Brief Description
The sheltered gardens serve well as a pleasant venue away from the more bracing seafront.
History
Whitstable Castle, on Tower Hill, was purchased by Whitstable UDC for offices and a town park in 1935.
Visitor Facilities
This is a municipal site for general public use. Please see: http://www.canterbury.gov.uk/buildpage.php?id=400#whitscastleDetailed Description
The terraces and small sunken and topiary gardens lead to an informality of paths threading through shrubberies and copse which, even with later adjustments for public use, retain the spirit of a 19th-century garden. The formal garden has a central fountain and a fine display of roses.- Features
- Mansion House (featured building)
- Description: The central feature of this park is the mid-Victorian castellated, turreted mansion, which incorporates the Tankerton Tower of 1792.
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- Latest Date:
- Planting
- Description: Sunken garden.
- Planting
- Description: Topiary garden.
- Access & Directions
Access Contact Details
This is a municipal site for general public use. Please see: http://www.canterbury.gov.uk/buildpage.php?id=400#whitscastle
- Authorities
Civil Parish
- Herne and
- References
References
- Kent Gardens Trust {A Presentation of Parks: A survey of amenity parks and gardens in Kent} (Kent Gardens Trust) 10A Presentation of Parks: A survey of amenity parks and gardens in Kent