  218 km · quickest by road, 4h 25m · €30–42
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• Charleroi → Walmer

  231 km · quickest by road, 4h 48m · €33–46
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