Castle · near Ampleforth · North Yorkshire

Gilling Castle

Gilling Castle is a grade I listed country house. You will find it 1.1 km southeast of Ampleforth. Look also at Castle Howard, 12 km away, first of 26 more within 15 km.

Photo: Gilling Castle (Public domain)

Where

1.1 km

southeast of Ampleforth

How well known

Top 15%

#1,210 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–21°C

In brief

Castle near Ampleforth

Just outside Ampleforth

Gilling Castle is 1.1 km southeast of Ampleforth. Towns near it ↓

Grade I listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Ampleforth has 16 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 weather, month by month

For warmth, aim for June to September (18–21°C highs in Ampleforth).

Jan7° / 1°59 mm

Feb8° / 1°60 mm

Mar10° / 2°52 mm

Apr13° / 4°56 mm

May16° / 7°51 mm

Jun18° / 9°75 mm

Jul21° / 11°67 mm

Aug20° / 12°71 mm

Sep18° / 10°66 mm

Oct14° / 7°77 mm

Nov10° / 4°76 mm

Dec7° / 1°68 mm

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

About

Gilling Castle

Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 7 languages.

Ampleforth’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Castle
Listed: Grade I listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 7 languages
Town: 1.1 km southeast of Ampleforth

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

The map

Mapping Gilling Castle

The map puts Gilling Castle in orange and numbers its neighbours as in the list.

Towns near it

Towns within reach of Gilling Castle

The largest of the 8 towns is Helmsley, with 1,345 people. The towns are in order of distance, its own town first.

1 · 1.1 km northwest of it

Ampleforth

1,239 people · 9 places to visit

2 · 2.2 km northeast of it

Oswaldkirk

233 people · 7 places to visit

3 · 5.8 km east of it

Hovingham

376 people · 4 places to visit

4 · 7 km north of it

Helmsley

1,345 people · 9 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Gilling Castle is	People	Places to visit
Ampleforth	1.1 km northwest of it	1,239	9
Oswaldkirk	2.2 km northeast of it	233	7
Hovingham	5.8 km east of it	376	4
Helmsley	7 km north of it	1,345	9
Terrington	8.6 km southeast of it	362	6
Slingsby	8.9 km east of it	638	5
Nawton and Beadlam	9.2 km northeast of it	946	6
Kirby Misperton	17 km east of it	310	10

Make a day of it

Also within reach

Among the 26 within 15 km are 3 abbeys or priories, 3 castles and 2 historic houses.

Historic houseCastle Howard12 km away 2

Abbey or priory · English HeritageRievaulx Abbey Museum8.8 km away 3

Abbey or prioryAmpleforth Abbey2.4 km away 4

Castle · English HeritageHelmsley Castle6.8 km away 5

Abbey or priory · English HeritageByland Abbey6.5 km away 6

CastleCrayke Castle8 km away 7

Historic house · National TrustNunnington Hall6.5 km away 8

CastleSheriff Hutton Castle11 km away

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

Good to know about Gilling Castle

Where is Gilling Castle?

Gilling Castle is 1.1 km southeast of Ampleforth, North Yorkshire.

What is Gilling Castle?

Grade I listed country house in North Yorkshire, England, UK.

When is the best time to visit Gilling Castle?

June to September are the warmest months in Ampleforth, with afternoon highs of 18–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Gilling Castle a listed building?

Yes: Grade I listed building.

What else is there to see near Gilling Castle?

Within 15 km: Castle Howard (12 km), Rievaulx Abbey Museum (8.8 km), Ampleforth Abbey (2.4 km) and Helmsley Castle (6.8 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)

Gilling Castle: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Castle Howard: Pwojdacz. Original uploader was Pwojdacz at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Rievaulx Abbey Museum: Tilman2007/Dr. Volkmar Rudolf, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Ampleforth Abbey: martin dawes, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Helmsley Castle: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Byland Abbey: Antony McCallum, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Crayke Castle: Paul Buckingham, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Nunnington Hall: Wehha, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Sheriff Hutton Castle: Shaunconway, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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