Upnor Castle
RochesterA Tudor riverside fortress on the Medway, later a gunpowder magazine, on the bank of the Medway.
Get directionsCastleTime here: 45 min – 1 h
On the map
High Street, Upper Upnor, ME2 4XG
Quick facts
It was built between 1559 and 1567, on the orders of Elizabeth I, to protect the Navy's ships on the Medway.
In the Dutch raid of 1667 its guns fired on the fleet that sailed past to tow away the Royal Charles.
After the raid it lost its role as a fortress and became a gunpowder magazine in 1668.
Address
High Street, Upper Upnor, ME2 4XG
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