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Bristol Castle

Bristol Castle is a Norman castle in Bristol. On the official register, it is a scheduled monument. Nearby, Bristol Cathedral (1 km) heads a list of 81 within 15 km.

Photo: Bristol Castle, The book's text by JF Nicholls (d. 1883) and John Taylor (d. 1893). Death dates citation: doi:10.1093/library/s1-V.1.86. Images by unknown engravers, and thus are PD due to age, per the relevant Brit… (Public domain)

Where

In Bristol

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 12%

#1,023 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–22°C

In brief

Castle in Bristol

Inside Bristol

Bristol Castle is inside Bristol’s built-up area, with 53 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Scheduled monument

On the official list of protected heritage; Bristol has 2,049 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

Weather by the month

Warm weather in Bristol runs June to September, with highs of 19–22°C.

Jan8° / 3°91 mm

Feb9° / 2°67 mm

Mar11° / 4°61 mm

Apr14° / 6°58 mm

May17° / 8°63 mm

Jun20° / 11°64 mm

Jul22° / 13°66 mm

Aug21° / 13°81 mm

Sep19° / 11°65 mm

Oct15° / 8°89 mm

Nov11° / 5°96 mm

Dec8° / 3°98 mm

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

About

Bristol Castle

It is written up in 8 Wikipedias.

Bristol’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Castle
Listed: Scheduled monument
Wikipedias: Covered in 8 languages
Town: in Bristol

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

The map

Bristol Castle and what surrounds it

Orange marks Bristol Castle, and the numbered points match the list of places below.

Towns near it

Nearby towns

Bristol is the biggest of the 8 bases nearby (425,196 people). The list runs from its own town outward.

1 · It’s in town

Bristol

425,196 people · 76 places to visit

2 · 2.8 km west of it

Leigh Woods

637 people · 57 places to visit

3 · 2.9 km east of it

Kingswood and Fishponds

160,280 people · 55 places to visit

4 · 4 km southwest of it

Long Ashton

5,184 people · 53 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Bristol Castle is	People	Places to visit
Bristol	It’s in town	425,196	76
Leigh Woods	2.8 km west of it	637	57
Kingswood and Fishponds	2.9 km east of it	160,280	55
Long Ashton	4 km southwest of it	5,184	53
Abbots Leigh	4.4 km west of it	302	61
Filton	4.9 km north of it	10,955	22
Stoke Gifford	5 km northeast of it	13,477	19
Whitchurch	6.1 km south of it	1,992	13

Make a day of it

Make a day of it near Bristol Castle

Within 15 km are 81 places, among them 3 museums, 2 cathedrals and 2 art galleries.

CathedralBristol Cathedral1 km away 2

MuseumSS Great Britain Museum1.6 km away 3

MuseumBristol City Museum & Art Gallery1.2 km away · 451K visitors a year 4

Art galleryArnolfini1 km away · 398K visitors a year 5

Big drawMuseumM Shed1.2 km away · 596K visitors a year 6

CathedralClifton Cathedral2 km away 7

ZooBristol Zoo2.5 km away 8

Art galleryRoyal West of England Academy1.4 km away

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

Bristol Castle, answered

Where is Bristol Castle?

Bristol Castle is in Bristol, Bristol, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Bristol Castle?

Norman castle in Bristol.

When is the best time to visit Bristol Castle?

June to September are the warmest months in Bristol, with afternoon highs of 19–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Bristol Castle a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Bristol Castle?

Within 15 km: Bristol Cathedral (1 km), SS Great Britain Museum (1.6 km), Bristol City Museum & Art Gallery (1.2 km) and Arnolfini (1 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)

Bristol Castle: The book's text by JF Nicholls (d. 1883) and John Taylor (d. 1893). Death dates citation: doi:10.1093/library/s1-V.1.86. Images by unknown engravers, and thus are PD due to age, per the relevant Brit…, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Bristol Cathedral: Adrian Pingstone., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
SS Great Britain Museum: Hugh Llewelyn, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bristol City Museum & Art Gallery: The original uploader was Steinsky at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Arnolfini: Photographed by Adrian Pingstone, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
M Shed: Tiia Monto, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Clifton Cathedral: The original uploader was Rbrwr at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bristol Zoo: Rodw at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Royal West of England Academy: Linda Bailey, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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