Castle · Coventry · West Midlands

Castle (site of)

Castle (site of) is a motte-and-bailey castle in Coventry, West Midlands. On the official register, it is a scheduled monument. There are 52 more places to see within 15 km, beginning with Coventry Cathedral Church of St Michael (3.8 km).

Photo: Castle (site of), Anthony Vosper (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

In Coventry

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 34%

#2,866 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–22°C

In brief

Castle in Coventry

Inside Coventry

Castle (site of) is inside Coventry’s built-up area, with 16 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Scheduled monument

On the official list of protected heritage; Coventry has 277 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

If warmth matters, go June to September: Coventry reaches 19–22°C.

Jan7° / 2°63 mm

Feb8° / 2°46 mm

Mar11° / 3°44 mm

Apr14° / 5°46 mm

May17° / 7°61 mm

Jun20° / 10°55 mm

Jul22° / 12°64 mm

Aug22° / 12°63 mm

Sep19° / 10°57 mm

Oct14° / 7°67 mm

Nov10° / 4°68 mm

Dec8° / 2°65 mm

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

About

Castle (site of)

Articles on it exist in 3 languages.

Coventry’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Castle
Listed: Scheduled monument
Wikipedias: Covered in 3 languages
Town: in Coventry

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

The map

Around Castle (site of), mapped

Use the numbers to match each place near Castle (site of) with the list.

Towns near it

Staying near Castle (site of)

In size, Coventry comes first of the 6, with 344,289 people. The list runs from its own town outward.

1 · It’s in town

Coventry

344,289 people · 42 places to visit

2 · 2.6 km northwest of it

Millison's Wood

645 people · 3 places to visit

3 · 4.1 km north of it

Keresley Newlands

3,631 people · 14 places to visit

4 · 4.1 km southwest of it

Burton Green

1,556 people · 14 places to visit

Compare the 6 towns

Town	Where Castle (site of) is	People	Places to visit
Coventry	It’s in town	344,289	42
Millison's Wood	2.6 km northwest of it	645	3
Keresley Newlands	4.1 km north of it	3,631	14
Burton Green	4.1 km southwest of it	1,556	14
Corley	4.6 km north of it	355	3
Meriden	5 km west of it	2,203	5

Make a day of it

What else is near Castle (site of)

Within 15 km you can add 3 museums, 2 cathedrals and 2 castles.

CathedralCoventry Cathedral Church of St Michael3.8 km away 2

MuseumHerbert Art Gallery & Museum4 km away · 300K visitors a year (2010)3

Castle · English HeritageKenilworth Castle8 km away 4

MuseumCoventry Transport Museum3.6 km away 5

CastleCaludon Castle7.5 km away 6

MuseumNational Motorcycle Museum10 km away · 250K visitors a year 7

CathedralSt Mary's Priory and Cathedral3.7 km away 8

Historic houseCoombe Abbey10 km away

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

Visiting Castle (site of): the answers

Where is Castle (site of)?

Castle (site of) is in Coventry, West Midlands, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Castle (site of)?

Motte-and-bailey castle in Coventry, West Midlands, England, UK.

When is the best time to visit Castle (site of)?

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

Is Castle (site of) a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Castle (site of)?

Within 15 km: Coventry Cathedral Church of St Michael (3.8 km), Herbert Art Gallery & Museum (4 km), Kenilworth Castle (8 km) and Coventry Transport Museum (3.6 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)

Castle (site of): Anthony Vosper, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Coventry Cathedral Church of St Michael: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Herbert Art Gallery & Museum: E Gammie, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Kenilworth Castle: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Coventry Transport Museum: Jim Linwood from London, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Caludon Castle: Mum's taxi (Wikipedia Takes Coventry participant), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
National Motorcycle Museum: Snowmanradio, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
St Mary's Priory and Cathedral: E Gammie, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Coombe Abbey: Richard Croft, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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