Deal Castle

Deal is a small seaside town in Kent. The residential town of Walmer adjoins to the south.

Get in

By train

1 Deal station has direct trains from London St Pancras and London Bridge.

By coach

Direct coaches from London.

By bus

Local buses available from Canterbury and Dover.

See

• 1 Deal Castle, Marine Road, Deal, ☏ +44 1304 372762. A 'device fort' built under Henry VIII in the 16th century. The castle is approximately a 20-minute walk from Deal train station. Adults £5.00, children £3.00, concessions £4.50.  

• 2 Walmer Castle and Gardens, Kingsdown Road, Walmer, ☏ +44 1304 364288. Built under Henry VIII in the 16th century. Residence of the Duke of Wellington and William Pitt the Younger in later centuries, with the residence containing exquisite and extensive 18th- and 19th-century furniture and ornamentation. The castle is approximately a 30-minute walk from Deal train station. Adults £7.70, children £4.60, concessions £6.90.  
• 3 Kent Museum of the Moving Image, Stanhope Road. F, Sa, Su, 11AM-5PM. History of films from candle lit hand painted magic lanterns to the heyday of the cinema. Cafe with garden. Adult £6. (updated Jul 2022)
• 4 Deal Museum, 22 St George's Rd. summer F, Sa, Su 1PM - 4PM. Volunteer run museum of maritime and local history free, donations encouraged. (updated Jul 2022)
• 5 Timeball Tower Museum. Jun - Sep W - Su 11:30AM - 4:30PM,. The timeball was dropped at precisely 1PM to give an accuarate time reference for ships. The tower was also used for semaphore. Adult £3. (updated Jul 2022)

Do

• Walk along the seafront and onto the Pier (which is free to enter).

Buy

• 1 Deal Saturday Market, North end of High St. Sa 9AM - 2PM. Outdoor market with 35 stalls. This has been a chartered market since 1699. (updated Jul 2022)

Eat

• * 1 Deal Pier Kitchen (end of Deal Pier), ☏ +44 1304368228. M-Th 10:00-16:00, F-Su 09:00-16:00.. (updated Apr 2024)

Drink

The Forester pub

1 The Alma, 126 West St, CT14 6EB, ☏ +44 1304 369 349. (updated Jul 2022)

2 Foresters Inn, 15 The Marina, CT14 6NG, ☏ +44 1304 374 132. noon=11PM. (updated Jul 2022)

3 Port Arms, Port Arms, 10 Beach St, CT14 7AH, ☏ +44 1304 373 598. (updated Jul 2022)

4 Ship Inn, 141 Middle St, CT14 6JZ, ☏ +44 1304 372 222. 11AM-midnight. (updated Jul 2022)

Sleep

1 Royal Hotel (Shepherd Neame), Beach St, CT14 6JD, ☏ +44 1304 375555. 

Go next

• Dover
• Sandwich