Beaufront Castle
Beaufront Castle is a grade I listed castle. Its location is 1.7 km northeast of Hexham. Nearby, Aydon Castle (3.8 km) heads a list of 23 within 15 km.
Castle near Hexham
Just outside Hexham
Beaufront Castle is 1.7 km northeast of Hexham. Towns near it ↓
Grade I listed building
On the official list of protected heritage; Hexham has 198 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Seasons and weather
In Hexham, June to August bring the warmest days: highs of 18–20°C.
Beaufront Castle
Wikipedia covers it in 5 languages.
- Type
- Castle
- Listed
- Grade I listed building
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 5 languages
- Town
- 1.7 km northeast of Hexham
The area around Beaufront Castle
The map puts Beaufront Castle in orange and numbers its neighbours as in the list.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns close to Beaufront Castle
Hexham, with 10,945 people, is the largest of the 3. Every one of these towns counts it as a place to visit.
Close to Beaufront Castle
Of the 23 within 15 km, look for 8 castles.
Castle · English HeritageAydon Castle3.8 km away2
CastleDilston Castle2.9 km away3
Castle · English HeritagePrudhoe Castle13 km away4
CastleHalton Castle3.8 km away5
CastleHaughton Castle8.3 km away6
CastleBywell Castle9.4 km away7
CastleLangley Castle13 km away8CastleCastleChipchase Castle13 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Asked about Beaufront Castle
Where is Beaufront Castle?
Beaufront Castle is 1.7 km northeast of Hexham, Northumberland.
What is Beaufront Castle?
Grade I listed castle in Northumberland, England, UK.
When is the best time to visit Beaufront Castle?
June to August are the warmest months in Hexham, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Beaufront Castle a listed building?
Yes: Grade I listed building.
What else is there to see near Beaufront Castle?
Within 15 km: Aydon Castle (3.8 km), Dilston Castle (2.9 km), Prudhoe Castle (13 km) and Halton 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)
- Beaufront Castle: P Glenwright, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Aydon Castle: Hadrianus1959, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dilston Castle: Peter Brooks, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Prudhoe Castle: Chris Tweedy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Halton Castle: RHaworth, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Haughton Castle: Elwood, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bywell Castle: Dennis Lovett, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Langley Castle: Ken Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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