The man in his 50s was taken to hospital with injuries to his chest, femur and ankle following the incident on Thursday morning
ROCHESTER, UNITED KINGDOM – 2025/12/21: Two visitors relax at the Rochester Castle in Rochester. Rochester is a port town in the unitary authority of Medway, in Kent, England. It is at the lowest bridging point of the River Medway, about 30 miles east-southeast of London. (Photo by Krisztian Elek/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)(Image: SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
A man has been rushed to hospital following a fall at a Rochester Castle. Emergency services were called to Rochester Castle in Castle Hill on Thursday, January 15 at around 8.40am. Upon arrival, they treated a man in his 50s who had fallen from a considerable height, The Mirror reports.
The individual sustained injuries to his chest, femur and ankle before being transported by road to King’s College Hospital for further medical treatment.
A spokesperson for Kent Police said: “Kent Police was called at 9.33am on Thursday to reports of a medical incident at Rochester Castle, Castle Hill. Officers attended the scene to assist colleagues from the South East Coast Ambulance Service. A man in his 50s has been taken to a London hospital for treatment.”
Three fire engines attended the scene, alongside the technical rescue and line rescue unit from Kent Fire and Rescue Service (KFRS).
A representative for KFRS said: “Kent Fire and Rescue Service was called to Castle Hill in Rochester following reports a person had fallen from height. Three fire engines attended, as well as the technical rescue and line rescue unit, and crews worked with HART paramedics to rescue the person, who was passed into the care of SECAmb.”
An ambulance service spokesman said: “Multiple crews attended the scene and assessed and treated a man in his 50s for injuries, including to his chest, femur, and ankle before taking him to King’s College Hospital by road for further medical treatment.”
Built to command a vital river crossing, this stone fortress, constructed in the 1080s, ranks amongst England’s oldest. In 1127, Henry I handed it to the Archbishop of Canterbury, who began work on the magnificent keep—a masterpiece of medieval engineering and the tallest surviving example of its type in Europe.
The castle endured three sieges, most notably an assault by King John in 1215, which saw one corner of the keep destroyed.
Though it lost its strategic importance as a Royal stronghold during the late Middle Ages and deteriorated in the 17th century, it remains a striking symbol of medieval secular power.
