Westgate Towers Museum & Viewpoint
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Overview
England's largest medieval gateway, built in 1380 and used for many years as the city prison. The turret chamber cells can be visited and there is a panoramic view of the city from the battlements. The main room houses a 100 year-old museum. Access to the 1820 prison extension building has now opened to the public for the first time.
Features
- Opening Times
- Open all year
- Opening Times: Open all year, daily 11-4. Closed Xmas
- Facilities
- Parking nearby
- Cafe
About the area
Kent is home to the White Cliffs of Dover, an English icon that marks the point where the Kent Downs AONB stretches from the Surrey Hills down to the sea. Visitors can explore historic parklands, including Knole Park and Sir Winston Churchill’s former home at Chartwell, or beautiful nature reserves, such as the coppiced woodlands of Denge Wood and Earley Wood and the ancient fine chalk woodland of Yockletts Bank.
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