Castle · Beckington · Somerset

Beckington Castle

Beckington Castle stands in Beckington. 3 more places to visit are within 5 km. Around it, Longleat House (8.6 km) comes first on our list.

Where

In Beckington

inside the built-up area

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 17–22°C

In brief

Castle in Beckington

Inside Beckington

Beckington Castle is inside Beckington’s built-up area, with 3 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

The weather, month by month

Highs of 17–22°C mark May to September in Beckington.

Jan8° / 2°91 mm

Feb8° / 2°63 mm

Mar11° / 3°56 mm

Apr14° / 5°55 mm

May17° / 8°57 mm

Jun20° / 11°55 mm

Jul22° / 12°58 mm

Aug22° / 12°65 mm

Sep19° / 10°64 mm

Oct15° / 7°89 mm

Nov11° / 4°94 mm

Dec8° / 2°90 mm

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

About

Beckington Castle

In Beckington, inside the town’s built-up area.

Type: Castle
Town: in Beckington

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

The map

The way to Beckington Castle

Find Beckington Castle in orange; each number is a place listed below.

Towns near it

Which towns are near Beckington Castle

With 27,904 people, Frome is the largest of the 8. Pick a base: each town is a page of its own, with what else there is to see.

1 · It’s in town

Beckington

1,001 people · 4 places to visit

2 · 1.7 km southwest of it

Frome

27,904 people · 8 places to visit

3 · 2 km north of it

Rode

766 people · 6 places to visit

4 · 3.4 km southeast of it

Chapmanslade

676 people · 8 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Beckington Castle is	People	Places to visit
Beckington	It’s in town	1,001	4
Frome	1.7 km southwest of it	27,904	8
Rode	2 km north of it	766	6
Chapmanslade	3.4 km southeast of it	676	8
Dilton Marsh	4.1 km east of it	1,958	5
Buckland Dinham	4.4 km west of it	353	4
Norton St Philip	4.4 km northwest of it	1,004	4
Southwick	4.7 km northeast of it	1,856	6

Make a day of it

Places to add to Beckington Castle

There are 55 within 15 km, 2 castles, 2 museums and a historic house among them.

Historic houseLongleat House8.6 km away 2

Castle · English HeritageFarleigh Hungerford Castle6.1 km away 3

MuseumThe Roman Baths14 km away 4

Castle · English HeritageNunney Castle8.5 km away 5

Art galleryVictoria Art Gallery14 km away · 92K visitors a year 6

MuseumJane Austen Centre15 km away 7

Wildlife parkLongleat Safari Park8.1 km away 8

Abbey or prioryDownside Abbey14 km away

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

Questions people have about Beckington Castle

Where is Beckington Castle?

Beckington Castle is in Beckington, Somerset, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Beckington Castle?

Castle.

When is the best time to visit Beckington Castle?

May to September are the warmest months in Beckington, with afternoon highs of 17–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Beckington Castle?

Within 15 km: Longleat House (8.6 km), Farleigh Hungerford Castle (6.1 km), The Roman Baths (14 km) and Nunney Castle (8.5 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)

Longleat House: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Farleigh Hungerford Castle: nicksarebi, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
The Roman Baths: Diliff, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
Nunney Castle: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Victoria Art Gallery: Stephen Richards, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Jane Austen Centre: Fahdshariff at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Longleat Safari Park: Andy Potter, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Downside Abbey: Downside_abbey2.jpg: D.O.G.A. derivative work: Rabanus Flavus, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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