Bolesworth Castle
Bolesworth Castle is a grade II* listed English country house. It lies 1.7 km north of Brown Knowl. Nearby, Beeston Castle (5.3 km) heads a list of 25 within 15 km.
Castle near Brown Knowl
Just outside Brown Knowl
Bolesworth Castle is 1.7 km north of Brown Knowl. Towns near it ↓
Grade II* listed building
On the official list of protected heritage; Brown Knowl has 4 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Weather through the year
Aim for June to September, when Brown Knowl reaches 18–21°C.
Bolesworth Castle
Its story is told in 3 languages on Wikipedia.
- Type
- Castle
- Listed
- Grade II* listed building
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 3 languages
- Town
- 1.7 km north of Brown Knowl
Around Bolesworth Castle, mapped
Find Bolesworth Castle in orange; each number is a place listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns that list Bolesworth Castle
They run in order of distance, starting where it stands.
Brown Knowl
Tattenhall
Compare the 2 towns
| Town | Where Bolesworth Castle is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brown Knowl | 1.7 km south of it | 213 | 3 |
| Tattenhall | 2.2 km north of it | 2,296 | 5 |
Make a day of it near Bolesworth Castle
Our list has 25 more within 15 km, among them 5 castles, 2 historic houses and a cathedral.
Castle · English HeritageBeeston Castle5.3 km away2
CastlePeckforton Castle4.3 km away3
CastleHolt Castle Ruins8.6 km away4
CathedralChester Cathedral14 km away5
Castle · English HeritageChester Castle13 km away6
Historic houseEaton Hall9.3 km away7
Historic houseCholmondeley Castle6.2 km away8
CastleBlobb Hill Castle8.4 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Visiting Bolesworth Castle
Where is Bolesworth Castle?
Bolesworth Castle is 1.7 km north of Brown Knowl, Cheshire.
What is Bolesworth Castle?
Grade II* listed English country house in Broxton, Cheshire, England, UK.
When is the best time to visit Bolesworth Castle?
June to September are the warmest months in Brown Knowl, with afternoon highs of 18–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Bolesworth Castle a listed building?
Yes: Grade II* listed building.
What else is there to see near Bolesworth Castle?
Within 15 km: Beeston Castle (5.3 km), Peckforton Castle (4.3 km), Holt Castle Ruins (8.6 km) and Chester Cathedral (14 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)
- Bolesworth Castle: Jonathan Hutchins, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Beeston Castle: TCExplorer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peckforton Castle: Bs0u10e01, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Holt Castle Ruins: Peter Craine, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chester Cathedral: Stephen Hamilton, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chester Castle: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eaton Hall: Neil Kennedy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cholmondeley Castle: Peter Craine, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blobb Hill Castle: John S Turner, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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