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Belfast Castle

Belfast Castle is a mansion in Cavehill country park, Belfast. Find it 200 m north of Belfast. The register lists it as a Grade A listed building.

Photo: Belfast Castle, Portwilliamborn (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where

200 m

north of Belfast

How well known

Top 4%

#269 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Aug

highs of 17–19°C

In brief

Historic house near Belfast

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

#269 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (18 Wikipedias). About ↓

Just outside Belfast

Belfast Castle is 200 m north of Belfast. Towns near it ↓

Grade A listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Belfast has 1,287 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NISRA’s settlement limits and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Weather by the month

From June to August, Belfast sees highs of 17–19°C.

Jan8° / 3°94 mm

Feb8° / 2°77 mm

Mar10° / 3°81 mm

Apr12° / 5°66 mm

May15° / 7°68 mm

Jun17° / 10°78 mm

Jul19° / 11°85 mm

Aug19° / 11°94 mm

Sep16° / 10°81 mm

Oct13° / 7°109 mm

Nov10° / 4°117 mm

Dec8° / 2°109 mm

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

About

Belfast Castle

There are Wikipedia articles on it in 18 languages. Our list has 57 more places within 15 km; first among them is SS Nomadic, at 4.5 km.

Belfast’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Historic house
Listed: Grade A listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 18 languages
Town: 200 m north of Belfast
Official site: belfastcastle.co.uk

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

Plan your visit

Before you go

Entrance feesFreeNo entrance fee.

Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

Getting your bearings

The numbers show what else is near Belfast Castle, in the order listed below.

Towns near it

Which towns are near Belfast Castle

Among the 8, Belfast is the biggest, home to 293,298 people. Its own town leads; the rest list it too, closest first.

1 · 200 m south of it

Belfast

293,298 people · 51 places to visit

2 · 1.4 km north of it

Metropolitan Newtownabbey

67,599 people · 20 places to visit

3 · 7.3 km east of it

Holywood

10,757 people · 18 places to visit

4 · 7.7 km northeast of it

Greenisland

5,383 people · 8 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Belfast Castle is	People	Places to visit
Belfast	200 m south of it	293,298	51
Metropolitan Newtownabbey	1.4 km north of it	67,599	20
Holywood	7.3 km east of it	10,757	18
Greenisland	7.7 km northeast of it	5,383	8
Metropolitan Castlereagh	9.1 km southeast of it	58,763	39
Metropolitan Lisburn	11 km southwest of it	32,643	14
Carrickfergus	13 km northeast of it	28,141	7
Ballyclare	13 km north of it	10,850	1

Make a day of it

Also within reach

Around it, within 15 km, lie 57 more, including 2 historic ships, 2 cathedrals and a zoo.

Historic shipSS Nomadic4.5 km away 2

CathedralSt Anne's Cathedral, Belfast4.5 km away 3

ZooBelfast Zoo1.7 km away 4CathedralCathedralSt Peter's Cathedral4.9 km away 5

Historic shipHMS Caroline4.1 km away 6

GardenBotanic Gardens6.8 km away 7

Historic houseStormont Castle8.5 km away 8MuseumMuseumUlster Museum6.7 km away

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

Visiting Belfast Castle: the answers

Where is Belfast Castle?

Belfast Castle is 200 m north of Belfast, Belfast.

What is Belfast Castle?

Mansion in Cavehill country Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland.

When is the best time to visit Belfast Castle?

June to August are the warmest months in Belfast, with afternoon highs of 17–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Belfast Castle a listed building?

Yes: Grade A listed building.

What else is there to see near Belfast Castle?

Within 15 km: SS Nomadic (4.5 km), St Anne's Cathedral, Belfast (4.5 km), Belfast Zoo (1.7 km) and St Peter's Cathedral (4.9 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in NISRA’s Settlement Development Limits 2015 (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 (7)

Belfast Castle: Portwilliamborn, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
SS Nomadic: Irid Escent, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
St Anne's Cathedral, Belfast: The original uploader was Stuart at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Belfast Zoo: Quichot, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
HMS Caroline: Surgeon Oscar Parkes, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Botanic Gardens: Robert Young, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Stormont Castle: Ross, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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