Culzean Castle
Culzean Castle is a country house incorporating earlier castle and tower house fabric, near Maybole, South Ayrshire. It holds the status of a category A listed building. Our list has 15 more places within 15 km; first among them is Crossraguel Abbey, at 4.7 km.
Historic house near Maybole
One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
#195 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (19 Wikipedias). About ↓
Near Maybole
Culzean Castle is 6.6 km west of Maybole. Towns near it ↓
Cared for by National Trust for Scotland
One of the places National Trust for Scotland looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓
Category A listed building
On the official list of protected heritage; Maybole has 46 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
The best months to visit
Expect highs of 18–19°C in Maybole from June to August.
Culzean Castle
The site is looked after by National Trust for Scotland. Articles on it exist in 19 languages.
- Type
- Historic house
- Run by
- National Trust for Scotland
- Listed
- Category A listed building
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 19 languages
- Town
- 6.6 km west of Maybole
- Official site
- nts.org.uk/Property/Culzean-Castle-and-Country-Park
Culzean Castle at a glance
Use the numbers to match each place near Culzean Castle with the list.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022
Towns near Culzean Castle
Ayr tops the 8 for size, at 46,209 people. These are the towns that list it, beginning with its own.
Maybole
Girvan
Ayr
Prestwick
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Culzean Castle is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maybole | 6.6 km east of it | 4,333 | 4 |
| Girvan | 14 km south of it | 6,317 | 1 |
| Ayr | 16 km northeast of it | 46,209 | 9 |
| Prestwick | 19 km northeast of it | 14,550 | 4 |
| Drongan | 23 km northeast of it | 3,063 | 1 |
| Troon | 24 km north of it | 15,271 | 4 |
| Dundonald | 28 km northeast of it | 2,579 | 4 |
| Dreghorn | 30 km north of it | 3,362 | 7 |
Also near Culzean Castle
Nearby, 15 places within 15 km include 6 castles, an abbey or priory and a museum.
Abbey or priory · Historic Environment ScotlandCrossraguel Abbey4.7 km away2CastleCastleTurnberry Castle4.7 km away3CastleCastleDunure Castle5.9 km away4
CastleMaybole Castle6.8 km away5
CastleDunduff Castle7.2 km away6CastleCastleBlairquhan Castle14 km away7
CastlePenkill Castle12 km away8
Museum · National Trust for ScotlandRobert Burns Birthplace Museum13 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Planning a visit to Culzean Castle
Where is Culzean Castle?
Culzean Castle is 6.6 km west of Maybole, South Ayrshire.
What is Culzean Castle?
Country house incorporating earlier castle and tower house fabric, near Maybole, South Ayrshire, Scotland, UK.
Who runs Culzean Castle?
National Trust for Scotland, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.
When is the best time to visit Culzean Castle?
June to August are the warmest months in Maybole, with afternoon highs of 18–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Culzean Castle a listed building?
Yes: category A listed building.
What else is there to see near Culzean Castle?
Within 15 km: Crossraguel Abbey (4.7 km), Turnberry Castle (4.7 km), Dunure Castle (5.9 km) and Maybole Castle (6.8 km).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the NRS 2022 locality (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 (5)
- Crossraguel Abbey: PaulT (Gunther Tschuch), CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maybole Castle: Mary and Angus Hogg, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dunduff Castle: Dunduff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Penkill Castle: Alan Reid, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Burns Birthplace Museum: Mary and Angus Hogg, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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