Free Entry
St John's Commandery is open by appointment, to arrange your visit phone 07712 899 290
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 not possible currently.
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 driveway of the site.
Dogs: Assistance dogs only.
Drone flying: English Heritage does not permit drone flying from or over sites in our care, except by contractors or partners undertaking flights for a specific purpose, who satisfy stringent CAA criteria, have the correct insurances and permissions, and are operating under controlled conditions. Please see our drone filming guidelines for more details, or email our Filming team.
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 and 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.
Heritage Open Days
Explore the interior of St John's Commandary and see it's unique archetectual historic features. Although the chapel and part of the adjoining hall were converted into a farmhouse, evidence of the original function of the buildings can still be seen as a result of the 1970's conservation works
Open everyday from 6th Setember 2024 until 15th September 2024 between 10am & 4pm