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Barnwell Castle

Visitors to Barnwell can see Barnwell Castle. Nearby, 2 more places to visit are within 5 km. Its status is a scheduled monument.

Photo: Barnwell Castle, Will Lovell (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

In Barnwell

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 9%

#755 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 17–23°C

In brief

Castle in Barnwell

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

#755 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (10 Wikipedias). About ↓

Inside Barnwell

Barnwell Castle is inside Barnwell’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; Barnwell has 30 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

Warm months and wet ones

Expect highs of 17–23°C in Barnwell from May to September.

Jan7° / 1°49 mm

Feb8° / 1°40 mm

Mar11° / 3°40 mm

Apr14° / 4°44 mm

May17° / 7°53 mm

Jun20° / 10°47 mm

Jul23° / 12°51 mm

Aug22° / 12°56 mm

Sep19° / 10°45 mm

Oct15° / 7°61 mm

Nov10° / 4°58 mm

Dec8° / 2°56 mm

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

About

Barnwell Castle

It is written up in 10 Wikipedias. A drive of 7.8 km reaches Fotheringhay Castle.

Barnwell’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Castle
Listed: Scheduled monument
Wikipedias: Covered in 10 languages
Town: in Barnwell

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

The map

Its place on the map

On this map, Barnwell Castle is orange and its neighbours are numbered.

Towns near it

Towns near Barnwell Castle

Of these 8 towns, the largest is Thrapston (7,239 people). The towns whose pages list it: the one it is in, those within 5 km of it, then larger towns further out.

1 · It’s in town

Barnwell

391 people · 3 places to visit

2 · 2.2 km northeast of it

Polebrook

444 people · 3 places to visit

3 · 2.2 km north of it

Oundle

6,252 people · 4 places to visit

4 · 5.5 km southwest of it

Aldwincle

333 people · 3 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Barnwell Castle is	People	Places to visit
Barnwell	It’s in town	391	3
Polebrook	2.2 km northeast of it	444	3
Oundle	2.2 km north of it	6,252	4
Aldwincle	5.5 km southwest of it	333	3
Glapthorn	5.7 km northwest of it	308	3
Titchmarsh	6.2 km south of it	603	1
Warmington	6.7 km northeast of it	1,045	3
Thrapston	8.5 km southwest of it	7,239	0

Each has its own grades, prices and things to do.

Make a day of it

Make a day of it near Barnwell Castle

A visit can add 4 historic houses, 2 castles and a zoo, from 12 places within 15 km.

CastleFotheringhay Castle7.8 km away 2

Historic houseLilford Hall2.3 km away 3

Historic houseElton Hall8.6 km away 4

Historic house · English HeritageKirby Hall14 km away 5

Castle · English HeritageApethorpe Palace11 km away 6

Historic houseLyveden New Bield6.5 km away 7

ZooHamerton Zoo Park10 km away 8

Heritage railwayNene Valley Railway14 km away

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

Visiting Barnwell Castle

Where is Barnwell Castle?

Barnwell Castle is in Barnwell, Northamptonshire, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Barnwell Castle?

Castle in Northamptonshire, England, UK.

When is the best time to visit Barnwell Castle?

May to September are the warmest months in Barnwell, with afternoon highs of 17–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Barnwell Castle a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Barnwell Castle?

Within 15 km: Fotheringhay Castle (7.8 km), Lilford Hall (2.3 km), Elton Hall (8.6 km) and Kirby Hall (14 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)

Barnwell Castle: Will Lovell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Fotheringhay Castle: Iain Simpson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Lilford Hall: Micklewright, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Elton Hall: Iain Simpson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Kirby Hall: Keith Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Apethorpe Palace: Brookie, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Lyveden New Bield: Keith Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Hamerton Zoo Park: Michael Trolove, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Nene Valley Railway: PeterSkuce, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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