Portus Lemanis

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Portus Lemanis, also known as Lemanae, was the Latin name of a Roman Saxon Shore fort, settlement and port in southern Kent. The modern village of Lympne derives its name from the ancient port. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 51°4'6"N, 1°1'15"E

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Portus Lemanis – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Port Lympne Reserve, Sandgate Castle, Dymchurch Martello Tower, Cheriton.

1 miNW
Wildlife park with a hotel and a cottage
Port Lympne Reserve, Hythe
27 min walk • Port Lympne Hotel & Reserve near the town of Hythe in Kent, England is set in 600 acres and incorporates the historic Port Lympne Mansion, and landscaped gardens designed by architect Sir Herbert Baker, for Sir Philip Sassoon.
5.6 miE
Forts and castles
Sandgate Castle, Folkestone
142 min walk • Sandgate Castle is an artillery fort originally constructed by Henry VIII in Sandgate in Kent, between 1539 and 1540. It formed part of the King's Device programme to protect England against invasion from France and the Holy Roman Empire, and defended vulnerable point along the coast.
3 miS
Military museum, History museum, Museum
Dymchurch Martello Tower, Dymchurch
78 min walk • Dymchurch Martello Tower is a Martello tower in Dymchurch, Kent England. It stands immediately behind the sea wall. It has been designated by English Heritage as a scheduled monument and a Grade II listed building.
5.5 miE
Church
Cheriton, Folkestone
141 min walk • Cheriton is a northern suburb of Folkestone in Kent. It is the location of the English terminal of the Channel Tunnel as well as of the major army barracks of Shorncliffe Camp.
~1550 ftN
Forts and castles
Lympne Castle
8 min walk • Lympne Castle is a 18,862 square feet medieval castle located in the village of Lympne, Kent, above Romney Marsh.
1.5 miSE
Forts and castles
Dymchurch Redoubt
39 min walk • Dymchurch Grand Redoubt is a fortification at Palmarsh on the coast of Kent in England, built during the Napoleonic War as part of a large defensive scheme to protect the country from an expected French invasion.
2.1 miNE
Park
Brockhill Country Park, Kent Downs
55 min walk • Brockhill Country Park is in Saltwood, near Hythe in Kent, England. The park was a former estate with landscaped gardens and has subsequently been sub-divided. The house now forms the main building for a performing arts college, whilst the gardens and lake now form part of the country park.
1.3 miE
Hill
The Roughs, Kent Downs
33 min walk • The Roughs are an escarpment of the North Downs above Romney Marsh in Kent, on the south coast of England.
2.2 miNE
Park, Universities and schools
Brockhill Park Performing Arts College, Hythe
57 min walk • Brockhill Park Performing Arts College is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form located in Saltwood, Kent near the coastal town of Hythe. The school is located next to Brockhill Country Park and include a farm. Brockhill is known for its tough cross country running course and its neighbouring country park.
4.2 miN
Park
Farthing Common
107 min walk • Farthing Common is an area of common land about 10 km northwest of Folkestone in East Kent. It is one of the highest points of the North Downs at 185 metres above sea level, and was the junction of the ancient trackway along the Downs from Folkestone, with the Roman road between Lympne and Canterbury.
2.9 miE
Historical place, Forts and castles
Saltwood Castle, Hythe
75 min walk • Saltwood Castle is a castle in Saltwood village, one mile north of Hythe, Kent, England. Of 11th century origin, the castle was expanded in the 13th and 14th centuries.