Castle · near Huntingdon · Cambridgeshire

Huntingdon Castle

Head 100 m south of Huntingdon for Huntingdon Castle. It counts as a scheduled monument. Around it, within 15 km, lie 17 more places, The Cromwell Museum (500 m) first on our list.

Photo: Huntingdon Castle, Duncan Grey (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

100 m

south of Huntingdon

How well known

Top 15%

#1,210 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 17–23°C

In brief

Castle near Huntingdon

Just outside Huntingdon

Huntingdon Castle is 100 m south of Huntingdon. Towns near it ↓

Scheduled monument

On the official list of protected heritage; Huntingdon has 126 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

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

Jan8° / 2°48 mm

Feb8° / 2°36 mm

Mar11° / 3°33 mm

Apr14° / 5°43 mm

May17° / 7°45 mm

Jun20° / 11°49 mm

Jul23° / 13°54 mm

Aug23° / 13°56 mm

Sep20° / 10°53 mm

Oct15° / 8°58 mm

Nov11° / 4°55 mm

Dec8° / 2°50 mm

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

About

Huntingdon Castle

Articles on it exist in 7 languages.

Huntingdon’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Castle
Listed: Scheduled monument
Wikipedias: Covered in 7 languages
Town: 100 m south of Huntingdon

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

The map

The way to Huntingdon Castle

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

Towns near it

Which town is nearest

Of the 8, Huntingdon is the largest, at 25,603 people. Every town below has its own grades, prices and places to visit.

1 · 100 m north of it

Huntingdon

25,603 people · 8 places to visit

2 · 300 m southeast of it

Godmanchester

7,714 people · 8 places to visit

3 · 2.1 km west of it

Brampton

6,585 people · 5 places to visit

4 · 3.1 km east of it

Hemingford Abbots

621 people · 9 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Huntingdon Castle is	People	Places to visit
Huntingdon	100 m north of it	25,603	8
Godmanchester	300 m southeast of it	7,714	8
Brampton	2.1 km west of it	6,585	5
Hemingford Abbots	3.1 km east of it	621	9
Great Stukeley	3.5 km northwest of it	712	4
Houghton	3.5 km east of it	1,368	9
Offord D'Arcy and Offord Cluny	4.3 km southwest of it	1,385	5
Wyton	4.4 km northeast of it	1,248	9

Make a day of it

Close to Huntingdon Castle

A visit can add 2 castles, 2 abbeys or priories and a museum, from 17 places within 15 km.

MuseumThe Cromwell Museum500 m away 2

FortBuckden Towers6.1 km away 3

CastleKimbolton Castle14 km away 4

Abbey or prioryHinchingbrooke House1.4 km away 5

AttractionThe Chinese Bridge900 m away 6

Abbey or priory · National TrustRamsey Abbey Gatehouse (National Trust)14 km away 7

Historic houseThe Manor4.9 km away 8

CastleEaton Socon Castle14 km away

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

Good to know about Huntingdon Castle

Where is Huntingdon Castle?

Huntingdon Castle is 100 m south of Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire.

What is Huntingdon Castle?

Castle in England.

When is the best time to visit Huntingdon Castle?

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

Is Huntingdon Castle a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Huntingdon Castle?

Within 15 km: The Cromwell Museum (500 m), Buckden Towers (6.1 km), Kimbolton Castle (14 km) and Hinchingbrooke House (1.4 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)

Huntingdon Castle: Duncan Grey, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
The Cromwell Museum: Robert Weedon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Buckden Towers: Robert Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Kimbolton Castle: Graham Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Hinchingbrooke House: The original uploader was Multiple films at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
The Chinese Bridge: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Ramsey Abbey Gatehouse (National Trust): Chris Stafford, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
The Manor: Graham Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Eaton Socon Castle: Chris Jefferies., CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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