Aydon Castle
Aydon Castle is a fortified manor house near Corbridge, Northumberland. It is a scheduled monument. Top of the 22 other places within 15 km is Prudhoe Castle, 9.5 km off.
Castle near Corbridge
One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
#410 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (12 Wikipedias). About ↓
Just outside Corbridge
Aydon Castle is 1 km northeast of Corbridge. Towns near it ↓
Cared for by English Heritage
One of the places English Heritage looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓
Scheduled monument
On the official list of protected heritage; Corbridge has 61 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 climate through the year
Aim for June to September, when Corbridge reaches 17–20°C.
Aydon Castle
Care of the site is provided by English Heritage. 12 Wikipedia editions have an article on it.
- Type
- Castle
- Run by
- English Heritage
- Listed
- Scheduled monument
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 12 languages
- Town
- 1 km northeast of Corbridge
- Official site
- english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/aydon-castle
Where it sits
On this map, Aydon Castle is orange and its neighbours are numbered.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns that count Aydon Castle
With 10,945 people, Hexham is the largest of the 8. The list runs from its own town outward.
Corbridge
Newton Hall
Riding Mill
Hexham
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Aydon Castle is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corbridge | 1 km southwest of it | 2,888 | 9 |
| Newton Hall | 4 km east of it | 392 | 5 |
| Riding Mill | 4.6 km south of it | 802 | 7 |
| Hexham | 5 km west of it | 10,945 | 13 |
| Acomb | 7.1 km west of it | 1,155 | 12 |
| Stocksfield | 8.6 km southeast of it | 1,944 | 4 |
| Ouston | 8.7 km east of it | 382 | 0 |
| Ovingham | 8.9 km east of it | 1,155 | 6 |
Nearby, too
A visit can add 6 castles and 2 historic houses, from 22 places within 15 km.
Castle · English HeritagePrudhoe Castle9.5 km away2
CastleDilston Castle4 km away3
CastleHalton Castle1.6 km away4
CastleBeaufront Castle3.8 km away5
CastleBywell Castle6.5 km away6Historic houseHistoric house · English HeritageBelsay Castle15 km away7
Historic houseBywell Hall6.6 km away8
CastleHaughton Castle11 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Questions people have about Aydon Castle
Where is Aydon Castle?
Aydon Castle is 1 km northeast of Corbridge, Northumberland.
What is Aydon Castle?
Fortified manor house near Corbridge, Northumberland, England, UK.
Who runs Aydon Castle?
English Heritage, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.
When is the best time to visit Aydon Castle?
June to September are the warmest months in Corbridge, with afternoon highs of 17–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Aydon Castle a listed building?
Yes: scheduled monument.
What else is there to see near Aydon Castle?
Within 15 km: Prudhoe Castle (9.5 km), Dilston Castle (4 km), Halton Castle (1.6 km) and Beaufront Castle (3.8 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 (8)
- Aydon Castle: Hadrianus1959, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Prudhoe Castle: Chris Tweedy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dilston Castle: Peter Brooks, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Halton Castle: RHaworth, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Beaufront Castle: P Glenwright, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bywell Castle: Dennis Lovett, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bywell Hall: Bill Cresswell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Haughton Castle: Elwood, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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