Castle · near Warmington · Northamptonshire

Fotheringhay Castle

Fotheringhay Castle is a ruined castle. Its location is 1.7 km northwest of Warmington. It is protected as a scheduled monument.

Photo: Fotheringhay Castle, Iain Simpson (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

1.7 km

northwest of Warmington

How well known

Top 4%

#303 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 17–23°C

In brief

Castle near Warmington

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

#303 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (18 Wikipedias). About ↓

Just outside Warmington

Fotheringhay Castle is 1.7 km northwest of Warmington. Towns near it ↓

Scheduled monument

On the official list of protected heritage; Warmington has 29 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, month by month

Warm weather in Warmington runs May to September, with highs of 17–23°C.

Jan8° / 1°48 mm

Feb8° / 1°38 mm

Mar11° / 3°36 mm

Apr14° / 4°43 mm

May17° / 7°49 mm

Jun20° / 10°46 mm

Jul23° / 12°52 mm

Aug22° / 12°59 mm

Sep19° / 10°46 mm

Oct15° / 7°60 mm

Nov11° / 4°57 mm

Dec8° / 2°52 mm

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

About

Fotheringhay Castle

Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 18 languages. Top of the 24 other places within 15 km is Peterborough Cathedral, 14 km off.

Warmington’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Castle
Listed: Scheduled monument
Wikipedias: Covered in 18 languages
Town: 1.7 km northwest of Warmington

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

The map

The area around Fotheringhay Castle

On this map, Fotheringhay Castle is orange and its neighbours are numbered.

Towns near it

Which town is nearest

Largest of the 8 is Oundle, home to 6,252. The towns whose pages list it: the one it is in, those within 5 km of it, then larger towns further out.

1 · 1.7 km southeast of it

Warmington

1,045 people · 3 places to visit

2 · 2.4 km east of it

Elton

691 people · 3 places to visit

3 · 2.7 km northwest of it

Woodnewton

439 people · 2 places to visit

4 · 3 km north of it

Nassington

867 people · 5 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Fotheringhay Castle is	People	Places to visit
Warmington	1.7 km southeast of it	1,045	3
Elton	2.4 km east of it	691	3
Woodnewton	2.7 km northwest of it	439	2
Nassington	3 km north of it	867	5
Oundle	4.1 km southwest of it	6,252	4
Glapthorn	4.4 km southwest of it	308	3
Yarwell	4.5 km north of it	503	5
Polebrook	5.9 km south of it	444	3

Each has its own grades, prices and things to do.

Make a day of it

Also near Fotheringhay Castle

A visit can add 4 castles, 3 historic houses and a cathedral, from 24 places within 15 km.

CathedralPeterborough Cathedral14 km away 2

Historic houseBurghley House13 km away 3

Historic houseElton Hall2.6 km away 4

CastleBarnwell Castle7.8 km away 5

CastleWoodcroft Castle14 km away 6

Castle · English HeritageApethorpe Palace4.6 km away 7

Castle · English HeritageLongthorpe Tower11 km away 8

Historic house · English HeritageKirby Hall14 km away

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

Asked about Fotheringhay Castle

Where is Fotheringhay Castle?

Fotheringhay Castle is 1.7 km northwest of Warmington, Northamptonshire.

What is Fotheringhay Castle?

Ruined castle in Fotheringhay, Northamptonshire, England, UK.

When is the best time to visit Fotheringhay Castle?

May to September are the warmest months in Warmington, with afternoon highs of 17–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Fotheringhay Castle a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Fotheringhay Castle?

Within 15 km: Peterborough Cathedral (14 km), Burghley House (13 km), Elton Hall (2.6 km) and Barnwell Castle (7.8 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 (9)

Fotheringhay Castle: Iain Simpson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Peterborough Cathedral: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Burghley House: Anthony Masi from UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Elton Hall: Iain Simpson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Barnwell Castle: Will Lovell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Woodcroft Castle: Andrew Kerr, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Apethorpe Palace: Brookie, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Longthorpe Tower: Julian Dowse, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Kirby Hall: Keith Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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