English Heritage sites near Lyminge Parish
ST JOHN'S COMMANDERY
5 miles from Lyminge Parish
The flint-walled 13th-century chapel and hall of a 'Commandery' of Knights Hospitallers, later converted into a farmhouse.
DYMCHURCH MARTELLO TOWER
8 miles from Lyminge Parish
This is one of a chain of ingeniously designed artillery towers built around the south and east coasts of England from 1805 to protect against the threat of invasion by Napoleon.
WESTERN HEIGHTS, DOVER
10 miles from Lyminge Parish
A huge fortification begun during the Napoleonic Wars and completed in the 1860s, designed to protect Dover from French invasion. Only the moat can be visited.
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR CHURCH, DOVER
10 miles from Lyminge Parish
The foundations of a small medieval church, traditionally said to have been the site of King John's submission to the Papal Legate in 1213.
DOVER CASTLE
10 miles from Lyminge Parish
High atop the iconic White Cliffs of Dover sits the most iconic of all English fortresses. From the mighty medieval keep to the labyrinth of secret wartime tunnels below, a family day out at Dover towers above all others.
ST AUGUSTINE'S ABBEY
10 miles from Lyminge Parish
This great abbey, marking the rebirth of Christianity in southern England, was founded shortly after AD 597 by St Augustine.
Churches in Lyminge Parish
St Mary & St Ethelburga
Pubs in Lyminge Parish
Coach & Horses
Under new management since 2019 this friendly village pub, built in 1888, provides locally produced food and is situated in the older part of Lyminge near the 7th century church.
Signposted from the main road it is well worth the diversion...
Gatekeeper
Canterbury Road, Etchinghill, CT18 8DE
(01303) 864345
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