Historic house · near Stamfordham · Northumberland

Belsay Castle

Belsay Castle is a medieval castle ruins. Find it 6.6 km north of Stamfordham. Officially, it is a scheduled monument.

Where

6.6 km

north of Stamfordham

Run by

English Heritage

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 6%

#465 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Aug

highs of 17–20°C

In brief

Historic house near Stamfordham

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

#465 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (11 Wikipedias). About ↓

Near Stamfordham

Belsay Castle is 6.6 km north of Stamfordham. Towns near it ↓

Cared for by English Heritage

One of the places English Heritage looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓

Scheduled monument

On the official list of protected heritage; Stamfordham has 36 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

Weather through the year

The warmest afternoons in Stamfordham run June to August, at 17–20°C.

Jan7° / 1°54 mm

Feb7° / 1°53 mm

Mar9° / 2°51 mm

Apr12° / 3°53 mm

May15° / 6°51 mm

Jun17° / 8°70 mm

Jul20° / 10°68 mm

Aug19° / 10°76 mm

Sep17° / 8°65 mm

Oct13° / 6°72 mm

Nov9° / 3°79 mm

Dec7° / 1°67 mm

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

About

Belsay Castle

The site is looked after by English Heritage. Its Wikipedia coverage spans 11 languages. A short trip away is Aydon Castle, 15 km off, the first of 11 within 15 km.

Stamfordham’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Historic house
Run by: English Heritage
Listed: Scheduled monument
Wikipedias: Covered in 11 languages
Town: 6.6 km north of Stamfordham
Official site: english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/belsay-hall-castle-and-gardens

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

The map

Around Belsay Castle, mapped

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

Towns near it

Where people come from

In size, Ponteland comes first of the 8, with 10,149 people. They run in order of distance, starting where it stands.

1 · 6.6 km south of it

Stamfordham

353 people

2 · 9.3 km south of it

Ouston

382 people

3 · 9.4 km southeast of it

Medburn

389 people

4 · 10 km east of it

Tranwell Woods

582 people · 6 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Belsay Castle is	People	Places to visit
Stamfordham	6.6 km south of it	353	0
Ouston	9.3 km south of it	382	0
Medburn	9.4 km southeast of it	389	0
Tranwell Woods	10 km east of it	582	6
Ponteland	10 km southeast of it	10,149	2
Horsley	13 km south of it	403	4
Heddon-on-the-Wall	13 km southeast of it	1,300	5
Stannington	13 km east of it	435	1

Make a day of it

Also within reach

Around it, within 15 km, lie 11 more, including 5 castles, a historic house and a zoo.

Castle · English HeritageAydon Castle15 km away 2Historic houseHistoric house · National TrustWallington Hall7.9 km away 3

CastleMorpeth Castle13 km away 4

CastleOgle Castle5.6 km away 5

CastleMitford Castle11 km away 6ZooZooNorthumberland College Zoo6.7 km away 7

Museum · National TrustGeorge Stephenson's Birthplace14 km away 8

CastleHalton Castle14 km away

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

Good to know about Belsay Castle

Where is Belsay Castle?

Belsay Castle is 6.6 km north of Stamfordham, Northumberland.

What is Belsay Castle?

Medieval castle ruins in Northumberland, England, UK.

Who runs Belsay Castle?

English Heritage, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.

When is the best time to visit Belsay Castle?

June to August are the warmest months in Stamfordham, with afternoon highs of 17–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Belsay Castle a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Belsay Castle?

Within 15 km: Aydon Castle (15 km), Wallington Hall (7.9 km), Morpeth Castle (13 km) and Ogle Castle (5.6 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)

Aydon Castle: Hadrianus1959, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Morpeth Castle: C G Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Ogle Castle: Pat Pierpoint, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Mitford Castle: Pat Pierpoint, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
George Stephenson's Birthplace: Ken Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Halton Castle: RHaworth, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons

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