Fort · near Butler's Cross · Buckinghamshire

Cymbeline's Castle

Cymbeline's Castle is a motte-and-bailey castle. It is 400 m southwest of Butler's Cross. Its status is a scheduled monument.

Photo: Cymbeline's Castle, Rob Farrow (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

400 m

southwest of Butler's Cross

How well known

Top 34%

#2,866 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–22°C

In brief

Fort near Butler's Cross

Just outside Butler's Cross

Cymbeline's Castle is 400 m southwest of Butler's Cross. Towns near it ↓

Scheduled monument

On the official list of protected heritage; Butler's Cross has 7 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

Warmest in Butler's Cross are June to September, at 19–22°C.

Jan7° / 2°67 mm

Feb8° / 1°56 mm

Mar10° / 3°49 mm

Apr13° / 4°56 mm

May17° / 7°60 mm

Jun20° / 10°57 mm

Jul22° / 12°54 mm

Aug22° / 12°67 mm

Sep19° / 10°63 mm

Oct14° / 7°85 mm

Nov10° / 4°84 mm

Dec7° / 2°77 mm

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

About

Cymbeline's Castle

Wikipedia covers it in 3 languages. Nearby, Chequers (1.1 km) heads a list of 55 within 15 km.

Butler's Cross’ listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Fort
Listed: Scheduled monument
Wikipedias: Covered in 3 languages
Town: 400 m southwest of Butler's Cross

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

The map

Cymbeline's Castle and what surrounds it

The map puts Cymbeline's Castle in orange and numbers its neighbours as in the list.

Towns near it

Where people come from

The 8 towns are led in size by Wendover, with 8,729 people. Start with its own town; the others follow by distance.

1 · 400 m northeast of it

Butler's Cross

240 people · 12 places to visit

2 · 600 m west of it

Great Kimble

383 people · 6 places to visit

3 · 1.3 km southwest of it

Askett and Whiteleaf

588 people · 6 places to visit

4 · 2.4 km southwest of it

Princes Risborough

7,528 people · 7 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Cymbeline's Castle is	People	Places to visit
Butler's Cross	400 m northeast of it	240	12
Great Kimble	600 m west of it	383	6
Askett and Whiteleaf	1.3 km southwest of it	588	6
Princes Risborough	2.4 km southwest of it	7,528	7
Stoke Mandeville	2.6 km north of it	2,855	16
Wendover	2.6 km northeast of it	8,729	15
Longwick	4 km west of it	1,528	5
South Heath	4.2 km southeast of it	1,278	13

Make a day of it

Next door to Cymbeline's Castle

Also close at hand are 5 historic houses, 2 museums and a castle, among 55 within 15 km.

Historic houseChequers1.1 km away 2

MuseumNatural History Museum at Tring10 km away · 134K visitors a year (2022)3

Historic house · National TrustWaddesdon Manor14 km away 4

Historic houseHalton House5.9 km away 5

Historic house · National TrustWest Wycombe House12 km away 6

MuseumThe Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre8.1 km away 7

Historic house · National TrustHughenden Manor11 km away 8

CastleDinton Folly8.5 km away

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

What people ask about Cymbeline's Castle

Where is Cymbeline's Castle?

Cymbeline's Castle is 400 m southwest of Butler's Cross, Buckinghamshire.

What is Cymbeline's Castle?

Motte-and-bailey castle in Ellesborough, Buckinghamshire, England, UK.

When is the best time to visit Cymbeline's Castle?

June to September are the warmest months in Butler's Cross, with afternoon highs of 19–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Cymbeline's Castle a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Cymbeline's Castle?

Within 15 km: Chequers (1.1 km), Natural History Museum at Tring (10 km), Waddesdon Manor (14 km) and Halton House (5.9 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)

Cymbeline's Castle: Rob Farrow, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Chequers: Stephen Simpson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Natural History Museum at Tring: Rob Farrow. Rob Farrow, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Waddesdon Manor: Mattlever, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Halton House: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
West Wycombe House: Original author was Giano, converted to PNG format by PNG crusade bot at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
The Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre: David Hillas, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Hughenden Manor: Francis Orpen Morris, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Dinton Folly: D Gore, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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