Sandwich (England) Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
town in Kent, England
About Sandwich (England)
Anglo-Saxon England didn't have an army or navy. When hostilities loomed, each baron ordered his men to take up arms, while the Channel ports mobilised ships. This was haphazard enough to let in the Normans in 1066, so once in power they made more systematic arrangements. A Royal Charter of 1155 designated five leading ports, henceCinque Ports— Hastings, New Romney, Hythe, Dover and Sandwich. Between them they had to make 57 ships available for Crown use for 15 days each year. In return they were exempt from tax, and enjoyed a long list of privileges: soc and sac, tol and team, blodwit and fledwit, pillory and tumbril, infangentheof and outfangentheof, and mundbryce, were some of the best fun you could have in the 12th century. The five became the nucleus of a defence confederation. Early
Top Attractions in Sandwich (England)
Explore the best things to see and do in Sandwich (England):
- ★Guildhall Museum
- ★Richborough Roman Fort
- ★Royal St George's
Where to Eat in Sandwich (England)
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Goats That Dance
- 🍴Papas
Where to Stay in Sandwich (England)
- 🏨Bell Hotel
- 🏨Sandwich Leisure Holiday Park
- 🏨The Kings Arms
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