Free Entry
St John's Commandery is open by appointment, to arrange your visit phone 07590 753394.
Address:
Swingfield, Dover, Kent, CT15 7HG
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: The chapel can be viewed externally during any reasonable daylight hours. Internal viewing is by appointment only - please phone 07590 753394 to arrange a visit.
Access: The car park has a gravel surface and there is some grass to cross to the chapel door. There are two to three steps into the chapel, and steep steps to its first floor.
Parking: Please park in the car park.
Dogs: Assistance dogs only.
Drone flying: Please see our Drone guidance
Plan a Great Day Out
Pack up a picnic and head down to the coast to Dover Castle. Discover centuries of history from the Romans to the Cold War. After exploring Henry II's majestic Great Tower and experiencing the sights and sounds of Operation Dynamo in the Secret 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 a Knights Templar Church.
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