Castle · near High Kelling · Norfolk

Baconsthorpe Castle

Baconsthorpe Castle is a grade I listed castle. The site is 2.1 km southeast of High Kelling. Its upkeep is handled by English Heritage.

Photo: Baconsthorpe Castle, Aaron Boardley (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Where

2.1 km

southeast of High Kelling

Run by

English Heritage

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 8%

#682 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–21°C

In brief

Castle near High Kelling

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

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

Just outside High Kelling

Baconsthorpe Castle is 2.1 km southeast of High Kelling. 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; High Kelling has 8 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 year in High Kelling

Highs of 18–21°C mark June to September in High Kelling.

Jan7° / 2°67 mm

Feb7° / 2°50 mm

Mar10° / 3°51 mm

Apr13° / 5°45 mm

May15° / 8°45 mm

Jun18° / 11°58 mm

Jul21° / 13°57 mm

Aug21° / 13°76 mm

Sep18° / 11°62 mm

Oct14° / 8°79 mm

Nov10° / 5°76 mm

Dec8° / 2°66 mm

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

About

Baconsthorpe Castle

It has articles in 8 Wikipedias. Look also at Blickling Hall, 11 km away, first of 37 more within 15 km.

High Kelling’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Castle
Run by: English Heritage
Listed: Scheduled monument
Wikipedias: Covered in 8 languages
Town: 2.1 km southeast of High Kelling
Official site: english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/baconsthorpe-castle

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

The map

Baconsthorpe Castle and what surrounds it

The orange dot is Baconsthorpe Castle; the numbers are the places near it, as listed below.

Towns near it

Where people come from

Sheringham tops the 8 for size, at 7,087 people. The town it is in comes first, then the others whose pages list it, nearest first.

1 · 2.1 km northwest of it

High Kelling

491 people · 8 places to visit

2 · 2.9 km west of it

Holt

4,014 people · 9 places to visit

3 · 3.7 km east of it

Gresham

451 people · 11 places to visit

4 · 3.9 km southwest of it

Edgefield

434 people · 4 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Baconsthorpe Castle is	People	Places to visit
High Kelling	2.1 km northwest of it	491	8
Holt	2.9 km west of it	4,014	9
Gresham	3.7 km east of it	451	11
Edgefield	3.9 km southwest of it	434	4
Weybourne	4.5 km north of it	516	9
Sheringham	4.8 km northeast of it	7,087	13
West Runton and Beeston Regis	6.5 km northeast of it	1,463	15
Aylmerton	6.9 km east of it	248	14

Make a day of it

What else is near Baconsthorpe Castle

A visit can add 3 historic houses, 2 museums and a castle, from 37 places within 15 km.

Historic house · National TrustBlickling Hall11 km away 2

Historic house · National TrustFelbrigg Hall7.3 km away 3

CastleGresham Castle4.5 km away 4

MuseumThursford Collection15 km away · 250K visitors a year 5

Heritage railwayNorth Norfolk Railway3.9 km away 6

Abbey or priory · English HeritageBinham Priory14 km away 7

MuseumSheringham Museum at The Mo6.6 km away 8

Historic houseWolterton Hall7.6 km away

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

Know before you visit Baconsthorpe Castle

Where is Baconsthorpe Castle?

Baconsthorpe Castle is 2.1 km southeast of High Kelling, Norfolk.

What is Baconsthorpe Castle?

Grade I listed castle in Norfolk, England, UK.

Who runs Baconsthorpe Castle?

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

When is the best time to visit Baconsthorpe Castle?

June to September are the warmest months in High Kelling, with afternoon highs of 18–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Baconsthorpe Castle a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Baconsthorpe Castle?

Within 15 km: Blickling Hall (11 km), Felbrigg Hall (7.3 km), Gresham Castle (4.5 km) and Thursford Collection (15 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)

Baconsthorpe Castle: Aaron Boardley, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Blickling Hall: The original uploader was Tobybuk at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Felbrigg Hall: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Gresham Castle: Stavros1, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Thursford Collection: Evelyn Simak, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
North Norfolk Railway: Robin Webster, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Binham Priory: Richard Law, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Sheringham Museum at The Mo: Dave Hitchborne, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Wolterton Hall: Stavros1, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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