Fort Borstal, Gillingham

Name: Fort Borstal
Address: Gillingham, United Kingdom

#45 among attractions in Gillingham

Forts and castles

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Facts and practical information

Fort Borstal was built as an afterthought from the 1859 Royal Commission on the Defence of the United Kingdom, by convict labour. Construction started in 1875 but was suspended in 1885. The fort was completed around 1895. it was one of a series of four forts that ringed Chatham. ()

Built: 1885 (139 years ago)Coordinates: 51°22'13"N, 0°29'19"E

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Rochester WestGillingham United Kingdom

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Fort Borstal – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Diggerland, Eastgate House, Restoration House, St. Margaret's Church.

1 miNW
Amusement, Amusement park
Diggerland, Strood
25 min walk • Diggerland is the name of theme parks inspired by diggers and JCBs. There are four theme parks in England, and a fifth in the United States. Diggerland is part of the H.E Services Group and Allsafety Limited.
1.4 miNE
Museum, History museum
Eastgate House, Gillingham
36 min walk • Eastgate House is a Grade I listed Elizabethan townhouse in Rochester, Kent, England. It is notable for its association with author Charles Dickens, featuring as Westgate in The Pickwick Papers and as the Nun's House in The Mystery of Edwin Drood.
1.3 miNE
Museum, Historical place, History museum
Restoration House, Gillingham
33 min walk • Restoration House in Rochester, Kent in England, is a fine example of an Elizabethan mansion. It is so named after the visit of King Charles II on the eve of his restoration.
1.1 miNE
Church
St. Margaret's Church, Gillingham
29 min walk • St Margaret's Church, Rochester is now a Chapel of Ease within the parish of St Peter with St Margaret, Rochester. Previously it was the parish church of St Margaret's Without. Thorpe records it as having previously been called St Margaret's in Suthgate. The building is a Grade II* listed building, English Heritage number 173172.
0.9 miNE
Forts and castles
Fort Clarence, Gillingham
23 min walk • Fort Clarence is a now defunct fortification that was located in Rochester, Kent, England.
0.5 miNW
Park
Baty's Marsh, Strood
13 min walk • Baty's Marsh is a 10.4-hectare Local Nature Reserve in Rochester in Kent. It is owned and managed by Medway Council. This is one of the few remaining salt marshes in the Medway area, and it has a rich fauna, especially wading birds.
1.4 miSE
Forts and castles
Fort Horsted, Gillingham
36 min walk • Fort Horsted is a scheduled monument that lies in the Horsted Valley to the South of Chatham, Kent, England. It is a late 19th-century Land Fort, and one of six constructed around Chatham and Gillingham, Kent to protect HM Dockyard Chatham from attack.
1.4 miNE
51°22'60"N • 0°30'54"E
Chatham Memorial Synagogue, Gillingham
37 min walk • Sacred and religious sites
0.8 miS
Forts and castles
Fort Bridgewoods, Gillingham
21 min walk • The site of Fort Bridgewoods is on the outskirts of Rochester, Medway in the United Kingdom, next to the Rochester-Maidstone road.
0.7 miNW
Bridge
Medway Viaducts
18 min walk • The Medway Viaducts are three bridges or viaducts that cross the River Medway between Cuxton and Borstal in north Kent, England. The two road bridges carry the M2 motorway carriageways. The other viaduct carries the High Speed 1 railway line. All three bridges pass over the Medway Valley Line.
1.3 miNE
Forts and castles, Georgian architecture
Fort Pitt, Gillingham
34 min walk • Fort Pitt is a Napoleonic era fort on the high ground of the boundary between Chatham and Rochester, Kent. A fort on the site was proposed as early as 1779 by Hugh Debbieg, then Chief Engineer at Chatham. In 1783 the land was purchased by the Board of Ordnance and 4.5 million bricks were deposited there in preparation for construction..

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Fort Borstal?

Nearby attractions include Borstal Village Hall, Gillingham (7 min walk), Borstal, Strood (8 min walk), Nashenden Down, Chatham (13 min walk), Baty's Marsh, Strood (13 min walk).

How to get to Fort Borstal by public transport?

The nearest stations to Fort Borstal:

Train

Cuxton (30 min walk)

Bus

Jacksons Fields • Lines: 190, 700 (33 min walk)
Star Hill • Lines: 190, 700 (34 min walk)