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Sheerness Defences: C19 gun emplacements and magazines and early-C20 gun towers, fire-control building and pillbox on the Centre Bastion

1 ha

📷 Chris Whippet · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

BirdsWildlifeHeritage
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.44457, 0.75251

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Rock Dove and Starling
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

4 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Rock Dove, Starling, Jackdaw +64 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Rock Dove, Starling, Jackdaw +64 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Cordicollis instabilis, Broad Centurion, Marmalade Hoverfly +15 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Cordicollis instabilis, Broad Centurion, Marmalade Hoverfly +15 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km
Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Grain to WoolwichWalking route76 km
Named routeRef ECPLength 76 kmNational walking route
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Cycling

50 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 174Cycling route
Named routeRef 174National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route4 m
Named routeRef 174Length 4 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km
Named routeRef 174Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.3 km
Named routeRef 174Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route483 m
Named routeRef 174Length 483 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route36 m
Named routeRef 174Length 36 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

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Centre Bastion, Sheerness

📷 Chris Whippet · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Centre Bastion, Sheerness

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🏞️BARTON'S POINTCountry park2.5 km→🌱Barton's Point Coastal ParkUrban park2.7 km→🌱Festival Playing FieldUrban park800 m→🌱Holy Trinity ChurchUrban park1 km→🌱Vincent GardensUrban park1.4 km→🌱Barton's PointUrban park2.6 km→

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