Castle · Farnham · Surrey

Farnham Castle

Farnham Castle is a grade I listed historic house museum in Farnham, Surrey. It is cared for by English Heritage. There are 45 more places to see within 15 km, beginning with Waverley Abbey (3.7 km).

Photo: Farnham Castle, Lewis Hulbert (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Where

In Farnham

inside the built-up area

Run by

English Heritage

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 8%

#682 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 18–23°C

In brief

Castle in Farnham

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

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

Inside Farnham

Farnham Castle is inside Farnham’s built-up area, with 8 more places to visit within 5 km. 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; Farnham has 288 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 year in Farnham

May to September are the warmest in Farnham, with afternoon highs of 18–23°C.

Jan8° / 2°87 mm

Feb8° / 2°62 mm

Mar11° / 3°52 mm

Apr14° / 4°55 mm

May18° / 7°48 mm

Jun20° / 10°50 mm

Jul23° / 12°51 mm

Aug22° / 12°58 mm

Sep19° / 10°57 mm

Oct15° / 7°89 mm

Nov11° / 4°94 mm

Dec8° / 2°86 mm

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

About

Farnham Castle

Its Wikipedia coverage spans 8 languages.

Farnham’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Castle
Run by: English Heritage
Listed: Scheduled monument
Wikipedias: Covered in 8 languages
Town: in Farnham
Official site: english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/farnham-castle-keep

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

The map

Mapping Farnham Castle

Find Farnham Castle in orange; each number is a place listed below.

Towns near it

Towns a short way from Farnham Castle

The biggest base of the 8 is Aldershot (39,827 people). Each of these towns lists it on its own page of things to do.

1 · It’s in town

Farnham

20,499 people · 18 places to visit

2 · 1 km northeast of it

Weybourne

11,241 people · 15 places to visit

3 · 1.8 km south of it

Wrecclesham

7,312 people · 12 places to visit

4 · 2.2 km northwest of it

Ewshot

654 people · 7 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Farnham Castle is	People	Places to visit
Farnham	It’s in town	20,499	18
Weybourne	1 km northeast of it	11,241	15
Wrecclesham	1.8 km south of it	7,312	12
Ewshot	2.2 km northwest of it	654	7
Badshot Lea	2.3 km northeast of it	1,883	14
Runfold	2.3 km east of it	382	12
Aldershot	2.8 km northeast of it	39,827	23
Crondall	3.7 km northwest of it	1,220	6

Make a day of it

Pair Farnham Castle with these

Among the 45 within 15 km are 3 museums, 2 abbeys or priories and a cathedral.

Abbey or priory · English HeritageWaverley Abbey3.7 km away 2

CathedralCathedral of St Michael and St George, Aldershot5.4 km away 3

MuseumCrafts Study Centre400 m away 4

MuseumMuseum of Farnham700 m away 5

Wildlife parkBirdworld5.2 km away 6

Abbey or priorySaint Michael’s Abbey9.4 km away 7

CastleOdiham Castle12 km away 8

MuseumWatts Gallery12 km away

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

Farnham Castle, answered

Where is Farnham Castle?

Farnham Castle is in Farnham, Surrey, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Farnham Castle?

Grade I listed historic house museum in Farnham, Surrey, England, UK.

Who runs Farnham Castle?

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

When is the best time to visit Farnham Castle?

May to September are the warmest months in Farnham, with afternoon highs of 18–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Farnham Castle a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Farnham Castle?

Within 15 km: Waverley Abbey (3.7 km), Cathedral of St Michael and St George, Aldershot (5.4 km), Crafts Study Centre (400 m) and Museum of Farnham (700 m).

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 (9)

Farnham Castle: Lewis Hulbert, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Waverley Abbey: Admiralgary, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Cathedral of St Michael and St George, Aldershot: AldershotCathedral.jpg: JohnArmagh derivative work: Rabanus Flavus, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Crafts Study Centre: BabelStone, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Museum of Farnham: BabelStone, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Birdworld: Birdworld, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Saint Michael’s Abbey: ThunderingTyphoons!, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Odiham Castle: BabelStone, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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