Castle · near Newport · Isle of Wight

Carisbrooke Castle

Carisbrooke Castle is a motte and bailey castle and museum on the Isle of Wight. Its address puts it 200 m southwest of Newport. It is protected as a Grade I listed building.

Photo: Carisbrooke Castle, DeFacto (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where

200 m

southwest of Newport

Run by

English Heritage

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 2%

#161 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–22°C

In brief

Castle near Newport

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

#161 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (21 Wikipedias). About ↓

Just outside Newport

Carisbrooke Castle is 200 m southwest of Newport. Towns near it ↓

Cared for by English Heritage

One of the places English Heritage looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓

Grade I listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Newport has 311 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

The climate through the year

Afternoons in Newport reach 19–22°C from June to September.

Jan8° / 3°103 mm

Feb8° / 3°71 mm

Mar11° / 4°57 mm

Apr14° / 6°55 mm

May17° / 9°50 mm

Jun20° / 12°52 mm

Jul22° / 14°48 mm

Aug22° / 14°60 mm

Sep19° / 12°68 mm

Oct15° / 9°105 mm

Nov11° / 6°112 mm

Dec9° / 4°111 mm

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

About

Carisbrooke Castle

The site is looked after by English Heritage. Articles on it exist in 21 languages. Top of the 96 other places within 15 km is Osborne House, 7.6 km off.

Newport’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Castle
Run by: English Heritage
Listed: Grade I listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 21 languages
Town: 200 m southwest of Newport
Official site: english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/carisbrooke-castle

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

The map

Around Carisbrooke Castle, mapped

The map centres on Carisbrooke Castle, in orange, with nearby places numbered.

Towns near it

The nearest towns

The largest of the 8 towns is Newport, with 25,396 people. The town it is in comes first, then the others whose pages list it, nearest first.

1 · 200 m northeast of it

Newport

25,396 people · 27 places to visit

2 · 4 km southeast of it

Rookley

607 people · 15 places to visit

3 · 4.7 km east of it

Arreton

316 people · 25 places to visit

4 · 5.8 km southwest of it

Shorwell

435 people · 10 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Carisbrooke Castle is	People	Places to visit
Newport	200 m northeast of it	25,396	27
Rookley	4 km southeast of it	607	15
Arreton	4.7 km east of it	316	25
Shorwell	5.8 km southwest of it	435	10
Wootton	7 km northeast of it	3,103	29
Godshill	7 km southeast of it	1,038	15
Cowes	7.4 km north of it	14,366	16
East Cowes	7.5 km north of it	8,424	16

Make a day of it

Other places close by

Within 15 km are 96 places, among them 2 historic houses, 2 castles and 2 museums.

Historic house · English HeritageOsborne House7.6 km away 2

Castle · English HeritageYarmouth Castle13 km away 3

MuseumIsle of Wight Steam Railway7.2 km away 4

MuseumNewport Roman Villa1.7 km away 5

Theme parkBlackgang Chine Theme Park11 km away 6

Wildlife parkAmazon World7.4 km away 7

Historic house · English HeritageAppuldurcombe House9.6 km away 8

Castle · English HeritageCalshot Castle15 km away

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

Asked about Carisbrooke Castle

Where is Carisbrooke Castle?

Carisbrooke Castle is 200 m southwest of Newport, Isle of Wight.

What is Carisbrooke Castle?

Motte and bailey castle and museum on the Isle of Wight, England, UK.

Who runs Carisbrooke Castle?

English Heritage, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.

When is the best time to visit Carisbrooke Castle?

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

Is Carisbrooke Castle a listed building?

Yes: Grade I listed building.

What else is there to see near Carisbrooke Castle?

Within 15 km: Osborne House (7.6 km), Yarmouth Castle (13 km), Isle of Wight Steam Railway (7.2 km) and Newport Roman Villa (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 (9)

Carisbrooke Castle: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Osborne House: Humac45, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Yarmouth Castle: Christophe.Finot, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
Isle of Wight Steam Railway: Stephen Dawson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Newport Roman Villa: Editor5807, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Blackgang Chine Theme Park: Mypix, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Amazon World: Lewis Clarke, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Appuldurcombe House: Cpsterling, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Calshot Castle: Geni, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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