Castle · near Stocksfield · Northumberland

Bywell Castle

Bywell Castle is a grade I listed castle. Head 1.2 km northwest of Stocksfield to reach it. Add Prudhoe Castle, 4.5 km away, to a visit; it leads 23 places within 15 km.

Photo: Bywell Castle, Dennis Lovett (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

1.2 km

northwest of Stocksfield

How well known

Top 15%

#1,210 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 17–20°C

In brief

Castle near Stocksfield

Just outside Stocksfield

Bywell Castle is 1.2 km northwest of Stocksfield. Towns near it ↓

Scheduled monument

On the official list of protected heritage; Stocksfield has 4 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

Warm months and wet ones

In Stocksfield, June to September bring the warmest days: highs of 17–20°C.

Jan7° / 1°59 mm

Feb8° / 2°48 mm

Mar10° / 3°48 mm

Apr12° / 4°52 mm

May15° / 7°48 mm

Jun18° / 9°66 mm

Jul20° / 11°66 mm

Aug20° / 11°70 mm

Sep17° / 9°59 mm

Oct14° / 7°64 mm

Nov10° / 4°72 mm

Dec7° / 1°65 mm

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

About

Bywell Castle

Articles on it exist in 7 languages.

Stocksfield’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Castle
Listed: Scheduled monument
Wikipedias: Covered in 7 languages
Town: 1.2 km northwest of Stocksfield

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

The map

The way to Bywell Castle

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

Towns near it

The towns around Bywell Castle

Largest of the 7 is Hexham, home to 10,945. Its home town tops the list; the rest follow by distance.

1 · 1.2 km southeast of it

Stocksfield

1,944 people · 4 places to visit

2 · 2.6 km west of it

Riding Mill

802 people · 7 places to visit

3 · 3.2 km north of it

Newton Hall

392 people · 5 places to visit

4 · 3.4 km east of it

Prudhoe

10,285 people · 6 places to visit

Compare the 7 towns

Town	Where Bywell Castle is	People	Places to visit
Stocksfield	1.2 km southeast of it	1,944	4
Riding Mill	2.6 km west of it	802	7
Newton Hall	3.2 km north of it	392	5
Prudhoe	3.4 km east of it	10,285	6
Ovingham	3.8 km northeast of it	1,155	6
Corbridge	6.4 km northwest of it	2,888	9
Hexham	12 km west of it	10,945	13

Make a day of it

Around Bywell Castle

Of the 23 within 15 km, look for 5 castles, 2 museums and a historic house.

Castle · English HeritagePrudhoe Castle4.5 km away 2

Historic houseBywell Hall400 m away 3

Castle · English HeritageAydon Castle6.5 km away 4

Museum · National TrustCherryburn - Thomas Bewick Museum2.7 km away 5

CastleDilston Castle7.5 km away 6

Museum · National TrustGeorge Stephenson's Birthplace8.3 km away 7

CastleBeaufront Castle9.4 km away 8

CastleHalton Castle7.9 km away

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

Your questions on Bywell Castle

Where is Bywell Castle?

Bywell Castle is 1.2 km northwest of Stocksfield, Northumberland.

What is Bywell Castle?

Grade I listed castle in Bywell, Northumberland, England, UK.

When is the best time to visit Bywell Castle?

June to September are the warmest months in Stocksfield, with afternoon highs of 17–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Bywell Castle a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Bywell Castle?

Within 15 km: Prudhoe Castle (4.5 km), Bywell Hall (400 m), Aydon Castle (6.5 km) and Cherryburn - Thomas Bewick Museum (2.7 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 (9)

Bywell Castle: Dennis Lovett, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Prudhoe Castle: Chris Tweedy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bywell Hall: Bill Cresswell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Aydon Castle: Hadrianus1959, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Cherryburn - Thomas Bewick Museum: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Dilston Castle: Peter Brooks, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
George Stephenson's Birthplace: Ken Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Beaufront Castle: P Glenwright, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Halton Castle: RHaworth, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons

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