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===Walmer Castle=== {{Main|Walmer Castle}} [[Walmer Castle]] and its formal gardens are an attraction for visitors. The official residence of [[Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports]] since the 18th Century, the building is now an [[English Heritage]] property. Famous Lords Warden have included [[Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon|Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother]], Sir [[Winston Churchill]], [[William Pitt the Younger]] (whose niece [[Lady Hester Stanhope]] first created the gardens), and [[Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington|the Duke of Wellington]] (of the [[Battle of Waterloo]] fame). Wellington lived there for 23 years and the castle houses not only a collection of Wellington memorabilia but also the room in which he died. The Castle was built in 1540 as one of three on this part of the Kent coast by orders of [[Henry VIII of England|Henry VIII]]. The others were nearby at [[Deal Castle|Deal]] (southern Deal) and [[Sandown Castle, Kent|Sandown]] (north Deal) - the Deal one survives, the Sandown one has been lost to [[coastal erosion]].
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