Appleby Castle
Appleby Castle is a grade I listed English country house in Appleby-in-Westmorland. 11 other places to visit are within 15 km, led by Brough Castle (12 km). It has articles in 13 Wikipedias.
Castle in Appleby-in-Westmorland
One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
#465 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (13 Wikipedias). About ↓
Inside Appleby-in-Westmorland
Appleby Castle is inside Appleby-in-Westmorland’s built-up area, with 2 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Scheduled monument
On the official list of protected heritage; Appleby-in-Westmorland has 140 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
The seasons here
Afternoons in Appleby-in-Westmorland reach 18–19°C from June to August.
Appleby Castle
Grade I listed English country house in Appleby-in-Westmorland, United Kingdom.
In Appleby-in-Westmorland, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Castle
- Listed
- Scheduled monument
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 13 languages
- Town
- in Appleby-in-Westmorland
- Official site
- applebycastle.org
Map of Appleby Castle and nearby
Orange marks Appleby Castle, and the numbered points match the list of places below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Appleby-in-Westmorland’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns that list Appleby Castle
By population, Appleby-in-Westmorland leads the 8 with 3,233. Its own town leads; the rest list it too, closest first.
Appleby-in-Westmorland
Long Marton
Bolton
Kirkby Thore
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Appleby Castle is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appleby-in-Westmorland | It’s in town | 3,233 | 3 |
| Long Marton | 4.7 km north of it | 519 | 4 |
| Bolton | 5.7 km northwest of it | 478 | 3 |
| Kirkby Thore | 7.4 km northwest of it | 765 | 4 |
| Temple Sowerby | 10 km northwest of it | 418 | 4 |
| Brough | 12 km southeast of it | 820 | 2 |
| Culgaith | 12 km northwest of it | 426 | 4 |
| Shap | 13 km west of it | 902 | 1 |
Nearby, too
Also close at hand are 3 castles, an abbey or priory and a heritage railway, among 11 within 15 km.
Castle · English HeritageBrough Castle12 km away2
Abbey or priory · English HeritageShap Abbey14 km away3Heritage railwayHeritage railwayEden Valley Railway (heritage railway)8 km away4
CastleHowgill Castle9.5 km away5MuseumMuseum · National TrustAcorn Bank11 km away6ZooZooWetheriggs Zoo and Animal Sanctuary15 km away7CastleCastleBewley Castle3.9 km away8AttractionAttractionAcorn Bank Mill11 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Questions before you go
Where is Appleby Castle?
Appleby Castle is in Appleby-in-Westmorland, Cumbria, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Appleby Castle?
Grade I listed English country house in Appleby-in-Westmorland, United Kingdom.
When is the best time to visit Appleby Castle?
June to August are the warmest months in Appleby-in-Westmorland, with afternoon highs of 18–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Appleby Castle a listed building?
Yes: scheduled monument.
What else is there to see near Appleby Castle?
Within 15 km: Brough Castle (12 km), Shap Abbey (14 km), Eden Valley Railway (heritage railway) (8 km) and Howgill Castle (9.5 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 (4)
- Appleby Castle: Stephen Craven, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brough Castle: Supergolden, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shap Abbey: Mik Peach, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Howgill Castle: Michael Waistell Taylor (1842-92), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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