Castle · near Upper Beeding · West Sussex

Bramber Castle

Bramber Castle is a Norman castle. It is 100 m west of Upper Beeding. Its status is a scheduled monument.

Photo: Bramber Castle, Michael Coppins (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where

100 m

west of Upper Beeding

Run by

English Heritage

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 7%

#525 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 17–22°C

In brief

Castle near Upper Beeding

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

#525 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (10 Wikipedias). About ↓

Just outside Upper Beeding

Bramber Castle is 100 m west of Upper Beeding. 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; Upper Beeding has 35 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

Seasons and weather

Highs of 17–22°C mark May to September in Upper Beeding.

Jan9° / 2°99 mm

Feb9° / 2°72 mm

Mar11° / 4°59 mm

Apr14° / 5°51 mm

May17° / 8°46 mm

Jun20° / 11°53 mm

Jul22° / 13°57 mm

Aug22° / 13°63 mm

Sep20° / 11°67 mm

Oct16° / 8°98 mm

Nov12° / 5°107 mm

Dec9° / 3°106 mm

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

About

Bramber Castle

The site is kept up by English Heritage. There are Wikipedia articles on it in 10 languages. Add Royal Pavilion, 14 km away, to a visit; it leads 59 places within 15 km.

Upper Beeding’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Castle
Run by: English Heritage
Listed: Scheduled monument
Wikipedias: Covered in 10 languages
Town: 100 m west of Upper Beeding
Official site: english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/bramber-castle

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

The map

Around Bramber Castle, mapped

Orange is Bramber Castle; numbered in green, the places near it.

Towns near it

Towns close to Bramber Castle

The largest of the 8 towns is Lancing and Sompting, with 27,924 people. The towns whose pages list it: the one it is in, those within 5 km of it, then larger towns further out.

1 · 100 m east of it

Upper Beeding

3,100 people · 10 places to visit

2 · 100 m north of it

Bramber

854 people · 3 places to visit

3 · 100 m northwest of it

Steyning

5,513 people · 3 places to visit

4 · 2.9 km northeast of it

Small Dole

785 people · 14 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Bramber Castle is	People	Places to visit
Upper Beeding	100 m east of it	3,100	10
Bramber	100 m north of it	854	3
Steyning	100 m northwest of it	5,513	3
Small Dole	2.9 km northeast of it	785	14
Lancing and Sompting	4 km south of it	27,924	12
Shoreham-by-Sea	5 km southeast of it	23,659	16
Henfield	6.3 km northeast of it	5,630	5
Fulking	6.4 km east of it	295	15

Each has its own grades, prices and things to do.

Make a day of it

Next door to Bramber Castle

Among the 59 within 15 km are 2 castles, a historic house and a fort.

Historic houseRoyal Pavilion14 km away 2

Fort · National TrustCissbury Ring5.3 km away 3

Theme parkBrighton Pier15 km away 4

MuseumBrighton Museum & Art Gallery14 km away · 200K visitors a year 5

PierWest Pier14 km away 6

CastleMotte and Bailey5.2 km away 7

CastleKnepp Castle10 km away 8

Abbey or priorySt. Hugh's Charterhouse, Parkminster10 km away

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

Before visiting Bramber Castle

Where is Bramber Castle?

Bramber Castle is 100 m west of Upper Beeding, West Sussex.

What is Bramber Castle?

Norman castle in Bamber, West Sussex, England, UK.

Who runs Bramber Castle?

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

When is the best time to visit Bramber Castle?

May to September are the warmest months in Upper Beeding, with afternoon highs of 17–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Bramber Castle a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Bramber Castle?

Within 15 km: Royal Pavilion (14 km), Cissbury Ring (5.3 km), Brighton Pier (15 km) and Brighton Museum & Art Gallery (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)

Bramber Castle: Michael Coppins, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Royal Pavilion: Qmin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Cissbury Ring: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Brighton Pier: kallerna, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Brighton Museum & Art Gallery: The Voice of Hassocks, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
West Pier: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Motte and Bailey: Simon Carey, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Knepp Castle: Richard Nevell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
St. Hugh's Charterhouse, Parkminster: Dave Spicer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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