Castle · Makeney · Derbyshire

Duffield Castle

Duffield Castle is a Norman castle. It lies inside the built-up area of Makeney. Its status is a part of a Scheduled Monument.

Photo: Duffield Castle, Mike Bardill (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

In Makeney

inside the built-up area

Run by

National Trust

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 4%

#309 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–21°C

In brief

Castle in Makeney

One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

#309 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (15 Wikipedias). About ↓

Inside Makeney

Duffield Castle is inside Makeney’s built-up area, with 4 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Cared for by the National Trust

One of the places the National Trust looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓

Part of a Scheduled Monument

On the official list of protected heritage; Makeney has 32 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

Weather by the month

Highs of 18–21°C mark June to September in Makeney.

Jan7° / 1°62 mm

Feb8° / 2°54 mm

Mar10° / 3°53 mm

Apr13° / 4°50 mm

May16° / 7°55 mm

Jun19° / 10°70 mm

Jul21° / 12°70 mm

Aug21° / 11°68 mm

Sep18° / 9°64 mm

Oct14° / 7°79 mm

Nov10° / 4°74 mm

Dec7° / 1°78 mm

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

About

Duffield Castle

Upkeep is seen to by the National Trust. 15 Wikipedia editions have an article on it. Close by, Derby Museum and Art Gallery is 7.8 km away, one of 53 within 15 km.

Makeney’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Castle
Run by: National Trust
Listed: Part of a Scheduled Monument
Wikipedias: Covered in 15 languages
Town: in Makeney
Official site: nationaltrust.org.uk/duffield-castle

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

The map

Where to find Duffield Castle

Duffield Castle sits at the orange dot; the numbered ones are listed below.

Towns near it

Towns that list Duffield Castle

Belper, with 19,076 people, is the largest of the 8. The town it is in comes first, then the others whose pages list it, nearest first.

1 · It’s in town

Makeney

4,691 people · 6 places to visit

2 · 800 m north of it

Milford

1,077 people · 4 places to visit

3 · 1.2 km southeast of it

Little Eaton

1,875 people · 16 places to visit

4 · 1.9 km northeast of it

Holbrook

1,802 people · 5 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Duffield Castle is	People	Places to visit
Makeney	It’s in town	4,691	6
Milford	800 m north of it	1,077	4
Little Eaton	1.2 km southeast of it	1,875	16
Holbrook	1.9 km northeast of it	1,802	5
Belper	2 km north of it	19,076	13
Quarndon	2.5 km south of it	999	15
Kilburn and Horsley Woodhouse	3 km east of it	4,447	7
Horsley	3.1 km east of it	459	3

Make a day of it

Beyond Duffield Castle

There are 53 within 15 km, 4 museums, 2 castles and a historic house among them.

MuseumDerby Museum and Art Gallery7.8 km away 2

MuseumPickford's House Museum7.6 km away 3

MuseumMuseum of Making7.5 km away 4

Historic house · National TrustKedleston Hall4.9 km away 5

CathedralDerby Cathedral7.6 km away 6

CastleCodnor Castle11 km away 7

MuseumNational Tramway Museum11 km away 8CastleCastleMackworth Castle6.9 km away

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

Questions people have about Duffield Castle

Where is Duffield Castle?

Duffield Castle is in Makeney, Derbyshire, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Duffield Castle?

Norman castle in Duffield, Derbyshire, England.

Who runs Duffield Castle?

National Trust, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.

When is the best time to visit Duffield Castle?

June to September are the warmest months in Makeney, with afternoon highs of 18–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Duffield Castle a listed building?

Yes: part of a Scheduled Monument.

What else is there to see near Duffield Castle?

Within 15 km: Derby Museum and Art Gallery (7.8 km), Pickford's House Museum (7.6 km), Museum of Making (7.5 km) and Kedleston Hall (4.9 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 (8)

Duffield Castle: Mike Bardill, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Derby Museum and Art Gallery: Janet Roberts from UK, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Pickford's House Museum: sps1955 from UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Museum of Making: Matt Brown, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Kedleston Hall: Hans A. Rosbach, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Derby Cathedral: Nick Moyes, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Codnor Castle: Douglal, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
National Tramway Museum: Mark Anderson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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