Allerton Castle
Allerton Castle is a grade I listed country house. Head 2.6 km west of Whixley to reach it. Close by, Knaresborough Castle is 6.6 km away, one of 18 within 15 km.
Historic house near Whixley
Just outside Whixley
Allerton Castle is 2.6 km west of Whixley. Towns near it ↓
Grade I listed building
On the official list of protected heritage; Whixley has 10 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Weather through the year
June to September are the warmest in Whixley, with afternoon highs of 18–21°C.
Allerton Castle
There are Wikipedia articles on it in 4 languages.
- Type
- Historic house
- Listed
- Grade I listed building
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 4 languages
- Town
- 2.6 km west of Whixley
- Official site
- allertoncastle.co.uk
Allerton Castle at a glance
The map centres on Allerton Castle, in orange, with nearby places numbered.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Bases for a visit
With 15,781 people, Knaresborough is the largest of the 6. These are the towns that list it, beginning with its own.
Whixley
Goldsborough
Green Hammerton
Knaresborough
Compare the 6 towns
| Town | Where Allerton Castle is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whixley | 2.6 km east of it | 369 | 1 |
| Goldsborough | 3.2 km southwest of it | 476 | 8 |
| Green Hammerton | 4.2 km east of it | 994 | 1 |
| Knaresborough | 4.3 km west of it | 15,781 | 12 |
| Thorpe Underwood | 4.5 km east of it | 933 | 2 |
| Great Ouseburn | 4.7 km northeast of it | 623 | 1 |
More near Allerton Castle
A visit can add 3 castles, 3 historic houses and an attraction, from 18 places within 15 km.
CastleKnaresborough Castle6.6 km away2
Castle · English HeritageSpofforth Castle8.8 km away3
AttractionOld Mother Shipton's Cave Park6.8 km away4
Historic houseGoldsborough Hall3.7 km away5
Historic houseRipley Castle13 km away6
Historic house · National TrustBeningbrough Hall & Gardens10 km away7
Garden · RHSRHS Garden Harlow Carr14 km away8
CastleNewby Hall11 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Asked about Allerton Castle
Where is Allerton Castle?
Allerton Castle is 2.6 km west of Whixley, North Yorkshire.
What is Allerton Castle?
Grade I listed country house in Allerton Mauleverer, North Yorkshire, England, UK.
When is the best time to visit Allerton Castle?
June to September are the warmest months in Whixley, with afternoon highs of 18–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Allerton Castle a listed building?
Yes: Grade I listed building.
What else is there to see near Allerton Castle?
Within 15 km: Knaresborough Castle (6.6 km), Spofforth Castle (8.8 km), Old Mother Shipton's Cave Park (6.8 km) and Goldsborough Hall (3.7 km).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (9)
- Allerton Castle: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Knaresborough Castle: Redvers, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Spofforth Castle: TJBlackwell, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Old Mother Shipton's Cave Park: Simon Cobb, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Goldsborough Hall: Flamewire, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ripley Castle: Dposte46, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Beningbrough Hall & Gardens: Arvind, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- RHS Garden Harlow Carr: DS Pugh, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Newby Hall: Lynne Glazzard, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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