Photo of Hever Castle, a castle near Chiddingstone in the High Weald, Kent, south east England.

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Castles & strongholds in KentKent, England

34 castles in the Albion Guide across Kent — see the full castles directory, or everything to explore in Kent.

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Hever Castle

Castle near Chiddingstone

Moated childhood home of Anne Boleyn.

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Dover Castle

Castle near Deal

Vast clifftop fortress guarding England's gateway.

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Deal Castle

Artillery fort · Castle near Deal

Tudor artillery fort shaped like a rose.

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Rochester Castle

Castle near Rochester

Norman keep beside England's second-oldest cathedral.

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Walmer Castle and Gardens

Artillery fort · Castle near Deal

Artillery castle at Walmer

Dymchurch Martello Tower

Artillery fort near New Romney

Restored Napoleonic-era gun tower in Dymchurch, among the best-kept of Kent's Martello towers, with a period 24-pounder gun back on the roof.

St Leonard's Tower, West Malling

Castle near West Malling

Early Norman tower keep in West Malling, probably built by Gundulf, Bishop of Rochester, in the late 11th century and still largely intact.

Western Heights, Dover

Artillery fort near Dover Priory

Huge network of brick-lined ditches and forts cut into the chalk above Dover, dug to stop a French invasion that never came.

Tonbridge Castle

Castle near Penshurst

A medieval castle in Kent.

Eynsford Castle

Castle near Eynsford

A medieval castle in Kent.

Canterbury Castle

Castle near Canterbury

A medieval castle in Kent.

Chilham Castle keep

Castle near Chilham

Tower keep castle at Chilham

Cooling Castle

Castle near Rochester

Cooling Castle and its associated landscaped setting

Leybourne Castle

Castle near West Malling

A medieval castle in Kent.

Lullingstone Castle

Castle near Eynsford

Lullingstone Castle gateway

Saltwood Castle

Castle near Hythe

A medieval castle in Kent.

Sandgate Castle

Castle near Hythe

A medieval castle in Kent.

West Malling tower keep

Castle near West Malling

Tower keep castle at West Malling

Westenhanger Castle

Castle near Hythe

A medieval castle in Kent.

Sutton Valence Castle

Castle near Loose

Tower keep castle at Sutton Valence

Upnor Castle

Artillery fort · Castle near Rochester

Artillery castle at Upnor

Castle Rough moated site

Castle near Faversham

'Castle Rough' Medieval moated site

Castle Toll

Castle near Northiam

A medieval castle in Kent.

Gravesend blockhouse

Artillery fort near Rochester

An artillery fort in Kent.

Old Scotney Castle

Castle near Lamberhurst

A quadrangular castle and 16th/17th century manor house known as Old Scotney Castle, set in a 19th century landscaped garden

Queenborough Castle

Castle near Queenborough

A medieval castle in Kent.

Sandown Castle

Castle near Deal

A medieval castle in Kent.

Stutfall Castle

Castle near Hythe

Saxon Shore fort now called Stutfall Castle, 468m south-west of St Stephen's Church

Binbury motte

Motte & bailey · Castle near Maidstone

Binbury motte and bailey castle

Thurnham motte

Motte & bailey · Castle near Maidstone

Thurnham motte and bailey castle

Ringwork and bailey at Coldred Court

Ringwork near Wingham

The earthworks of a Norman ringwork castle in Kent.

Ringwork and baileys at Church Farm

Ringwork near Maidstone

The earthworks of a Norman ringwork castle in Kent.

Ringwork on Castle Hill

Ringwork · Castle near Hythe

Medieval ringwork with bailey and approach causeway, incorporating a bowl barrow on Castle Hill

Stowting Castle

Motte & bailey · Castle near Elham

Motte and Bailey Castle 200m North-West of Stowting Church