Historic house · near Terrington · North Yorkshire

Castle Howard

Castle Howard is a historic house museum. Its address puts it 4.1 km east of Terrington. The register lists it as a Grade I listed building.

Photo: Castle Howard, Pwojdacz. Original uploader was Pwojdacz at en.wikipedia (Public domain)

Where

4.1 km

east of Terrington

How well known

Top 2%

#99 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–21°C

In brief

Historic house near Terrington

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

#99 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (29 Wikipedias). About ↓

Just outside Terrington

Castle Howard is 4.1 km east of Terrington. Towns near it ↓

Grade I listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Terrington has 8 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 weather, month by month

For warmth, aim for June to September (18–21°C highs in Terrington).

Jan7° / 1°59 mm

Feb8° / 1°48 mm

Mar10° / 3°42 mm

Apr13° / 4°47 mm

May16° / 7°47 mm

Jun19° / 10°65 mm

Jul21° / 12°57 mm

Aug21° / 12°69 mm

Sep18° / 10°58 mm

Oct14° / 7°65 mm

Nov10° / 4°66 mm

Dec7° / 1°61 mm

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

About

Castle Howard

Wikipedia covers it in 29 languages. Our list has 23 more places within 15 km; first among them is Kirkham Priory, at 4.7 km.

Terrington’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Historic house
Listed: Grade I listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 29 languages
Town: 4.1 km east of Terrington
Official site: castlehoward.co.uk

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

The map

Finding Castle Howard

The orange dot is Castle Howard; the numbers are the places near it, as listed below.

Towns near it

Towns that list Castle Howard

The largest of the 8 towns is Norton-on-Derwent, with 7,909 people. Nearest first, every town here counts it among its places to visit.

1 · 4.1 km west of it

Terrington

362 people · 6 places to visit

2 · 4.5 km northeast of it

Amotherby

363 people · 5 places to visit

3 · 4.8 km north of it

Slingsby

638 people · 5 places to visit

4 · 4.9 km northeast of it

Swinton

574 people · 5 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Castle Howard is	People	Places to visit
Terrington	4.1 km west of it	362	6
Amotherby	4.5 km northeast of it	363	5
Slingsby	4.8 km north of it	638	5
Swinton	4.9 km northeast of it	574	5
Hovingham	7.4 km northwest of it	376	4
Malton	7.5 km east of it	6,320	4
Sheriff Hutton	7.6 km southwest of it	850	2
Norton-on-Derwent	8.2 km east of it	7,909	4

Make a day of it

Also within reach

Within 15 km you can add 4 castles, 2 abbeys or priories and a historic house.

1Abbey or prioryAbbey or priory · English HeritageKirkham Priory4.7 km away 2

CastleSheriff Hutton Castle7.5 km away 3

CastleSlingsby Castle5.2 km away 4

CastleGilling Castle12 km away 5

CastleHovingham Hall7.5 km away 6

Abbey or prioryAmpleforth Abbey15 km away 7

Historic house · National TrustNunnington Hall10 km away 8

AttractionMumbo Jumbo12 km away

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

Planning a visit to Castle Howard

Where is Castle Howard?

Castle Howard is 4.1 km east of Terrington, North Yorkshire.

What is Castle Howard?

Historic house museum.

When is the best time to visit Castle Howard?

June to September are the warmest months in Terrington, with afternoon highs of 18–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Castle Howard a listed building?

Yes: Grade I listed building.

What else is there to see near Castle Howard?

Within 15 km: Kirkham Priory (4.7 km), Sheriff Hutton Castle (7.5 km), Slingsby Castle (5.2 km) and Gilling Castle (12 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)

Castle Howard: Pwojdacz. Original uploader was Pwojdacz at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Sheriff Hutton Castle: Shaunconway, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Slingsby Castle: David Rogers, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Gilling Castle: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Hovingham Hall: Gareth Foster, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Ampleforth Abbey: martin dawes, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Nunnington Hall: Wehha, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Mumbo Jumbo: chris 論, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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