Castle · near Rockland St Mary · Norfolk

Claxton Castle

Look for Claxton Castle 1.4 km east of Rockland St Mary. It holds the status of a scheduled monument. Top of the 32 other places within 15 km is Norwich Cathedral, 11 km off.

Photo: Claxton Castle, Graham Hardy (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

1.4 km

east of Rockland St Mary

How well known

Top 12%

#1,023 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–22°C

In brief

Castle near Rockland St Mary

Just outside Rockland St Mary

Claxton Castle is 1.4 km east of Rockland St Mary. Towns near it ↓

Scheduled monument

On the official list of protected heritage; Rockland St Mary has 12 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

Month by month

In Rockland St Mary, June to September bring the warmest days: highs of 19–22°C.

Jan7° / 2°52 mm

Feb8° / 1°45 mm

Mar10° / 3°44 mm

Apr13° / 5°37 mm

May17° / 7°45 mm

Jun20° / 10°59 mm

Jul22° / 12°56 mm

Aug22° / 12°64 mm

Sep19° / 10°57 mm

Oct15° / 8°66 mm

Nov10° / 4°67 mm

Dec7° / 2°61 mm

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

About

Claxton Castle

Articles on it exist in 8 languages.

Rockland St Mary’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Castle
Listed: Scheduled monument
Wikipedias: Covered in 8 languages
Town: 1.4 km east of Rockland St Mary

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

The map

Finding Claxton Castle

Orange: Claxton Castle.

Towns near it

Bases near Claxton Castle

Of these 8 towns, the largest is Brundall (4,378 people). Every one of these towns counts it as a place to visit.

1 · 1.4 km west of it

Rockland St Mary

844 people · 2 places to visit

2 · 2.2 km south of it

Thurton

565 people · 1 place to visit

3 · 2.9 km northwest of it

Surlingham

573 people · 2 places to visit

4 · 3.2 km southeast of it

Chedgrave

1,053 people · 2 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Claxton Castle is	People	Places to visit
Rockland St Mary	1.4 km west of it	844	2
Thurton	2.2 km south of it	565	1
Surlingham	2.9 km northwest of it	573	2
Chedgrave	3.2 km southeast of it	1,053	2
Brundall	3.8 km north of it	4,378	2
Strumpshaw	3.8 km north of it	466	2
Cantley	3.9 km east of it	509	3
Alpington and Yelverton	4.3 km west of it	723	2

Make a day of it

After Claxton Castle

Choose from 32 places within 15 km, such as 2 cathedrals, 2 castles and 2 museums.

CathedralNorwich Cathedral11 km away 2

CastleNorwich Castle Museum11 km away 3

CathedralSt John the Baptist Cathedral12 km away 4

CastleBungay Castle14 km away 5

MuseumStrumpshaw Steam Museum2.9 km away 6

Art galleryThe Sainsbury Centre15 km away 7

Abbey or priory · English HeritageSt Benet's Abbey13 km away 8

MuseumStrangers' Hall12 km away

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

Visiting Claxton Castle

Where is Claxton Castle?

Claxton Castle is 1.4 km east of Rockland St Mary, Norfolk.

What is Claxton Castle?

Castle in Claxton, South Norfolk, England,UK.

When is the best time to visit Claxton Castle?

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

Is Claxton Castle a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Claxton Castle?

Within 15 km: Norwich Cathedral (11 km), Norwich Castle Museum (11 km), St John the Baptist Cathedral (12 km) and Bungay Castle (14 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)

Claxton Castle: Graham Hardy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Norwich Cathedral: Aleister Crowley 20:33, 19 January 2007 (UTC), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Norwich Castle Museum: The original uploader was Bluemoose at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
St John the Baptist Cathedral: original: Nigel Chadwick derivative work: Rabanus Flavus, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bungay Castle: Scott Anderson from UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Strumpshaw Steam Museum: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
The Sainsbury Centre: Oxyman, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
St Benet's Abbey: Wonderwoman72uk, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Strangers' Hall: Elliott Brown, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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