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77 castles, fortresses, palaces and ruins within 100 km of the city centre — every one on the interactive map, with photos, distances and directions.
The closest is Hadleigh Castle, 7 km west of the city centre; the most famous is Buckingham Palace — #9 of 8,133 worldwide — 59 km west. The oldest dated site in the circle is Ludgate, founded 190.
Every one of them stands in England — the country page shows the full national picture.
22 km south-west · Castle · #354 worldwide
Rochester Castle stands on the east bank of the River Medway in Rochester, Kent, South East England.
19 km south-west · Castle
Upnor Castle is an Elizabethan artillery fort located on the west bank of the River Medway in Kent.
7 km west · Ruin
Hadleigh Castle is a ruined fortification in the English county of Essex, overlooking the Thames Estuary from south of the town of Hadleigh.
59 km west · Palace & château · #9 worldwide
Buckingham Palace is a royal residence and the administrative headquarters of the monarch of the United Kingdom in London, England.
55 km west · Castle · #10 worldwide
The Tower of London, officially His Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress of the Tower of London, is a historic citadel and castle on the north bank of…
58 km west · Palace & château · #15 worldwide
The Palace of Westminster is the meeting place of the Parliament of the United Kingdom and is located in London, England.
59 km west · Palace & château · #48 worldwide
St James's Palace is the most senior royal palace in London, England. The palace gives its name to the Court of St James's, which is the monarch's…
58 km west · Ruin · #71 worldwide
The Palace of Whitehall – also spelled White Hall – at Westminster was the main residence of the English monarchs from 1530 until 1698, when most of…
57 km south-west · Castle · #196 worldwide
Hever Castle is located in the village of Hever, Kent, near Edenbridge, 30 miles south-east of London, England.
56 km west · Fortress · #224 worldwide
The London Wall is a defensive wall first built by the Romans around the strategically important port town of Londinium in c. AD 200, as well as the…
33 km south · Castle · #248 worldwide
Leeds Castle is a castle in Kent, England, 7 miles southeast of Maidstone. It is built on islands in a lake formed by the River Len to the east of…
58 km west · Palace & château · #319 worldwide
Lambeth Palace is the official London residence of the Archbishop of Canterbury.
50 km west · Palace & château · #378 worldwide
Queen's House is a former royal residence in the London borough of Greenwich, which presently serves as a public art gallery.
50 km west · Ruin · #379 worldwide
The Palace of Placentia, also known as Greenwich Palace, was an English royal residence that was initially built by Prince Humphrey, Duke of…
41 km north · Fortress
Camulodunum ( KAM-uu-loh-DEW-nəm; Latin: camvlodvnvm), the Ancient Roman name for what is now Colchester in Essex, was an important castrum and city…
+ 30 more in this range — every one is on the interactive map.
91 km west · Castle · #11 worldwide
Windsor Castle is a royal residence at Windsor in the English county of Berkshire, about 25 miles west of central London.
63 km west · Palace & château · #36 worldwide
Kensington Palace is a royal residence situated within Kensington Gardens in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in London, England.
74 km west · Palace & château · #53 worldwide
Hampton Court Palace is a Grade I listed royal palace in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, 12 miles southwest and upstream of central…
99 km south-west · Palace & château · #133 worldwide
The Royal Pavilion and its surrounding gardens form a Grade I listed former royal residence in Brighton, England.
62 km south-east · Castle · #172 worldwide
Dover Castle is a medieval castle in Dover, Kent, England and is Grade I listed.
61 km south · Ruin · #210 worldwide
Bodiam Castle is a 14th-century moated castle near Robertsbridge in East Sussex, England.
70 km west · Palace & château
Kew Palace is a British royal palace within the grounds of Kew Gardens on the banks of the River Thames.
71 km west · Ruin
Richmond Palace was a Tudor royal residence on the River Thames in England which stood in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.
69 km west · Ruin
Nonsuch Palace was a Tudor royal palace, commissioned by Henry VIII in Surrey, England, and on which work began in 1538.
88 km north-east · Ruin
Framlingham Castle is a castle in the market town of Framlingham, Suffolk, England.
79 km south · Castle
Herstmonceux Castle is a brick-built castle, dating from the 15th century, near Herstmonceux, East Sussex, England.
84 km south · Ruin
Pevensey Castle is a medieval castle and former Roman Saxon Shore fort at Pevensey in the English county of East Sussex.
+ 20 more in this range — every one is on the interactive map.
Distances are straight-line from the city centre. City coordinates and population: Wikidata Q203995.
The Castlemap atlas maps 77 landmarks (33 castles · 5 fortresses · 17 palaces & châteaux · 22 ruins) within 100 km of the centre of Southend-on-Sea, measured straight-line — a curated selection of well-documented landmarks, not a count of every fortification ever built.
Hadleigh Castle, a ruin 7 km west of the city centre.
Buckingham Palace, ranked #9 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's fame ranking — 59 km west from Southend-on-Sea.
The oldest dated landmark in the circle is Ludgate, founded 190 — 57 km west. Earlier structures may have existed; this is the oldest with a documented founding year.
Nearby city guides: Colchester (41 km) · London (58 km) · Cambridge (85 km) · Eastbourne (91 km). See also medieval castles · all rankings · castles by country.
