Enjoy a visit to Rochester Castle with your Kent Pass and get a 2for1 on entry!

Guarding an important crossing of the River Medway, this imposing fortress has a complex history of destruction and rebuilding. Today it stands as a proud reminder of the history of Rochester along with the cathedral and cobbled streets.

Its Norman tower-keep of Kentish ragstone was built about 1127 by William of Corbeil, Archbishop of Canterbury, with the encouragement of Henry I. Consisting of three floors above a basement, it still stands 113 feet high.

In 1215, garrisoned by rebel barons, the castle endured an epic siege by King John.

Rebuilt under Henry III and Edward I, the castle remained as a viable fortress until the sixteenth century.