Castle · near Woodnewton · Northamptonshire

Apethorpe Palace

Apethorpe Palace is a country house. It lies 1 km northwest of Woodnewton. Officially, it is a Grade I listed building.

Photo: Apethorpe Palace, Brookie (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Where

1 km

northwest of Woodnewton

Run by

English Heritage

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 23%

#1,932 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 17–23°C

In brief

Castle near Woodnewton

Just outside Woodnewton

Apethorpe Palace is 1 km northwest of Woodnewton. Towns near it ↓

Cared for by English Heritage

One of the places English Heritage looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓

Grade I listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Woodnewton has 23 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

The climate through the year

In Woodnewton the warm season is May to September, with highs of 17–23°C.

Jan7° / 1°49 mm

Feb8° / 1°40 mm

Mar11° / 3°39 mm

Apr14° / 4°44 mm

May17° / 7°50 mm

Jun20° / 10°50 mm

Jul23° / 12°54 mm

Aug22° / 12°62 mm

Sep19° / 10°51 mm

Oct15° / 7°63 mm

Nov10° / 4°59 mm

Dec8° / 2°56 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Woodnewton, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Woodnewton. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Woodnewton’s full climate →

About

Apethorpe Palace

Its upkeep is handled by English Heritage. Articles on it exist in 2 languages. A short trip away is Fotheringhay Castle, 4.6 km off, the first of 21 within 15 km.

Woodnewton’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Castle
Run by: English Heritage
Listed: Grade I listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 2 languages
Town: 1 km northwest of Woodnewton
Official site: english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/apethorpe-palace

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Orange is Apethorpe Palace; numbered in green, the places near it.

Towns near it

Where people come from

Among the 8, King's Cliffe is the biggest, home to 1,581 people. Nearest first, every town here counts it among its places to visit.

1 · 1 km southeast of it

Woodnewton

439 people · 2 places to visit

2 · 1.8 km northwest of it

King's Cliffe

1,581 people · 1 place to visit

3 · 3.6 km east of it

Nassington

867 people · 5 places to visit

4 · 4.8 km south of it

Glapthorn

308 people · 3 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Apethorpe Palace is	People	Places to visit
Woodnewton	1 km southeast of it	439	2
King's Cliffe	1.8 km northwest of it	1,581	1
Nassington	3.6 km east of it	867	5
Glapthorn	4.8 km south of it	308	3
Yarwell	4.9 km northeast of it	503	5
Wansford	6.5 km northeast of it	506	3
Elton	6.8 km east of it	691	3
Warmington	7 km southeast of it	1,045	3

Make a day of it

Also near Apethorpe Palace

Within 15 km you can add 4 castles and 4 historic houses.

CastleFotheringhay Castle4.6 km away 2

Historic houseBurghley House11 km away 3

CastleBarnwell Castle11 km away 4

Historic houseElton Hall6.9 km away 5

CastleWoodcroft Castle15 km away 6

Historic house · English HeritageKirby Hall10 km away 7

Castle · English HeritageLongthorpe Tower14 km away 8

Historic houseDeene Park7.8 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Know before you visit Apethorpe Palace

Where is Apethorpe Palace?

Apethorpe Palace is 1 km northwest of Woodnewton, Northamptonshire.

What is Apethorpe Palace?

Country house in Apethorpe, Northamptonshire, England, UK.

Who runs Apethorpe Palace?

English Heritage, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.

When is the best time to visit Apethorpe Palace?

May to September are the warmest months in Woodnewton, with afternoon highs of 17–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Apethorpe Palace a listed building?

Yes: Grade I listed building.

What else is there to see near Apethorpe Palace?

Within 15 km: Fotheringhay Castle (4.6 km), Burghley House (11 km), Barnwell Castle (11 km) and Elton Hall (6.9 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)

Apethorpe Palace: Brookie, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Fotheringhay Castle: Iain Simpson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Burghley House: Anthony Masi from UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Barnwell Castle: Will Lovell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Elton Hall: Iain Simpson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Woodcroft Castle: Andrew Kerr, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Kirby Hall: Keith Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Longthorpe Tower: Julian Dowse, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Deene Park: Julian Dowse, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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