Westenhanger Castle

Westenhanger Castle is a fortified manor house once owned by royalty, located next to Westenhanger railway station and the grandstand of Folkestone Racecourse in Kent. The castle has endured a period of steady decline to near ruination in recent years, but the current owners have engaged a programme of consolidation, conservation and restoration to the castle and adjoining buildings. It is now being used as a conference and wedding venue.

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  Saltwood Castle ⓘ
  castle in Saltwood, Kent, England, UK  

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  Canterbury Castle ⓘ
  grade I listed castle in Canterbury, United Kingdom  

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  Dover Castle ⓘ
  medieval castle in Dover, Kent, England, UK  

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  Rye Castle Museum (Ypres Tower) ⓘ
  castle in Rye, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom  

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  Camber Castle ⓘ
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  16th century coastal artillery fort, located in Deal, Kent, England, UK  

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  castle in Kent, England, UK  

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  castellated manor house in Whitstable, Kent, UK  

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  Godinton House ⓘ
  Grade I listed country house in Great Chart with Singleton, Kent, England, UK

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  Hole Park ⓘ
  country house in Kent, England, UK

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  Mount Ephraim ⓘ
  country house in Hernhill, Kent, England, UK

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  Mount Ephraim Gardens ⓘ
  historic house and gardens, near Faversham, in Hernhill, Swale, Kent, England, UK

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  collection of heritage fruit varieties and cultivars, at Brogdale Farm, Kent, England

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  Pines Garden ⓘ
  garden in St Margaret's at Cliffe, Kent

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  Goodnestone Park ⓘ
  country house and garden in Goodnestone, Dover district, Kent, England, UK

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  West Gate Towers Museum ⓘ
  museum in Canterbury, Kent, United Kingdom

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  Belmont House and Gardens ⓘ
  Georgian house and gardens in Throwley, Kent, England, UK

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  Heritage railway in southern England

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  Elham Valley Countryside Centre And Railway Museum ⓘ
  museum in Folkestone, England, UK

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  Kent and East Sussex Railway ⓘ
  railway in south east England

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  Lashenden Air Warfare Museum ⓘ
  Aviation museum in England

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  Rye Art Gallery ⓘ
  art museum in the UK

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  Sandwich Guildhall Museum ⓘ
  museum in Sandwich, Kent, United Kingdom

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  Smallhythe Place ⓘ
  former home of Ellen Terry

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  White Mill ⓘ
  windmill, now heritage centre, in Sandwich, Kent, England, UK

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  Lamb House ⓘ
  historic house in Rye, East Sussex, England, UK

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  Dymchurch Martello Tower ⓘ
  Martello Tower in Dymchurch, Kent, England, UK  

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  Dover Museum and Bronze Age Boat Gallery ⓘ
  Local history museum in Dover, England, United Kingdom

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  Folkestone Museum ⓘ
  museum in Folkestone, England, United Kingdom

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  The Beany ⓘ
  Museum, library and art gallery in Canterbury, Kent, United Kingdom

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  Kent Museum of Freemasonry ⓘ
  local history and masonic museum in Canterbury, Kent, United Kingdom

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  Winchelsea Court Hall Museum ⓘ
  museum in Winchelsea, England, United Kingdom

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  Canterbury Roman Museum ⓘ
  Grade I listed museum in Canterbury, United Kingdom

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  Kent Battle of Britain Museum ⓘ
  aviation museum in Hawkinge, Kent  

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  Deal Museum ⓘ
  museum in Deal, Kent, England, United Kingdom

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  The C.M Booth Collection ⓘ
  museum in Rolvenden, Kent, England, UK

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  zoo in Kent, England

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  zoo

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  Tenterden and District Museum ⓘ
  museum in Tenterden, Kent, United Kingdom

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  Fleur de Lis Museum ⓘ
  museum in Faversham, Kent, England, United Kingdom

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  Lydd Town Museum ⓘ
  museum in Romney Marsh, England, UK

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  Dover Transport Museum ⓘ
  museum in Dover, England, UK

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  Whitstable Museum and Gallery ⓘ
  museum in Kent, United Kingdom

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  Wingham Wildlife Park ⓘ
  zoo in Kent, England

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  Museum of Canterbury ⓘ
  local history museum, children's museum, heritage museum in Canterbury, Kent

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  Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment and Queen's Regiment Museum ⓘ
  museum in Dover, Kent, England, UK

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  St Margaret's Museum ⓘ
  museum in St Margaret's at Cliffe, Dover, Kent, England, UK

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  Crabble Corn Mill ⓘ
  museum in Dover, England, UK

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  Colonel Stephens Railway Museum ⓘ
  railway heritage museum in Tenterden, Kent, UK

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  Wildwood Discovery Park ⓘ
  zoo

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  Woodchurch Village Life Museum ⓘ
  museum near Ashford, England, United Kingdom

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  Sidney Cooper Museum ⓘ
  museum in Canterbury, England, UK

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  Kent Firefighting Museum ⓘ
  museum in Sevenoaks, England, UK

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  Kent Museum of the Moving Image ⓘ
  museum in Deal, Kent, England, UK

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  Kent Mining Museum ⓘ
  museum in Deal, Kent, England, UK

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1961 Canterbury Roman Museum

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1971 Kent Battle of Britain Museum

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1972 Deal Museum

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1972 The C.M Booth Collection

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1976 Tenterden and District Museum

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1977 Fleur de Lis Museum

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1978 Lydd Town Museum

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1980 Dover Transport Museum

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1985 Whitstable Museum and Gallery

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1986 Wingham Wildlife Park

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1987 Museum of Canterbury

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1987 Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment and Queen's Regiment Museum

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1989 St Margaret's Museum

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1990 Crabble Corn Mill

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1997 Colonel Stephens Railway Museum

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1999 Wildwood Discovery Park

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2001 Woodchurch Village Life Museum

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2004 Sidney Cooper Museum

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2014 Kent Firefighting Museum

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2022 Kent Mining Museum

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Westenhanger Castle

Westenhanger Castle - geograph.org.uk - 889584

Westenhanger Castle

Westenhanger Castle - geograph.org.uk - 889584

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Westenhanger Castle Dovecote

• Westenhanger Castle - a Revised Interpretation - article published in 2001, online

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
site	castle	1100	Saltwood Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1135	Canterbury Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1179	Dover Castle	castle, bunker, archaeological site, fort, history museum	Wikidata
site	castle	1249	Rye Castle Museum (Ypres Tower)	tower, castle, local museum	Wikidata
site	castle	1539	Camber Castle	castle, fort	Wikidata
site	castle	1539	Deal Castle	castle, fort, military museum	Wikidata
site	castle	1539	Walmer Castle	castle, fort, historic house museum, history museum	Wikidata
site	castle	1789	Tankerton Castle	local business, castle, nonprofit organization, tourist attraction, English country house, country house	Wikidata
site	garden		Godinton House	English country house, garden, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	garden		Hole Park	garden, country house	Wikidata
site	garden		Mount Ephraim	garden, school building, country house	Wikidata
site	garden		Mount Ephraim Gardens	park, garden	Wikidata
site	garden		National Fruit Collection	botanical garden, orchard	Wikidata
site	garden		Pines Garden	garden, local museum	Wikidata
site	garden	1704	Goodnestone Park	botanical garden, English country house, garden, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	garden	1906	West Gate Towers Museum	garden, military museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Belmont House and Gardens	English country house, historic house museum, country house	Wikidata
site	museum		Deal Timeball	maritime museum	Wikidata
site	museum		East Kent Railway	heritage railway	Wikidata
site	museum		Elham Valley Countryside Centre And Railway Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Kent and East Sussex Railway	heritage railway, railway company, ELR railway line section	Wikidata
site	museum		Lashenden Air Warfare Museum	aviation museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Rye Art Gallery	art museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Sandwich Guildhall Museum	local museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Smallhythe Place	museum, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		White Mill	museum, smock mill	Wikidata
site	museum	1723	Lamb House	house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1805	Dymchurch Martello Tower	military museum, Martello tower	Wikidata
site	museum	1836	Dover Museum and Bronze Age Boat Gallery	local museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1868	Folkestone Museum	museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1899	The Beany	museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1933	Kent Museum of Freemasonry	local museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1950	Winchelsea Court Hall Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1961	Canterbury Roman Museum	museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1971	Kent Battle of Britain Museum	military museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1972	Deal Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1972	The C.M Booth Collection	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1975	Howletts Wild Animal Park	zoo	Wikidata
site	museum	1976	Port Lympne Wild Animal Park	zoo	Wikidata
site	museum	1976	Tenterden and District Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1977	Fleur de Lis Museum	heritage center, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1978	Lydd Town Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1980	Dover Transport Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1985	Whitstable Museum and Gallery	local museum, maritime museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1986	Wingham Wildlife Park	zoo	Wikidata
site	museum	1987	Museum of Canterbury	local museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1987	Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment and Queen's Regiment Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1989	St Margaret's Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1990	Crabble Corn Mill	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1997	Colonel Stephens Railway Museum	railway museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1999	Wildwood Discovery Park	zoo	Wikidata
site	museum	2001	Woodchurch Village Life Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2004	Sidney Cooper Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2014	Kent Firefighting Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2018	Kent Museum of the Moving Image	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2022	Kent Mining Museum	mining museum	Wikidata
commons	image		Westenhanger Castle		Commons
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commons	image		Westenhanger Castle		Commons
commons	image		Westenhanger Castle - geograph.org.uk - 889584		Commons
commons	image		Westenhanger Castle		Commons
commons	image		Westenhanger Castle		Commons
commons	image		Westenhanger Castle		Commons
commons	image		Westenhanger Castle Dovecote		Commons