Betchworth Castle
Betchworth Castle is a castle in Brockham, Mole Valley, Surrey. It is on the official list as a scheduled monument. A short trip away is Nonsuch Palace, 14 km off, the first of 74 within 15 km.
Castle near Brockham
Just outside Brockham
Betchworth Castle is 200 m northwest of Brockham. Towns near it ↓
Scheduled monument
On the official list of protected heritage; Brockham has 43 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Picking your season
From May to September, Brockham sees highs of 17–23°C.
Betchworth Castle
Articles on it exist in 5 languages.
- Type
- Castle
- Listed
- Scheduled monument
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 5 languages
- Town
- 200 m northwest of Brockham
Locating Betchworth Castle
Find Betchworth Castle in orange; each number is a place listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns that list Betchworth Castle
Of the 8, Reigate is the largest, at 23,774 people. The list runs from its own town outward.
Brockham
Dorking
Box Hill
Buckland
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Betchworth Castle is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brockham | 200 m southeast of it | 2,206 | 11 |
| Dorking | 1 km southwest of it | 17,463 | 17 |
| Box Hill | 1 km north of it | 1,271 | 11 |
| Buckland | 1.7 km east of it | 542 | 15 |
| Westhumble | 2.2 km northwest of it | 598 | 10 |
| Mickleham | 3.1 km northwest of it | 514 | 10 |
| Reigate | 3.8 km east of it | 23,774 | 14 |
| Leigh | 3.9 km southeast of it | 265 | 9 |
Also within reach
74 more lie within 15 km, 4 historic houses, 3 gardens and a theme park among them.
Historic houseNonsuch Palace14 km away2
Historic house · National TrustPolesden Lacey Estate5.7 km away3
Historic houseClaremont14 km away4
Theme parkChessington World of Adventures13 km away5
GardenRHS Garden, Wisley15 km away6
Garden · National TrustNational Trust - Claremont Landscape Gardens14 km away7
Historic houseWotton House7.5 km away8
Garden · National TrustClandon Park15 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Visiting Betchworth Castle: the answers
Where is Betchworth Castle?
Betchworth Castle is 200 m northwest of Brockham, Surrey.
What is Betchworth Castle?
Castle in Brockham, Mole Valley, Surrey, England, UK.
When is the best time to visit Betchworth Castle?
May to September are the warmest months in Brockham, with afternoon highs of 17–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Betchworth Castle a listed building?
Yes: scheduled monument.
What else is there to see near Betchworth Castle?
Within 15 km: Nonsuch Palace (14 km), Polesden Lacey Estate (5.7 km), Claremont (14 km) and Chessington World of Adventures (13 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)
- Betchworth Castle: Peter van der Linden, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nonsuch Palace: Joris Hoefnagel, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Polesden Lacey Estate: Martyn Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Claremont: Heathermitch, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chessington World of Adventures: Jeremy Thompson, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- RHS Garden, Wisley: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Trust - Claremont Landscape Gardens: ogwen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wotton House: Barry Pearce, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clandon Park: Murraypaul at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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