Castle · Runcorn · Cheshire

Halton Castle

Halton Castle is the ruins of castle with later buildings. Inside Runcorn’s built-up area is where it stands. Officially, it is a scheduled monument.

Photo: Halton Castle, Rept0n1x (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Where

In Runcorn

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 5%

#367 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 17–21°C

In brief

Castle in Runcorn

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

#367 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (16 Wikipedias). About ↓

Inside Runcorn

Halton Castle is inside Runcorn’s built-up area, with 6 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Scheduled monument

On the official list of protected heritage; Runcorn has 60 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

A month-by-month guide

Warmest in Runcorn are May to September, at 17–21°C.

Jan8° / 2°67 mm

Feb8° / 2°54 mm

Mar11° / 3°52 mm

Apr14° / 5°56 mm

May17° / 8°58 mm

Jun20° / 11°70 mm

Jul21° / 12°72 mm

Aug21° / 12°80 mm

Sep18° / 10°76 mm

Oct15° / 7°85 mm

Nov11° / 4°79 mm

Dec8° / 2°81 mm

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

About

Halton Castle

It has articles in 16 Wikipedias. Add Norton Priory, 1.4 km away, to a visit; it leads 39 places within 15 km.

Runcorn’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Castle
Listed: Scheduled monument
Wikipedias: Covered in 16 languages
Town: in Runcorn

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

The map

The area around Halton Castle

The places near Halton Castle are numbered on the map in the order below.

Towns near it

Nearby towns

The 8 towns are led in size by Runcorn, with 61,641 people. Its own town leads; the rest list it too, closest first.

1 · It’s in town

Runcorn

61,641 people · 16 places to visit

2 · 2.9 km northwest of it

Widnes

59,938 people · 17 places to visit

3 · 3.3 km south of it

Frodsham

9,101 people · 6 places to visit

4 · 3.7 km northeast of it

Moore

577 people · 13 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Halton Castle is	People	Places to visit
Runcorn	It’s in town	61,641	16
Widnes	2.9 km northwest of it	59,938	17
Frodsham	3.3 km south of it	9,101	6
Moore	3.7 km northeast of it	577	13
Hale Bank	5.7 km west of it	1,618	2
Hale	6.9 km west of it	1,502	3
Kingsley	7.4 km south of it	1,551	3
Cronton	7.9 km northwest of it	1,234	4

Make a day of it

Other places close by

Our list has 39 more within 15 km, among them 4 historic houses, an abbey or priory and a museum.

Abbey or prioryNorton Priory1.4 km away 2

Historic house · National TrustJohn Lennon's Childhood Home13 km away 3

MuseumCatalyst Museum3.3 km away 4

Historic house · National TrustPaul McCartney's Childhood Home14 km away 5

Historic house · National TrustSpeke Hall12 km away 6

Fort · National TrustHelsby Hillfort8 km away 7

Theme parkGulliver's World9.5 km away 8

Historic houseArley Hall14 km away

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

Your questions on Halton Castle

Where is Halton Castle?

Halton Castle is in Runcorn, Cheshire, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Halton Castle?

Ruins of castle with later buildings in Halton, Cheshire, England, UK.

When is the best time to visit Halton Castle?

May to September are the warmest months in Runcorn, with afternoon highs of 17–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Halton Castle a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Halton Castle?

Within 15 km: Norton Priory (1.4 km), John Lennon's Childhood Home (13 km), Catalyst Museum (3.3 km) and Paul McCartney's Childhood Home (14 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)

Halton Castle: Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Norton Priory: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
John Lennon's Childhood Home: Rodhullandemu, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Catalyst Museum: Chemical Engineer, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Paul McCartney's Childhood Home: Havaska at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Speke Hall: Liverpoolpics, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Helsby Hillfort: Jeff Buck, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Gulliver's World: Gulliver's Theme Park Resorts, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Arley Hall: Pixie2000 at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

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