Castle · near Poole · Dorset

Brownsea Castle

Brownsea Castle is a grade II listed Device Fort. Its address puts it 500 m south of Poole. The site is run by John Lewis Partnership.

Photo: Brownsea Castle, Iain A. Wanless, https://www.flickr.com/photos/reemul/ (CC BY 2.0)

Where

500 m

south of Poole

Run by

John Lewis Partnership

the operator on record

How well known

Top 9%

#755 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 17–22°C

In brief

Castle near Poole

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

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

Just outside Poole

Brownsea Castle is 500 m south of Poole. Towns near it ↓

Grade II listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Poole has 214 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

Picking your season

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

Jan9° / 3°99 mm

Feb9° / 3°72 mm

Mar11° / 4°61 mm

Apr14° / 6°61 mm

May17° / 8°50 mm

Jun20° / 11°56 mm

Jul22° / 13°51 mm

Aug22° / 13°61 mm

Sep19° / 11°67 mm

Oct16° / 9°116 mm

Nov12° / 6°118 mm

Dec9° / 3°109 mm

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

About

Brownsea Castle

Articles on it exist in 10 languages. There are 61 more places to see within 15 km, beginning with Corfe Castle (8.9 km).

Poole’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Castle
Run by: John Lewis Partnership
Listed: Grade II listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 10 languages
Town: 500 m south of Poole

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

The map

Where Brownsea Castle is

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

Towns near it

Which towns are near Brownsea Castle

The largest of the 8 towns is Bournemouth, with 196,453 people. Its own town leads; the rest list it too, closest first.

1 · 500 m north of it

Poole

141,009 people · 28 places to visit

2 · 4.5 km south of it

Studland

260 people · 16 places to visit

3 · 4.7 km northeast of it

Bournemouth

196,453 people · 25 places to visit

4 · 7.2 km northwest of it

Upton

8,401 people · 8 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Brownsea Castle is	People	Places to visit
Poole	500 m north of it	141,009	28
Studland	4.5 km south of it	260	16
Bournemouth	4.7 km northeast of it	196,453	25
Upton	7.2 km northwest of it	8,401	8
Harman's Cross	8.6 km southwest of it	404	23
Post Green	8.8 km northwest of it	209	2
Swanage	8.8 km south of it	9,115	21
Bearwood	8.9 km north of it	4,134	5

Make a day of it

Places to add to Brownsea Castle

Also close at hand are 3 museums, 2 castles and a historic house, among 61 within 15 km.

Castle · National TrustCorfe Castle8.9 km away · 190K visitors a year (2010)2

Historic house · National TrustKingston Lacy Estate15 km away 3

GardenCompton Acres3.1 km away 4

MuseumRussell Cotes Art Gallery & Museum7 km away 5

Castle · English HeritageChristchurch Castle14 km away 6

Heritage railwaySwanage Railway8.5 km away 7

MuseumPoole Museum3.4 km away 8MuseumMuseum · National TrustThe Engine House100 m away

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

Brownsea Castle, answered

Where is Brownsea Castle?

Brownsea Castle is 500 m south of Poole, Dorset.

What is Brownsea Castle?

Grade II listed Device Fort in Purbeck, United Kingdom.

Who runs Brownsea Castle?

John Lewis Partnership.

When is the best time to visit Brownsea Castle?

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

Is Brownsea Castle a listed building?

Yes: Grade II listed building.

What else is there to see near Brownsea Castle?

Within 15 km: Corfe Castle (8.9 km), Kingston Lacy Estate (15 km), Compton Acres (3.1 km) and Russell Cotes Art Gallery & Museum (7 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 (8)

Brownsea Castle: Iain A. Wanless, https://www.flickr.com/photos/reemul/, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Corfe Castle: Albany E. Howarth, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Kingston Lacy Estate: Vauxford, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Compton Acres: Derbrauni, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Russell Cotes Art Gallery & Museum: User:LordHarris, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
Christchurch Castle: Ulli1105, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Swanage Railway: LordHarris at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Poole Museum: Simon Cobb, CC0, Wikimedia Commons

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