Queenborough Castle, Queenborough

Name: Queenborough Castle
Address: Queenborough, United Kingdom

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Queenborough Castle, also known as Sheppey Castle, is a 14th-century castle, the remnants of which are in the town of Queenborough on the Isle of Sheppey, Kent in England. The castle and the associated planned town were built on the orders of King Edward III from 1361 and named in honour his wife, Queen Philippa. It was the first concentric castle to be built in England, and the only royal castle to be new-built in England during the Late Middle Ages. Overlooking the Swale, then an important waterway approaching the River Medway, Queenborough Castle formed part of the country's coastal defences until 1650 when it was declared to be unfit for use and was almost completely demolished shortly afterwards. The site is now a public park and the only visible remains are some low earthworks. ()

Alternative names: Built: 1361 (663 years ago)Demolished: 1650Coordinates: 51°24'58"N, 0°44'55"E

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Queenborough Castle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: The Forum Shopping Centre, Garrison Point Fort, Grain Tower, Kingsferry Bridge.

5.2 miS
51°20'27"N • 0°44'9"E
The Forum Shopping Centre, Sittingbourne
134 min walk • Shopping, Shopping centre
2.1 miN
Forts and castles
Garrison Point Fort, Isle of Sheppey
55 min walk • Garrison Point Fort is a former artillery fort situated at the end of the Garrison Point peninsula at Sheerness on the Isle of Sheppey in Kent.
2.6 miN
Forts and castles
Grain Tower
66 min walk • Grain Tower is a mid-19th-century gun tower situated offshore just east of Grain, Kent, standing in the mouth of the River Medway.
1.8 miS
Bridge
Kingsferry Bridge
46 min walk • The Kingsferry Bridge is a combined road and railway vertical-lift bridge which connects the Isle of Sheppey to mainland Kent in South East England. The seven-span bridge has a central lifting span which allows for ships to pass.
4.2 miS
Park
Milton Creek Country Park, Sittingbourne
107 min walk • Milton Creek Country Park is situated in 128 acres between Milton Regis and Kemsley, on the west bank of Milton Creek in Sittingbourne, Kent, England. This site was once called Church Marshes Country Park.
2.2 miNE
Park
Barton's Point Coastal Park, Sheerness
56 min walk • Barton's Point Coastal Park is on the Isle of Sheppey, in Kent, England. It lies between Minster and Sheerness. Within the park is a former military ditch/canal from Marine Parade heading south-westerly towards West Minster.
3.1 miNW
Forts and castles
Grain Fort
80 min walk • Grain Fort is a former artillery fort located just east of the village of Grain, Kent. It was constructed in the 1860s to defend the confluence of the Rivers Medway and Thames during a period of tension with France.
1.6 miS
Bridge
Sheppey Crossing, Isle of Sheppey
41 min walk • The Sheppey Crossing is a bridge which carries the A249 road across The Swale, linking the Isle of Sheppey with the mainland of Kent. The four-lane crossing measures 21.5 m in width, at a height of 35 m over the water. The A249 links the M20 and M2 motorways to Sheppey.
4.7 miE
Memorial
Memorial to the Home of Aviation, Isle of Sheppey
121 min walk • The Memorial to the Home of Aviation is a stone memorial sculpture at Eastchurch, on the Isle of Sheppey in the English county of Kent.
1.7 miN
History museum, Museum, Town
Great Mill, Sheerness
43 min walk • Great Mill or Ride's Mill is a Grade II listed smock mill just off the High Street in Sheerness, Kent, England, that was demolished in 1924, leaving the brick base standing. It now has a new smock tower built on it as residential accommodation.
2.7 miE
51°25'20"N • 0°48'41"E
Minster Gatehouse Museum, Isle of Sheppey
70 min walk • Specialty museum, Museum