Eaton Socon Castle
Look for Eaton Socon Castle 100 m southwest of St Neots. Officially, it is a scheduled monument. 23 other places to visit are within 15 km, led by Kimbolton Castle (11 km).
Castle near St Neots
Just outside St Neots
Eaton Socon Castle is 100 m southwest of St Neots. Towns near it ↓
Scheduled monument
On the official list of protected heritage; St Neots has 153 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
The climate through the year
Afternoons in St Neots peak at 18–23°C, May to September.
Eaton Socon Castle
There are Wikipedia articles on it in 6 languages.
- Type
- Castle
- Listed
- Scheduled monument
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 6 languages
- Town
- 100 m southwest of St Neots
Mapping Eaton Socon Castle
The map puts Eaton Socon Castle in orange and numbers its neighbours as in the list.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Where to base yourself
Largest of the 8 is St Neots, home to 33,262. The towns whose pages list it: the one it is in, those within 5 km of it, then larger towns further out.
St Neots
Wyboston
Little Paxton
Hail Weston
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Eaton Socon Castle is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Neots | 100 m northeast of it | 33,262 | 4 |
| Wyboston | 1.2 km southwest of it | 618 | 4 |
| Little Paxton | 2.9 km north of it | 4,031 | 3 |
| Hail Weston | 3 km north of it | 579 | 3 |
| Roxton | 4.5 km southwest of it | 337 | 2 |
| Tempsford | 4.9 km south of it | 603 | 2 |
| Abbotsley | 5.9 km southeast of it | 421 | 0 |
| Great Paxton | 6.2 km northeast of it | 1,003 | 2 |
Each has its own grades, prices and things to do.
Also near Eaton Socon Castle
3 museums, 2 castles and 2 abbeys or priories are among the 23 within 15 km.
CastleKimbolton Castle11 km away2
FortBuckden Towers9 km away3
MuseumSt Neots Museum1.7 km away4Abbey or prioryAbbey or priory · English HeritageBushmead Priory6 km away5
CastleHuntingdon Castle14 km away6MuseumMuseumThe Shuttleworth Collection14 km away7
MuseumThe Cromwell Museum14 km away8
Abbey or prioryHinchingbrooke House14 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Eaton Socon Castle, answered
Where is Eaton Socon Castle?
Eaton Socon Castle is 100 m southwest of St Neots, Cambridgeshire.
What is Eaton Socon Castle?
Castle in Eaton Socon, Cambridgeshire, England, UK.
When is the best time to visit Eaton Socon Castle?
May to September are the warmest months in St Neots, with afternoon highs of 18–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Eaton Socon Castle a listed building?
Yes: scheduled monument.
What else is there to see near Eaton Socon Castle?
Within 15 km: Kimbolton Castle (11 km), Buckden Towers (9 km), St Neots Museum (1.7 km) and Bushmead Priory (6 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)
- Eaton Socon Castle: Chris Jefferies., CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kimbolton Castle: Graham Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Buckden Towers: Robert Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Neots Museum: Logomachy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Huntingdon Castle: Duncan Grey, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Cromwell Museum: Robert Weedon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hinchingbrooke House: The original uploader was Multiple films at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
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