Castle · Lancaster · Lancashire

Brunton House

Brunton House, a castle, stands in Lancaster. Its neighbours on our list number 16 within 5 km. The pick nearby is Lancaster Castle, 1.7 km off.

Where

In Lancaster

inside the built-up area

Warmest months

Jun–Aug

highs of 18–19°C

In brief

Castle in Lancaster

Inside Lancaster

Brunton House is inside Lancaster’s built-up area, with 16 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Picking your season

Highs of 18–19°C mark June to August in Lancaster.

Jan7° / 2°103 mm

Feb8° / 3°85 mm

Mar9° / 4°71 mm

Apr12° / 5°60 mm

May15° / 8°62 mm

Jun18° / 11°73 mm

Jul19° / 13°88 mm

Aug19° / 13°103 mm

Sep17° / 11°105 mm

Oct14° / 8°116 mm

Nov10° / 5°115 mm

Dec7° / 3°118 mm

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

About

Brunton House

In Lancaster, inside the town’s built-up area.

Type: Castle
Town: in Lancaster

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

The map

Mapping Brunton House

Orange shows Brunton House; numbers mark the places near it.

Towns near it

Towns near Brunton House

The most populous of the 7 is Lancaster, at 52,646. The towns are in order of distance, its own town first.

1 · It’s in town

Lancaster

52,646 people · 22 places to visit

2 · 2 km south of it

Bailrigg

4,788 people · 17 places to visit

3 · 3 km northwest of it

Morecambe

32,745 people · 19 places to visit

4 · 4.1 km south of it

Galgate

2,085 people · 5 places to visit

Compare the 7 towns

Town	Where Brunton House is	People	Places to visit
Lancaster	It’s in town	52,646	22
Bailrigg	2 km south of it	4,788	17
Morecambe	3 km northwest of it	32,745	19
Galgate	4.1 km south of it	2,085	5
Overton	4.5 km southwest of it	1,016	17
Halton	4.6 km northeast of it	2,652	15
Heysham	4.9 km west of it	16,593	14

Make a day of it

Nearby, too

Among the 33 within 15 km are 2 castles, 2 museums and a cathedral.

CastleLancaster Castle1.7 km away 2

CathedralLancaster Cathedral1.2 km away 3

MuseumLancaster City Museum1.5 km away 4

MuseumJudges' Lodgings Museum1.7 km away 5

CastleHornby Castle14 km away 6

Historic houseThurnham Hall6 km away 7PierPierStone Jetty6.9 km away 8

Abbey or prioryCockersand Abbey8.4 km away

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

Brunton House in questions

Where is Brunton House?

Brunton House is in Lancaster, Lancashire, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Brunton House?

Castle.

When is the best time to visit Brunton House?

June to August are the warmest months in Lancaster, with afternoon highs of 18–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Brunton House?

Within 15 km: Lancaster Castle (1.7 km), Lancaster Cathedral (1.2 km), Lancaster City Museum (1.5 km) and Judges' Lodgings Museum (1.7 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 (7)

Lancaster Castle: The wub, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Lancaster Cathedral: The wub, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Lancaster City Museum: The wub, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Judges' Lodgings Museum: The wub, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Hornby Castle: Andy Hawkins from Scotland, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Thurnham Hall: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Cockersand Abbey: John Darch, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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