When is Thurnham Castle open?

Thurnham Castle is open: Sun - Sat 12:00 AM - 11:59 PM

What hotels are near Thurnham Castle?

Hotels near Thurnham Castle: (0.05 mi) The Black Horse Inn (0.05 mi) Thurnham Keep Stables, Near Leeds Castle (0.26 mi) Little Dane (Thurnham Old Rectory) (0.84 mi) Detling Coachhouse (4.49 mi) Kits Coty Glamping View all hotels near Thurnham Castle on Tripadvisor

What restaurants are near Thurnham Castle?

Restaurants near Thurnham Castle: (0.03 mi) The Black Horse Inn Restaurant (1.32 mi) Fish on the Green (1.76 mi) The Fox & Goose (1.30 mi) The Oak on the Green (3.46 mi) Funky Feast View all restaurants near Thurnham Castle on Tripadvisor

Thurnham Castle - All You Need to Know BEFORE You Go

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Detling Diner A249

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Fish on the Green

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1.3 miBritish

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Ljubica B

London, UK5,001 contributions

Lovely place for outdoors workouts

Jun 2020

This is a lovely place if you like outdoors activities. you can take a bike and ride to the castle or just walk from Bearsted Train station. you can also drive and park the car around there and take a short walk.

The place is ideal to walk a dog, or do a picnic, the views to Bearsted are lovely, most of the people take a kite because up of the hill is very windy.

The castle mostly in ruins is from 1200s once upon time looked fab according to the descriptions.
Is a free attraction, worth it to do it on a weekend.

Written June 2, 2020

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Scott C

40 contributions

Good Views and Interesting History

Sep 2019

This castle is located at the top of the North Downs, just across from White Horse Country Park. A few information boards are dotted across the site which gives good educational value, and some good views can be seen from the top of the hill.

Parking is just offsite, on the side of the road.

Written October 3, 2019

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ookuneva

Moscow, Russia195 contributions

The remnants of a castle

May 2019 • Friends

Google Maps told us that we were just 400 meters or 11 minutes walking distance from the Turnham Castle (we were staying at the Black Horse Inn), so we set out for a walk. 30 minutes later we still didn’t see the castle. We accidentally bumped into it, or actually into its remnants, on the way back to our hotel. Beautiful views (still better from the top of the hill), but not much to see apart from this.

Written May 6, 2019

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Rich

London, UK90 contributions

Great veiws

May 2018 • Couples

Nice place to stop and watch the world go by nice veiws some information boards to read
But be prepared for a walk
Bring some change to ad you have to pay for parking 👍🏼

Written May 17, 2018

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bacontinamaxine

Thurnham, UK2 contributions

ThurnhamCastle

Jun 2017 • Family

Very disappointing, nothing to see. Pile of old stones as a small part of a wall. Surrounding countryside makes for pleasant walks.

Written November 6, 2017

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Lynda C

Maidstone, UK39 contributions

Picturesque

Sep 2018 • Friends

Lovely country park with ruins of Thurnham Castle a short walk from the car park. Good for dog walkers and great scenery all around.There are picnic tables and benches.

Written September 23, 2018

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Anders C

Haderslev, Denmark11 contributions

Lovely view over Thurnham area

May 2017 • Solo

Lovely place to take a walk or just to enjoy the view over Thurnham and below is the lovely Black Horse Inn where you can enjoy a meal or a drink after a nice refreshing walk in the surroundings. And there a some small pieces of the Historic leftovers of the old Castle there aswell.

Written January 3, 2018

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packyderm

Cambridgeshire, UK674 contributions

Not a lot to see. Don't do in rain.

May 2022

Pleasant short walk. Nice views. Steep access with lot of steps. Would be lethal in the wet. Not for anyone with disability.

Written May 24, 2022

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Swarm101

6 contributions

A little Gem in the North Downs

Nov 2021

Beautiful views, remote setting, fresh air, historical setting, and plenty of walks in surrounding area for the more adventurous!

Written December 30, 2021

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Feizal

Greater London, UK130 contributions

Historic ruins

Nov 2019 • Solo

Easy enough to get to from Detling Hill. I parked at White Horse country park. Thurnham castle is a short walk from the car park with some great hilltop views along the way.
There aren't much ruins left to see but worth a look in my opinion.

Written November 26, 2019

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