Castle · near Castle Hedingham · Essex

Hedingham Castle

Hedingham Castle is a grade I listed historic house museum in Castle Hedingham. Nearby, Colne Valley Railway (1.4 km) heads a list of 28 within 15 km. Wikipedia covers it in 14 languages.

Photo: Hedingham Castle, Agnete (Public domain)

Where

100 m

northeast of Castle Hedingham

How well known

Top 5%

#410 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 17–23°C

In brief

Castle near Castle Hedingham

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

#410 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (14 Wikipedias). About ↓

Just outside Castle Hedingham

Hedingham Castle is 100 m northeast of Castle Hedingham. Towns near it ↓

Scheduled monument

On the official list of protected heritage; Castle Hedingham has 105 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 through the year

From May to September, Castle Hedingham sees highs of 17–23°C.

Jan7° / 2°54 mm

Feb8° / 2°40 mm

Mar11° / 3°36 mm

Apr14° / 4°37 mm

May17° / 7°43 mm

Jun20° / 10°51 mm

Jul23° / 12°49 mm

Aug23° / 12°65 mm

Sep19° / 10°47 mm

Oct15° / 8°57 mm

Nov10° / 4°62 mm

Dec8° / 2°56 mm

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

About

Hedingham Castle

Grade I listed historic house museum in Castle Hedingham, United Kingdom.

100 m northeast of Castle Hedingham.

Castle Hedingham’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Castle
Listed: Scheduled monument
Wikipedias: Covered in 14 languages
Town: 100 m northeast of Castle Hedingham
Official site: hedinghamcastle.co.uk

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

The map

Getting to Hedingham Castle

Spot Hedingham Castle in orange, then follow the numbers to the places below.

Towns near it

Towns around Hedingham Castle, by distance

Among the 8, Halstead is the biggest, home to 13,902 people. Every town below has its own grades, prices and places to visit.

1 · 100 m southwest of it

Castle Hedingham

1,045 people · 4 places to visit

2 · 800 m southwest of it

Sible Hedingham

4,261 people · 3 places to visit

3 · 3 km northwest of it

Great Yeldham

1,824 people · 4 places to visit

4 · 4.1 km east of it

Wickham St Paul

292 people · 2 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Hedingham Castle is	People	Places to visit
Castle Hedingham	100 m southwest of it	1,045	4
Sible Hedingham	800 m southwest of it	4,261	3
Great Yeldham	3 km northwest of it	1,824	4
Wickham St Paul	4.1 km east of it	292	2
Halstead	4.7 km southeast of it	13,902	5
Toppesfield	4.8 km west of it	224	3
Gosfield	4.9 km south of it	1,453	4
Pebmarsh	7 km southeast of it	327	3

Make a day of it

Other places close by

A visit can add 4 museums, 2 historic houses and a castle, from 28 places within 15 km.

MuseumColne Valley Railway1.4 km away 2

CastleClare Castle9.5 km away 3

Historic house · National TrustMelford Hall13 km away 4

MuseumGainsborough's House10 km away 5

Historic houseKentwell Hall14 km away 6

MuseumThe Ancient House Museum9.7 km away 7

GardenSergeants Orchard13 km away 8MuseumMuseumEast Anglian Railway Museum13 km away

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

Planning a visit to Hedingham Castle

Where is Hedingham Castle?

Hedingham Castle is 100 m northeast of Castle Hedingham, Essex.

What is Hedingham Castle?

Grade I listed historic house museum in Castle Hedingham, United Kingdom.

When is the best time to visit Hedingham Castle?

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

Is Hedingham Castle a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Hedingham Castle?

Within 15 km: Colne Valley Railway (1.4 km), Clare Castle (9.5 km), Melford Hall (13 km) and Gainsborough's House (10 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 (8)

Hedingham Castle: Agnete, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Colne Valley Railway: PeterSkuce, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Clare Castle: Evelyn Simak, https://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/14840, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Melford Hall: PAUL FARMER, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Gainsborough's House: Oxyman, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
Kentwell Hall: Achilver, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
The Ancient House Museum: Kognos, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Sergeants Orchard: Dudley Miles, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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