Castle · Arundel · West Sussex

Arundel Castle

Arundel Castle is one of the places to visit in Arundel. 9 more places to visit are within 5 km. It is protected as a scheduled monument.

Photo: Arundel Castle, Tim Sheerman-Chase (CC BY 4.0)

Where

In Arundel

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 1%

#75 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 18–22°C

In brief

Castle in Arundel

One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

#75 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (33 Wikipedias). About ↓

Inside Arundel

Arundel Castle is inside Arundel’s built-up area, with 9 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Scheduled monument

On the official list of protected heritage; Arundel has 192 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

Weather through the year

Warm weather in Arundel runs May to September, with highs of 18–22°C.

Jan8° / 2°87 mm

Feb9° / 2°64 mm

Mar11° / 3°49 mm

Apr14° / 5°51 mm

May18° / 7°48 mm

Jun20° / 10°52 mm

Jul22° / 12°55 mm

Aug22° / 12°61 mm

Sep19° / 10°62 mm

Oct16° / 8°89 mm

Nov12° / 5°96 mm

Dec9° / 3°100 mm

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

About

Arundel Castle

Wikipedia covers it in 33 languages. Close by, Arundel Cathedral is 400 m away.

Arundel’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Castle
Listed: Scheduled monument
Wikipedias: Covered in 33 languages
Town: in Arundel
Official site: arundelcastle.org

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

The map

The area around Arundel Castle

Orange is Arundel Castle; numbered in green, the places near it.

Towns near it

Where people come from

Rustington is the biggest of the 8 bases nearby (33,885 people). The list runs from its own town outward.

1 · It’s in town

Arundel

3,035 people · 16 places to visit

2 · 2.9 km south of it

Wick

13,231 people · 8 places to visit

3 · 4 km south of it

Littlehampton

19,060 people · 8 places to visit

4 · 4.2 km west of it

Walberton

1,236 people · 4 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Arundel Castle is	People	Places to visit
Arundel	It’s in town	3,035	16
Wick	2.9 km south of it	13,231	8
Littlehampton	4 km south of it	19,060	8
Walberton	4.2 km west of it	1,236	4
Yapton	4.4 km southwest of it	6,337	9
Barnham	4.6 km west of it	10,139	10
Slindon	4.6 km west of it	540	3
Rustington	4.7 km southeast of it	33,885	12

Make a day of it

More near Arundel Castle

Also close at hand are 3 museums, a cathedral and a castle, among 42 within 15 km.

CathedralArundel Cathedral400 m away 2

MuseumArundel Museum & Heritage Centre300 m away 3

CastleAmberley Castle5.9 km away 4

MuseumAmberley Museum and Heritage Centre4.9 km away 5

MuseumBignor Roman Villa8 km away 6

Fort · National TrustCissbury Ring12 km away 7

Theme parkHarbour Park6 km away 8

Historic houseParham House8 km away

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

Arundel Castle, answered

Where is Arundel Castle?

Arundel Castle is in Arundel, West Sussex, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Arundel Castle?

Castle in West Sussex, England, UK.

When is the best time to visit Arundel Castle?

May to September are the warmest months in Arundel, with afternoon highs of 18–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Arundel Castle a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Arundel Castle?

Within 15 km: Arundel Cathedral (400 m), Arundel Museum & Heritage Centre (300 m), Amberley Castle (5.9 km) and Amberley Museum and Heritage Centre (4.9 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)

Arundel Castle: Tim Sheerman-Chase, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Arundel Cathedral: The Voice of Hassocks, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
Arundel Museum & Heritage Centre: James brigden, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Amberley Castle: Jonathan Day from Brighton, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Amberley Museum and Heritage Centre: Alan Murray-Rust, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bignor Roman Villa: Trevor Harris, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Cissbury Ring: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Harbour Park: Technonath, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
Parham House: Rictor Norton & David Allen from London, United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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