Dalton Castle
Dalton Castle is a grade I listed local museum in Dalton Town with Newton, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria. Inside Dalton-in-Furness’ built-up area is where it stands. Within 15 km there are 17 more places to visit, starting with Furness Abbey (2.3 km).
Castle in Dalton-in-Furness
Inside Dalton-in-Furness
Dalton Castle is inside Dalton-in-Furness’ built-up area, with 6 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Scheduled monument
On the official list of protected heritage; Dalton-in-Furness has 60 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Seasons in Dalton-in-Furness
Expect highs of 17–19°C in Dalton-in-Furness from June to September.
Dalton Castle
There are Wikipedia articles on it in 4 languages.
- Type
- Castle
- Listed
- Scheduled monument
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 4 languages
- Town
- in Dalton-in-Furness
- Official site
- nationaltrust.org.uk/dalton-castle
Mapping Dalton Castle
Find Dalton Castle in orange; each number is a place listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Dalton-in-Furness’ built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
The nearest towns to Dalton Castle
Home to 55,260 people, Barrow-in-Furness is the largest of these 8. Its home town tops the list; the rest follow by distance.
- 1Dalton-in-Furness
- 2Barrow-in-Furness
- 3Askam in Furness
- 4Great Urswick
- 5Swarthmoor
- 6Ulverston
- 7Millom
- 8Haverigg
Dalton-in-Furness
Barrow-in-Furness
Askam in Furness
Great Urswick
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Dalton Castle is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dalton-in-Furness | It’s in town | 7,551 | 9 |
| Barrow-in-Furness | 1.8 km southwest of it | 55,260 | 11 |
| Askam in Furness | 3.1 km north of it | 3,172 | 9 |
| Great Urswick | 4 km east of it | 270 | 5 |
| Swarthmoor | 5.7 km northeast of it | 1,030 | 2 |
| Ulverston | 7.4 km northeast of it | 11,219 | 5 |
| Millom | 8.1 km northwest of it | 5,690 | 7 |
| Haverigg | 8.5 km northwest of it | 1,551 | 7 |
Nearby, too
3 castles, an abbey or priory and a museum are among the 17 within 15 km.
Abbey or priory · English HeritageFurness Abbey2.3 km away2
MuseumThe Dock Museum6 km away · 68K visitors a year3
CastleGleaston Castle4.3 km away4ZooZooSouth Lakes Safari Zoo1.7 km away5
Castle · English HeritagePiel Castle10 km away6
CastleMillom Castle9.2 km away7
Historic houseHolker Hall14 km away8Park or estatePark or estate · National TrustSandscale Haws Nature Reserve3.6 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Questions people have about Dalton Castle
Where is Dalton Castle?
Dalton Castle is in Dalton-in-Furness, Cumbria, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Dalton Castle?
Grade I listed local museum in Dalton Town with Newton, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria , England, UK.
When is the best time to visit Dalton Castle?
June to September are the warmest months in Dalton-in-Furness, with afternoon highs of 17–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Dalton Castle a listed building?
Yes: scheduled monument.
What else is there to see near Dalton Castle?
Within 15 km: Furness Abbey (2.3 km), The Dock Museum (6 km), Gleaston Castle (4.3 km) and South Lakes Safari Zoo (1.7 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 (7)
- Dalton Castle: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Furness Abbey: Francis Bijl from Groningen, Netherlands, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Dock Museum: Eirian Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gleaston Castle: Chas Hollwey, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Piel Castle: Arnold Price, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Millom Castle: Andrew Woodhall, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Holker Hall: Ken Crosby, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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