Berwick Barracks
Berwick Barracks is a museum, formerly barracks, in Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland. Care of the site is provided by English Heritage. Look also at Berwick-upon-Tweed, 300 m away, first of 14 more within 15 km.
Museum in Berwick-upon-Tweed
Inside Berwick-upon-Tweed
Berwick Barracks is inside Berwick-upon-Tweed’s built-up area, with 6 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Cared for by English Heritage
One of the places English Heritage looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
The year in Berwick-upon-Tweed
July and August bring the warmest afternoons to Berwick-upon-Tweed, at 19°C.
Berwick Barracks
It is written up in 2 Wikipedias.
- Type
- Museum
- Run by
- English Heritage
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 2 languages
- Town
- in Berwick-upon-Tweed
Before you set off
- EntryA fee is charged
The way to Berwick Barracks
Berwick Barracks is in orange, with the places near it numbered as below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Berwick-upon-Tweed’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
The nearest towns to Berwick Barracks
The list runs from its own town outward.
Berwick-upon-Tweed
Close to Berwick Barracks
Among the 14 within 15 km are 5 castles, a fort and a historic house.
CastleBerwick Castle800 m away3
Castle · English HeritageNorham Castle11 km away4Historic houseHistoric housePaxton House7 km away5
CastleHaggerston Castle Tower10 km away6
CastleAyton Castle11 km away7CastleCastleEdrington Castle (Ruins)6 km away8MuseumMuseum · English HeritageThe Main Guard600 m awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Your questions on Berwick Barracks
Where is Berwick Barracks?
Berwick Barracks is in Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Berwick Barracks?
Museum, formerly barracks, in Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, United Kingdom.
Who runs Berwick Barracks?
English Heritage, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.
When is the best time to visit Berwick Barracks?
July and August are the warmest months in Berwick-upon-Tweed, with afternoon highs of 19–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Berwick Barracks?
Within 15 km: Berwick-upon-Tweed (300 m), Berwick Castle (800 m), Norham Castle (11 km) and Paxton House (7 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 (5)
- Berwick Barracks: Andrew Bowden from London, United Kingdon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Berwick Castle: Euan Nelson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Norham Castle: Martin Norman, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Haggerston Castle Tower: wfmillar, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ayton Castle: James Yardley, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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