Castle · near Embleton · Northumberland

Dunstanburgh Castle

Dunstanburgh Castle lies 2.4 km east of Embleton. It holds the status of a scheduled monument. Close by, Alnwick Castle is 11 km away, one of 16 within 15 km.

Photo: Dunstanburgh Castle, mattbuck (category) (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where

2.4 km

east of Embleton

Run by

English Heritage

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 2%

#161 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jul–Aug

highs of 19–19°C

In brief

Castle near Embleton

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

#161 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (21 Wikipedias). About ↓

Just outside Embleton

Dunstanburgh Castle is 2.4 km east of Embleton. Towns near it ↓

Cared for by English Heritage

One of the places English Heritage looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓

Scheduled monument

On the official list of protected heritage; Embleton has 18 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

The seasons here

Expect 19°C highs in Embleton in July and August.

Jan7° / 2°54 mm

Feb8° / 2°48 mm

Mar9° / 3°42 mm

Apr11° / 4°45 mm

May14° / 6°40 mm

Jun17° / 9°60 mm

Jul19° / 11°61 mm

Aug19° / 11°70 mm

Sep17° / 9°54 mm

Oct13° / 7°69 mm

Nov10° / 4°82 mm

Dec7° / 2°61 mm

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

About

Dunstanburgh Castle

The site is kept up by English Heritage. There are Wikipedia articles on it in 21 languages.

Embleton’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Castle
Run by: English Heritage
Listed: Scheduled monument
Wikipedias: Covered in 21 languages
Town: 2.4 km east of Embleton
Official site: english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/dunstanburgh-castle

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

The map

The way to Dunstanburgh Castle

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

Towns near it

Which town is nearest

Largest of the 8 is Alnwick, home to 8,432. Every town below has its own grades, prices and places to visit.

1 · 2.4 km west of it

Embleton

350 people · 4 places to visit

2 · 6.7 km south of it

Longhoughton

1,173 people · 8 places to visit

3 · 7.6 km north of it

Beadnell

338 people

4 · 10 km south of it

Lesbury

345 people · 13 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Dunstanburgh Castle is	People	Places to visit
Embleton	2.4 km west of it	350	4
Longhoughton	6.7 km south of it	1,173	8
Beadnell	7.6 km north of it	338	0
Lesbury	10 km south of it	345	13
Seahouses and North Sunderland	11 km north of it	1,678	4
Hipsburn	11 km south of it	699	14
Alnwick	11 km southwest of it	8,432	13
Shilbottle	14 km southwest of it	1,787	15

Make a day of it

Combine it with these

Around it, within 15 km, lie 16 more, including 2 castles, 2 museums and a historic house.

CastleAlnwick Castle11 km away 2

Historic houseHowick Hall4.5 km away 3CastleCastleCraster Tower2.5 km away 4

GardenPreston Tower8.1 km away 5

Heritage railwayAln Valley Railway11 km away 6

MuseumNorthumberland Fusiliers Museum11 km away 7

MuseumBailiffgate Museum11 km away 8AttractionAttractionThe Treehouse11 km away

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

Planning a visit to Dunstanburgh Castle

Where is Dunstanburgh Castle?

Dunstanburgh Castle is 2.4 km east of Embleton, Northumberland.

What is Dunstanburgh Castle?

Castle in Craster, Northumberland, England, UK.

Who runs Dunstanburgh Castle?

English Heritage, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.

When is the best time to visit Dunstanburgh Castle?

July and August are the warmest months in Embleton, with afternoon highs of 19–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Dunstanburgh Castle a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Dunstanburgh Castle?

Within 15 km: Alnwick Castle (11 km), Howick Hall (4.5 km), Craster Tower (2.5 km) and Preston Tower (8.1 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)

Dunstanburgh Castle: mattbuck (category), CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Alnwick Castle: Thomas Quine, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Howick Hall: John Nicholson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Preston Tower: mattbuck (category), CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Aln Valley Railway: User.who.is.anonymous, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Northumberland Fusiliers Museum: Benjamin Smith, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bailiffgate Museum: Russel Wills, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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