Places to visit

Deal and Walmer have a wide range of heritage places to visit:

Deal Castle

Deal Castle is the most elaborate of the revolutionary coastal artillery castles built by Henry VIII to defend against a threatened invasion by European Catholic powers.

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Deal Museum

The Deal museum portrays the changing history of Deal, Walmer and the surrounding area, and is packed with fascinating glimpses into the past.

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Deal Timeball Tower

Discover an iconic Grade II listed building on the seafront, which is a reminder of the importance of the town to the navy in Georgian times.

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Kent Mining Museum

Come with us on a journey through the Kent Coalfields and discover the amazing stories of the people who lived and worked through Kent’s 100 years of coal mining.

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Kent Museum of the Moving Image

Explores the deep history of the moving image — from the days of candle-lit magic lantern performances to the advent of the cinema.

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Sandown Castle

Evocative ruins of a Tudor castle which suffered erosion by the sea and was abandoned. The grounds are now tended as a community garden.

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Walmer Castle

Explore more than eight acres of award-winning gardens in the grounds of a Tudor fortress turned country house.

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