Caverswall Castle
Caverswall Castle is a grade I listed quadrangular castle. This one stands 200 m southeast of Cookshill. Around it, within 15 km, lie 48 more places, Alton Towers Resort (13 km) first on our list.
Castle near Cookshill
Just outside Cookshill
Caverswall Castle is 200 m southeast of Cookshill. Towns near it ↓
Grade I listed building
On the official list of protected heritage; Cookshill has 1 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
The seasons here
June to August are the warmest in Cookshill, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C.
Caverswall Castle
Its Wikipedia coverage spans 6 languages.
- Type
- Castle
- Listed
- Grade I listed building
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 6 languages
- Town
- 200 m southeast of Cookshill
Mapping Caverswall Castle
Orange is Caverswall Castle; numbered in green, the places near it.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Nearby towns
Largest of the 8 is Stoke-on-Trent, home to 260,560. Each town here links to its own guide.
- 1Cookshill
- 2Stoke-on-Trent
- 3Blythe Bridge and Forsbrook
- 4Cheadle
- 5Werrington
- 6Fulford
- 7Wetley Rocks
- 8Upper Tean
Cookshill
Stoke-on-Trent
Blythe Bridge and Forsbrook
Cheadle
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Caverswall Castle is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cookshill | 200 m northwest of it | 311 | 5 |
| Stoke-on-Trent | 500 m northwest of it | 260,560 | 28 |
| Blythe Bridge and Forsbrook | 1.1 km south of it | 6,798 | 6 |
| Cheadle | 3.8 km east of it | 11,403 | 6 |
| Werrington | 4.3 km north of it | 6,012 | 10 |
| Fulford | 4.6 km south of it | 655 | 4 |
| Wetley Rocks | 6.3 km north of it | 276 | 3 |
| Upper Tean | 6.7 km southeast of it | 3,244 | 4 |
Next door to Caverswall Castle
Of the 48 within 15 km, look for 3 attractions, a theme park and a heritage railway.
Big drawTheme parkAlton Towers Resort13 km away · 2.5M visitors a year (2024)2
Heritage railwayFoxfield Railway1 km away3
MuseumGladstone Pottery Museum3.8 km away4
AttractionThe Smiler12 km away5
Abbey or priory · English HeritageCroxden Abbey12 km away6
AttractionOblivion12 km away7
AttractionGalactica13 km away8
CastleAlton Castle12 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
What people ask about Caverswall Castle
Where is Caverswall Castle?
Caverswall Castle is 200 m southeast of Cookshill, Staffordshire.
What is Caverswall Castle?
Grade I listed quadrangular castle in Staffordshire Moorlands, United Kingdom.
When is the best time to visit Caverswall Castle?
June to August are the warmest months in Cookshill, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Caverswall Castle a listed building?
Yes: Grade I listed building.
What else is there to see near Caverswall Castle?
Within 15 km: Alton Towers Resort (13 km), Foxfield Railway (1 km), Gladstone Pottery Museum (3.8 km) and The Smiler (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 (9)
- Caverswall Castle: Samuel Hall Carter (1800-1889), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alton Towers Resort: Dunderklumpen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Foxfield Railway: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gladstone Pottery Museum: MartynDavies, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Smiler: TowersStreet, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Croxden Abbey: Linda Bailey, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Oblivion: DAllardyce, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Galactica: Andyfishburne, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alton Castle: Dennis Thorley, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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