Brandon Castle
Head 200 m northwest of Wolston for Brandon Castle. Its status is a scheduled monument. A short trip away is Coventry Cathedral Church of St Michael, 7.7 km off, the first of 45 within 15 km.
Castle near Wolston
Just outside Wolston
Brandon Castle is 200 m northwest of Wolston. Towns near it ↓
Scheduled monument
On the official list of protected heritage; Wolston has 13 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, month by month
Afternoons in Wolston peak at 19–22°C, June to September.
Brandon Castle
6 Wikipedia editions have an article on it.
- Type
- Castle
- Listed
- Scheduled monument
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 6 languages
- Town
- 200 m northwest of Wolston
Getting to Brandon Castle
The numbers show what else is near Brandon Castle, in the order listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Bases for a visit
The most populous of the 8 is Coventry, at 344,289. Closest first, each of these towns names it on its page.
Wolston
Binley Woods
Ryton-on-Dunsmore
Coventry
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Brandon Castle is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolston | 200 m southeast of it | 2,693 | 6 |
| Binley Woods | 1.2 km northwest of it | 2,569 | 11 |
| Ryton-on-Dunsmore | 2.4 km southwest of it | 1,829 | 8 |
| Coventry | 2.5 km northwest of it | 344,289 | 42 |
| Stretton-on-Dunsmore | 2.7 km south of it | 1,176 | 3 |
| Brinklow | 3.7 km northeast of it | 1,121 | 5 |
| Frankton | 5.9 km south of it | 385 | 2 |
| Baginton | 6.4 km west of it | 741 | 20 |
Other places close by
45 more lie within 15 km, 3 museums, 3 castles and a cathedral among them.
CathedralCoventry Cathedral Church of St Michael7.7 km away2
MuseumHerbert Art Gallery & Museum7.6 km away · 300K visitors a year (2010)3
Castle · English HeritageKenilworth Castle13 km away4
CastleCaludon Castle5.4 km away5
Historic houseCoombe Abbey3.8 km away6
CastleBrinklow Castle4.8 km away7
MuseumCoventry Transport Museum8 km away8
MuseumMidland Air Museum5.2 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Before visiting Brandon Castle
Where is Brandon Castle?
Brandon Castle is 200 m northwest of Wolston, Warwickshire.
What is Brandon Castle?
Castle in Warwickshire, England, UK.
When is the best time to visit Brandon Castle?
June to September are the warmest months in Wolston, with afternoon highs of 19–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Brandon Castle a listed building?
Yes: scheduled monument.
What else is there to see near Brandon Castle?
Within 15 km: Coventry Cathedral Church of St Michael (7.7 km), Herbert Art Gallery & Museum (7.6 km), Kenilworth Castle (13 km) and Caludon Castle (5.4 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)
- Brandon Castle: David Stowell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Coventry Cathedral Church of St Michael: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Herbert Art Gallery & Museum: E Gammie, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenilworth Castle: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Caludon Castle: Mum's taxi (Wikipedia Takes Coventry participant), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Coombe Abbey: Richard Croft, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brinklow Castle: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Coventry Transport Museum: Jim Linwood from London, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Midland Air Museum: Snowmanradio, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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