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Castle Upton

Castle Upton is a country house. Its location is 4.8 km east of Antrim. The register lists it as a Grade A listed building.

Where

4.8 km

east of Antrim

Warmest months

Jun–Aug

highs of 18–19°C

In brief

Castle near Antrim

Just outside Antrim

Castle Upton is 4.8 km east of Antrim. Towns near it ↓

Grade A listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Antrim has 42 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

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

When to go

The year in Antrim

Afternoons in Antrim peak at 18–19°C, June to August.

Jan7° / 2°85 mm

Feb8° / 2°69 mm

Mar10° / 3°68 mm

Apr12° / 4°62 mm

May15° / 7°62 mm

Jun18° / 10°74 mm

Jul19° / 11°82 mm

Aug19° / 11°88 mm

Sep17° / 9°75 mm

Oct13° / 7°99 mm

Nov10° / 4°103 mm

Dec8° / 2°93 mm

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

About

Castle Upton

Within 15 km there are 18 more places to visit, starting with Belfast Castle (12 km).

Antrim’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Castle
Listed: Grade A listed building
Town: 4.8 km east of Antrim

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

The map

The numbers show what else is near Castle Upton, in the order listed below.

Towns near it

Which towns are near Castle Upton

Nearest first, every town here counts it among its places to visit.

1 · 4.8 km west of it

Antrim

25,606 people · 7 places to visit

Make a day of it

Also near Castle Upton

Within 15 km are 18 places, among them 4 museums, a historic house and a zoo.

Historic houseBelfast Castle12 km away 2

ZooBelfast Zoo11 km away 3

CastleShane's Castle ruins11 km away 4

Abbey or prioryClonard Monastery15 km away 5MuseumMuseumSentry Hill Historic House7.7 km away 6MuseumMuseumGarden Heritage Exhibition8.5 km away 7MuseumMuseumMuseum At The Mill9.7 km away 8MuseumMuseumThe White House13 km away

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

Asked about Castle Upton

Where is Castle Upton?

Castle Upton is 4.8 km east of Antrim, Antrim and Newtownabbey.

What is Castle Upton?

Country house in Templepatrick, County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

When is the best time to visit Castle Upton?

June to August are the warmest months in Antrim, with afternoon highs of 18–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Castle Upton a listed building?

Yes: Grade A listed building.

What else is there to see near Castle Upton?

Within 15 km: Belfast Castle (12 km), Belfast Zoo (11 km), Shane's Castle ruins (11 km) and Clonard Monastery (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 (4)

Belfast Castle: Portwilliamborn, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Belfast Zoo: Quichot, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Shane's Castle ruins: Kenneth Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Clonard Monastery: see below, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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