Durlston Castle
Head 400 m southeast of Swanage for Durlston Castle. Add Corfe Castle, 9 km away, to a visit; it leads 41 places within 15 km.
Castle near Swanage
Just outside Swanage
Durlston Castle is 400 m southeast of Swanage. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
How the seasons run
In Swanage the warm season is June to September, with highs of 18–21°C.
Durlston Castle
- Type
- Castle
- Town
- 400 m southeast of Swanage
Plan your visit
Where it sits
Durlston Castle is in orange, with the places near it numbered as below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Bases near Durlston Castle
Largest of the 3 is Swanage, home to 9,115. These are the towns that list it, beginning with its own.
Swanage
Langton Matravers
Studland
Compare the 3 towns
| Town | Where Durlston Castle is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swanage | 400 m northwest of it | 9,115 | 21 |
| Langton Matravers | 3.1 km northwest of it | 868 | 23 |
| Studland | 4.9 km north of it | 260 | 16 |
Worth adding to a visit
Our list has 41 more within 15 km, among them 3 museums, 2 castles and a heritage railway.
Castle · National TrustCorfe Castle9 km away · 190K visitors a year (2010)2
Heritage railwaySwanage Railway2.9 km away3
CastleBrownsea Castle10 km away4
MuseumSwanage Museum & Heritage Centre1.5 km away5
PierSwanage Pier1.6 km away6
MuseumRussell Cotes Art Gallery & Museum15 km away7
MuseumPurbeck Mining Museum9.6 km away8
FortFort Henry5.6 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Before visiting Durlston Castle
Where is Durlston Castle?
Durlston Castle is 400 m southeast of Swanage, Dorset.
What is Durlston Castle?
Castle.
When is the best time to visit Durlston Castle?
June to September are the warmest months in Swanage, with afternoon highs of 18–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Durlston Castle?
Within 15 km: Corfe Castle (9 km), Swanage Railway (2.9 km), Brownsea Castle (10 km) and Swanage Museum & Heritage Centre (1.5 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)
- Corfe Castle: Albany E. Howarth, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Swanage Railway: LordHarris at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brownsea Castle: Iain A. Wanless, https://www.flickr.com/photos/reemul/, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Swanage Museum & Heritage Centre: Nicholas Mutton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Swanage Pier: Daniel Schmidt, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Russell Cotes Art Gallery & Museum: User:LordHarris, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Purbeck Mining Museum: John Rowley, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fort Henry: Stevekraken, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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