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Whitstable Castle

Introduction

The sheltered gardens serve well as a pleasant venue away from the more bracing seafront.

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.

Visitor Access, Directions & Contacts

Telephone

01227 281726

Website

http://whitstablecastle.co.uk/the-castle

Access contact details

This is a municipal site for general public use. Please see: http://www.canterbury.gov.uk/buildpage.php?id=400#whitscastle

Owners

Canterbury City Council

Military Road, Canterbury, CT1 1YW

Other Websites

Features & Designations

Features

  • Garden Terrace
  • Fountain
  • 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.
  • Earliest Date:
  • Latest Date:
  • Planting
  • Description: Sunken garden.
  • Planting
  • Description: Topiary garden.
Key Information

Type

Park

Purpose

Recreational/sport

Principal Building

Parks, Gardens And Urban Spaces

Survival

Extant

Open to the public

Yes

Civil Parish

Herne and

References

References