Castle · Chichester · West Sussex

Chichester Castle

Chichester Castle is a castle in Chichester, Chichester, West Sussex. It is on the official list as a scheduled monument. Top of the 29 other places within 15 km is Chichester Cathedral, 500 m off.

Photo: Chichester Castle, Simon Carey (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

In Chichester

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 18%

#1,466 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 17–22°C

In brief

Castle in Chichester

Inside Chichester

Chichester Castle is inside Chichester’s built-up area, with 10 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Scheduled monument

On the official list of protected heritage; Chichester has 520 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

Warm months and wet ones

For warmth, aim for May to September (17–22°C highs in Chichester).

Jan8° / 2°90 mm

Feb8° / 2°63 mm

Mar11° / 4°53 mm

Apr14° / 5°55 mm

May17° / 8°47 mm

Jun20° / 11°56 mm

Jul22° / 13°54 mm

Aug22° / 13°64 mm

Sep19° / 11°66 mm

Oct15° / 8°96 mm

Nov11° / 5°103 mm

Dec9° / 3°99 mm

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

About

Chichester Castle

Its Wikipedia coverage spans 6 languages.

Chichester’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Castle
Listed: Scheduled monument
Wikipedias: Covered in 6 languages
Town: in Chichester

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

The map

Mapping Chichester Castle

Orange: Chichester Castle.

Towns near it

Where people come from

The biggest base of the 8 is Chichester (31,709 people). The town it is in comes first, then the others whose pages list it, nearest first.

1 · It’s in town

Chichester

31,709 people · 18 places to visit

2 · 1.4 km northeast of it

Westhampnett

1,238 people · 15 places to visit

3 · 1.5 km west of it

Fishbourne

3,368 people · 10 places to visit

4 · 1.9 km south of it

North Mundham

712 people · 11 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Chichester Castle is	People	Places to visit
Chichester	It’s in town	31,709	18
Westhampnett	1.4 km northeast of it	1,238	15
Fishbourne	1.5 km west of it	3,368	10
North Mundham	1.9 km south of it	712	11
Runcton	2.3 km southeast of it	470	13
Hunston	2.7 km south of it	1,154	9
Mid Lavant	2.7 km north of it	1,441	20
Tangmere	3.8 km east of it	4,000	14

Make a day of it

Pair Chichester Castle with these

Within 15 km are 29 places, among them 4 museums, a cathedral and a historic house.

CathedralChichester Cathedral500 m away 2

MuseumFishbourne Roman Palace2.4 km away 3

Historic houseGoodwood House4.4 km away 4

MuseumThe Novium500 m away 5

Art galleryPallant House Gallery500 m away 6

Abbey or priory · English HeritageBoxgrove Priory and Grounds5.1 km away 7

MuseumWeald & Downland Open Air Museum7.5 km away 8

MuseumTangmere Military Aviation Museum4.4 km away

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

Planning a visit to Chichester Castle

Where is Chichester Castle?

Chichester Castle is in Chichester, West Sussex, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Chichester Castle?

Castle in Chichester, Chichester, West Sussex, England, UK.

When is the best time to visit Chichester Castle?

May to September are the warmest months in Chichester, with afternoon highs of 17–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Chichester Castle a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Chichester Castle?

Within 15 km: Chichester Cathedral (500 m), Fishbourne Roman Palace (2.4 km), Goodwood House (4.4 km) and The Novium (500 m).

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)

Chichester Castle: Simon Carey, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Chichester Cathedral: Evgeniy Podkopaev, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Fishbourne Roman Palace: Charlesdrakew, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Goodwood House: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
The Novium: ACT124, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Pallant House Gallery: A bit iffy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Boxgrove Priory and Grounds: Peter I. Vardy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Weald & Downland Open Air Museum: Adrian Cable, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Tangmere Military Aviation Museum: Colin Babb, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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