Corby Castle
Corby Castle is a tower house. The site is 200 m east of Wetheral. Officially, it is a Grade I listed building.
Castle near Wetheral
Just outside Wetheral
Corby Castle is 200 m east of Wetheral. Towns near it ↓
Grade I listed building
On the official list of protected heritage; Wetheral has 20 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Picking your season
From June to August, Wetheral sees highs of 18–20°C.
Corby Castle
Its Wikipedia coverage spans 8 languages. Look also at Carlisle Cathedral, 7.4 km away, first of 17 more within 15 km.
- Type
- Castle
- Listed
- Grade I listed building
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 8 languages
- Town
- 200 m east of Wetheral
Where Corby Castle is
The numbers show what else is near Corby Castle, in the order listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns near Corby Castle
Of the 8, Carlisle is the largest, at 77,729 people. Every one of these towns counts it as a place to visit.
Wetheral
Cumwhinton
Warwick Bridge
Heads Nook
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Corby Castle is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wetheral | 200 m west of it | 1,129 | 2 |
| Cumwhinton | 2 km southwest of it | 512 | 2 |
| Warwick Bridge | 2 km north of it | 1,232 | 5 |
| Heads Nook | 2.2 km northeast of it | 367 | 2 |
| Scotby | 2.6 km west of it | 1,830 | 9 |
| Carlisle | 3.4 km west of it | 77,729 | 10 |
| Hayton | 4.9 km northeast of it | 570 | 3 |
| Blackwell | 6.8 km west of it | 298 | 5 |
Make a day of it near Corby Castle
Within 15 km you can add 4 castles, 2 museums and a cathedral.
CathedralCarlisle Cathedral7.4 km away2
Castle · English HeritageCarlisle Castle7.7 km away3
CastleScaleby Castle8.5 km away4
CastleNaworth Castle12 km away5CastleCastleArmathwaite Castle9 km away6
Abbey or priory · English HeritageLanercost Priory13 km away7
MuseumTullie House7.5 km away8
MuseumSolway Aviation Museum7.2 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Visiting Corby Castle: the answers
Where is Corby Castle?
Corby Castle is 200 m east of Wetheral, Cumbria.
What is Corby Castle?
Tower house in Cumbria, England, UK.
When is the best time to visit Corby Castle?
June to August are the warmest months in Wetheral, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Corby Castle a listed building?
Yes: Grade I listed building.
What else is there to see near Corby Castle?
Within 15 km: Carlisle Cathedral (7.4 km), Carlisle Castle (7.7 km), Scaleby Castle (8.5 km) and Naworth Castle (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 (8)
- Corby Castle: Lynne Kirton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carlisle Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carlisle Castle: John Gibson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Scaleby Castle: Simon Ledingham, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Naworth Castle: Peter McDermott, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lanercost Priory: Martinvl, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tullie House: Raymond Knapman, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Solway Aviation Museum: Simon Ledingham, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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