Castle · near Bamburgh · Northumberland

Bamburgh Castle

Bamburgh Castle is a grade I listed historic house museum in Bamburgh. Nearby, Lindisfarne Castle (8.1 km) heads a list of 9 within 15 km. It is written up in 29 Wikipedias.

Photo: Bamburgh Castle, Michael Hanselmann - Quaoar10 (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Where

100 m

northeast of Bamburgh

How well known

Top 2%

#99 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jul–Aug

highs of 19–19°C

In brief

Castle near Bamburgh

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

#99 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (29 Wikipedias). About ↓

Just outside Bamburgh

Bamburgh Castle is 100 m northeast of Bamburgh. Towns near it ↓

Grade I listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Bamburgh has 29 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 seasons here

Highs in Bamburgh reach 19°C in July and August.

Jan7° / 2°53 mm

Feb8° / 2°42 mm

Mar10° / 2°40 mm

Apr12° / 3°42 mm

May14° / 6°43 mm

Jun17° / 9°64 mm

Jul19° / 11°64 mm

Aug19° / 11°69 mm

Sep17° / 9°55 mm

Oct13° / 7°71 mm

Nov10° / 4°72 mm

Dec8° / 2°61 mm

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

About

Bamburgh Castle

Grade I listed historic house museum in Bamburgh, United Kingdom.

100 m northeast of Bamburgh.

Bamburgh’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Castle
Listed: Grade I listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 29 languages
Town: 100 m northeast of Bamburgh
Official site: bamburghcastle.com

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

The map

Finding Bamburgh Castle

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

Towns near it

Towns that count Bamburgh Castle

Wooler is the biggest of the 8 bases nearby (1,930 people). The town it is in comes first, then the others whose pages list it, nearest first.

1 · 100 m southwest of it

Bamburgh

212 people · 4 places to visit

2 · 3.7 km southeast of it

Seahouses and North Sunderland

1,678 people · 4 places to visit

3 · 7.7 km southeast of it

Beadnell

338 people

4 · 7.8 km west of it

Belford

1,314 people · 3 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Bamburgh Castle is	People	Places to visit
Bamburgh	100 m southwest of it	212	4
Seahouses and North Sunderland	3.7 km southeast of it	1,678	4
Beadnell	7.7 km southeast of it	338	0
Belford	7.8 km west of it	1,314	3
Embleton	13 km south of it	350	4
Lowick	17 km west of it	364	3
Wooler	20 km west of it	1,930	4
Longhoughton	21 km south of it	1,173	8

Make a day of it

Close to Bamburgh Castle

Among the 9 within 15 km are 3 museums, a castle and an abbey or priory.

1CastleCastle · National TrustLindisfarne Castle8.1 km away 2Abbey or prioryAbbey or priory · English HeritageLindisfarne Priory8.8 km away 3

MuseumGrace Darling Museum600 m away 4

Historic houseMiddleton Hall8.9 km away 5

GardenPreston Tower9.7 km away 6

MuseumArmstrong and Aviation Museum100 m away 7

MuseumBelford Museum7.5 km away 8Historic siteHistoric site · National TrustSt Cuthberts Cave12 km away

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

A visit to Bamburgh Castle: questions

Where is Bamburgh Castle?

Bamburgh Castle is 100 m northeast of Bamburgh, Northumberland.

What is Bamburgh Castle?

Grade I listed historic house museum in Bamburgh, United Kingdom.

When is the best time to visit Bamburgh Castle?

July and August are the warmest months in Bamburgh, with afternoon highs of 19–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Bamburgh Castle a listed building?

Yes: Grade I listed building.

What else is there to see near Bamburgh Castle?

Within 15 km: Lindisfarne Castle (8.1 km), Lindisfarne Priory (8.8 km), Grace Darling Museum (600 m) and Middleton Hall (8.9 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 (6)

Bamburgh Castle: Michael Hanselmann - Quaoar10, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Grace Darling Museum: Andrew Curtis, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Middleton Hall: Zjdalton, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Preston Tower: mattbuck (category), CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Armstrong and Aviation Museum: Alan Wilson from Stilton, Peterborough, Cambs, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Belford Museum: Mtaylor848, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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