Rochester Castle
RochesterA Norman fortress above the River Medway, with one of the best-preserved keeps in England.
Get directionsCastleTime here: 1–1.5 h
On the map
Boley Hill, Rochester, ME1 1SW
Quick facts
The keep was built around 1127 by William of Corbeil, Archbishop of Canterbury, and rises about 113 feet.
In the siege of 1215, King John's men burned the fat of 40 pigs in a mine under the keep and brought down its southern corner.
The defenders still held out for two months before being starved out.
Address
Boley Hill, Rochester, ME1 1SW
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