Cowdray Castle
Cowdray Castle is the ruins of one of England's great houses, outside the West Sussex town of Midhurst. Head 300 m south of Easebourne to reach it. It is protected as a Grade I listed building.
Castle near Easebourne
Just outside Easebourne
Cowdray Castle is 300 m south of Easebourne. Towns near it ↓
Grade I listed building
On the official list of protected heritage; Easebourne has 47 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
May to September are the warmest in Easebourne, with afternoon highs of 18–23°C.
Cowdray Castle
Its Wikipedia coverage spans 3 languages. Close by, Servants' House is 8.5 km away, one of 32 within 15 km.
- Type
- Castle
- Listed
- Grade I listed building
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 3 languages
- Town
- 300 m south of Easebourne
- Official site
- cowdray.co.uk/historic-cowdray
The way to Cowdray Castle
Use the numbers to match each place near Cowdray Castle with the list.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns within reach of Cowdray Castle
The largest of the 7 towns is Midhurst, with 5,366 people. Each of these towns lists it on its own page of things to do.
Easebourne
Midhurst
Stedham
Henley Common
Compare the 7 towns
| Town | Where Cowdray Castle is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Easebourne | 300 m north of it | 1,396 | 5 |
| Midhurst | 300 m southwest of it | 5,366 | 5 |
| Stedham | 2.8 km west of it | 561 | 6 |
| Henley Common | 3.2 km north of it | 195 | 6 |
| Lodsworth | 3.5 km east of it | 339 | 8 |
| Cocking | 3.9 km south of it | 473 | 9 |
| Graffham | 4.9 km southeast of it | 225 | 2 |
Places to add to Cowdray Castle
32 more lie within 15 km, 3 historic houses, 2 museums and 2 abbeys or priories among them.
Historic house · National TrustServants' House8.5 km away2
MuseumBignor Roman Villa12 km away3
Abbey or prioryChithurst Buddhist Monastery5.2 km away4
Historic houseGoodwood House13 km away5
MuseumWeald & Downland Open Air Museum9.2 km away6
Abbey or priory · English HeritageBoxgrove Priory and Grounds14 km away7
Historic house · National TrustUppark House12 km away8GardenGarden · National TrustWoolbeding Gardens. National Trust.2.1 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Visiting Cowdray Castle: the answers
Where is Cowdray Castle?
Cowdray Castle is 300 m south of Easebourne, West Sussex.
What is Cowdray Castle?
Ruins of one of England's great houses, outside the West Sussex town of Midhurst.
When is the best time to visit Cowdray Castle?
May to September are the warmest months in Easebourne, with afternoon highs of 18–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Cowdray Castle a listed building?
Yes: Grade I listed building.
What else is there to see near Cowdray Castle?
Within 15 km: Servants' House (8.5 km), Bignor Roman Villa (12 km), Chithurst Buddhist Monastery (5.2 km) and Goodwood House (13 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)
- Cowdray Castle: Charlesdrakew at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Servants' House: Donar Reiskoffer, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bignor Roman Villa: Trevor Harris, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chithurst Buddhist Monastery: Chithurst, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Goodwood House: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Weald & Downland Open Air Museum: Adrian Cable, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Boxgrove Priory and Grounds: Peter I. Vardy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Uppark House: EccentricRichard at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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