Castle · Carrickfergus · Mid and East Antrim

Carrickfergus Castle

Carrickfergus Castle is an Irish castle. You will find it inside Carrickfergus’ settlement. A short trip away is Belfast Castle, 12 km off, the first of 48 within 15 km.

Photo: Carrickfergus Castle, Stewart (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

In Carrickfergus

inside the settlement

How well known

Top 4%

#309 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 17–19°C

In brief

Castle in Carrickfergus

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

#309 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (17 Wikipedias). About ↓

Inside Carrickfergus

Carrickfergus Castle is inside Carrickfergus’ settlement, with 3 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NISRA’s settlement limits and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

The seasons here

If warmth matters, go June to September: Carrickfergus reaches 17–19°C.

Jan8° / 3°98 mm

Feb9° / 3°76 mm

Mar10° / 3°75 mm

Apr13° / 5°61 mm

May15° / 7°62 mm

Jun18° / 10°71 mm

Jul19° / 12°70 mm

Aug19° / 12°87 mm

Sep17° / 10°72 mm

Oct14° / 8°101 mm

Nov11° / 5°104 mm

Dec8° / 3°104 mm

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

About

Carrickfergus Castle

It is written up in 17 Wikipedias.

Type: Castle
Wikipedias: Covered in 17 languages
Town: in Carrickfergus
Official site: carrickfergus.org/tourism/attractions/carrickfergus-castle

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

The map

The area around Carrickfergus Castle

Numbered points are the places near Carrickfergus Castle, which is in orange.

Towns near it

Where people come from

Largest of the 8 is Metropolitan Newtownabbey, home to 67,599. Its own town leads; the rest list it too, closest first.

1 · It’s in town

Carrickfergus

28,141 people · 7 places to visit

2 · 3.2 km west of it

Greenisland

5,383 people · 8 places to visit

3 · 7.6 km northeast of it

Whitehead

3,537 people · 3 places to visit

4 · 8.4 km south of it

Holywood

10,757 people · 18 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Carrickfergus Castle is	People	Places to visit
Carrickfergus	It’s in town	28,141	7
Greenisland	3.2 km west of it	5,383	8
Whitehead	7.6 km northeast of it	3,537	3
Holywood	8.4 km south of it	10,757	18
Metropolitan Newtownabbey	9.5 km southwest of it	67,599	20
Bangor	11 km southeast of it	64,596	14
Ballyclare	13 km west of it	10,850	1
Newtownards	15 km southeast of it	29,677	10

Make a day of it

What else is near Carrickfergus Castle

Also close at hand are 2 historic houses, 2 historic ships and a cathedral, among 48 within 15 km.

Historic houseBelfast Castle12 km away 2

Historic shipSS Nomadic14 km away 3

Historic houseStormont Castle12 km away 4

CathedralSt Anne's Cathedral, Belfast15 km away 5

Historic shipHMS Caroline13 km away 6

ZooBelfast Zoo11 km away 7

MuseumUS Rangers Centre1.8 km away 8

Abbey or prioryBangor Abbey11 km away

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

Good to know about Carrickfergus Castle

Where is Carrickfergus Castle?

Carrickfergus Castle is in Carrickfergus, Mid and East Antrim, inside the town’s settlement.

What is Carrickfergus Castle?

Irish castle.

When is the best time to visit Carrickfergus Castle?

June to September are the warmest months in Carrickfergus, with afternoon highs of 17–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Carrickfergus Castle?

Within 15 km: Belfast Castle (12 km), SS Nomadic (14 km), Stormont Castle (12 km) and St Anne's Cathedral, Belfast (15 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in NISRA’s Settlement Development Limits 2015 (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)

Carrickfergus Castle: Stewart, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Belfast Castle: Portwilliamborn, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
SS Nomadic: Irid Escent, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Stormont Castle: Ross, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
St Anne's Cathedral, Belfast: The original uploader was Stuart at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
HMS Caroline: Surgeon Oscar Parkes, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Belfast Zoo: Quichot, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
US Rangers Centre: ArchiveCarrickfergus, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bangor Abbey: Andrew Muir from Bangor, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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