ST JOHN'S COMMANDERY

LOOKING FOR: Heritage, Historical
ADDRESS: Swingfield, Dover, Kent CT15 7HG
POSTCODE: CT15 7HG
AGE GROUP: All Ages
TELEPHONE: 0370 333 1181
MOBILE: 01304 211067
WEBSITE: CLICK HERE
ST JOHN'S COMMANDERY
The flint-walled 13th century chapel and hall of a 'Commandery' 
of Knights Hospitallers,
 later converted into a farmhouse. It has a remarkable medieval
 crown post roof and 16th century 
ceilings with moulded beams.
Read more about the history of 
St John's Commandery.


BEFORE YOU GO
Opening Times: Open any reasonable daylight hours for external viewing. 
 Internal viewing by appointment, call 01304 211067.

Access: To get to the site you will cross a gravel car park and grass.
 There are steep steps to the first floor, and two to three steps into the chapel.

Parking: Park in the driveway of the site.

Dogs: Assistance dogs only.


PLAN A GREAT DAY OUT
Pack up a picnic and head down to the coast to Dover Castle. Explore 
centuries of history from
 the Romans to the Cold War.
 After meeting Henry II in the Great Tower and experiencing the sights an
d sounds of Operation
 Dynamo in the Wartime Tunnels, relax in one of the cafés and browse
 the well-stocked gift shop.

Dover is also home to the Napoleonic fortifications at Western Heights and
 to the foundations of Knights Templar Church. 

OPENING TIMES

30 APRIL 2017 - 24 MARCH 2018
Any reasonable time in daylight hours for exterior viewing.
 Internal viewing by appointment only; please call 01304 211067