Walmer Castle, which seems quite a long way from Walmer . It’s something to do with the Cinq Ports. Pitt the younger used to live there and it seems to have been built for Henry VIII.
The late Queen Mum went there quite often and towards the end of her life sent a portrait which looked quite unlike her, in place of visiting herself. It is a good example of the lifestyle Dickens does not talk about but clearly means you to contrast with the more down to earth characters who populate his books.
