Castle · Berkeley · Gloucestershire

Berkeley Castle

Berkeley Castle is a castle in the town of Berkeley, Gloucestershire. On the official register, it is a Grade I listed building. Add Edward Jenner Museum, 200 m away, to a visit; it leads 40 places within 15 km.

Photo: Berkeley Castle, Philip Halling (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

In Berkeley

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 5%

#372 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 18–22°C

In brief

Castle in Berkeley

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

#372 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (15 Wikipedias). About ↓

Inside Berkeley

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

Grade I listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Berkeley has 129 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

The weather, month by month

May to September are the warmest in Berkeley, with afternoon highs of 18–22°C.

Jan8° / 3°78 mm

Feb9° / 2°55 mm

Mar11° / 3°52 mm

Apr14° / 5°47 mm

May18° / 8°58 mm

Jun20° / 11°57 mm

Jul22° / 13°58 mm

Aug22° / 13°75 mm

Sep19° / 10°60 mm

Oct15° / 8°83 mm

Nov11° / 5°83 mm

Dec9° / 3°82 mm

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

About

Berkeley Castle

Its story is told in 15 languages on Wikipedia.

Berkeley’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Castle
Listed: Grade I listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 15 languages
Town: in Berkeley
Official site: berkeley-castle.com

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

The map

Where it sits

Use the numbers to match each place near Berkeley Castle with the list.

Towns near it

Staying near Berkeley Castle

In size, Lydney comes first of the 8, with 9,655 people. Nearest first, every town here counts it among its places to visit.

1 · It’s in town

Berkeley

2,250 people · 4 places to visit

2 · 2.8 km north of it

Sharpness

1,237 people · 14 places to visit

3 · 3.3 km south of it

Stone

536 people · 6 places to visit

4 · 4.5 km northwest of it

Lydney

9,655 people · 6 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Berkeley Castle is	People	Places to visit
Berkeley	It’s in town	2,250	4
Sharpness	2.8 km north of it	1,237	14
Stone	3.3 km south of it	536	6
Lydney	4.5 km northwest of it	9,655	6
Falfield	5.7 km south of it	297	3
Cam	6.2 km east of it	7,730	13
North Nibley	6.3 km southeast of it	397	8
Tortworth Green	6.9 km south of it	612	3

Make a day of it

What else is near Berkeley Castle

Choose from 40 places within 15 km, such as 3 castles, 2 historic houses and a museum.

MuseumEdward Jenner Museum200 m away 2

CastleThornbury Castle9.7 km away 3

Castle · English HeritageSt Briavels Castle14 km away 4

Abbey or priory · English HeritageKingswood Abbey9.3 km away 5

Historic house · National TrustNewark Park11 km away 6

CastleClearwell Castle14 km away 7

Heritage railwayDean Forest Railway8.9 km away 8

Historic houseOwlpen Manor11 km away

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

Berkeley Castle: what to know

Where is Berkeley Castle?

Berkeley Castle is in Berkeley, Gloucestershire, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Berkeley Castle?

Castle in the town of Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England, UK.

When is the best time to visit Berkeley Castle?

May to September are the warmest months in Berkeley, with afternoon highs of 18–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Berkeley Castle a listed building?

Yes: Grade I listed building.

What else is there to see near Berkeley Castle?

Within 15 km: Edward Jenner Museum (200 m), Thornbury Castle (9.7 km), St Briavels Castle (14 km) and Kingswood Abbey (9.3 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)

Berkeley Castle: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Edward Jenner Museum: Nick from Bristol, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Thornbury Castle: nick sarebi, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
St Briavels Castle: Roy Parkhouse, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Kingswood Abbey: Throwawayhack, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Newark Park: Nancy, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Clearwell Castle: AHFilms Adam Huckle Films. www.adamhuckle.com, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Dean Forest Railway: Jamielw, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Owlpen Manor: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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