Kimbolton Castle
Kimbolton Castle is a country house. It lies inside the built-up area of Kimbolton. Around it, within 15 km, lie 19 more places, Buckden Towers (9.1 km) first on our list.
Castle in Kimbolton
One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
#269 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (18 Wikipedias). About ↓
Inside Kimbolton
Kimbolton Castle is inside Kimbolton’s built-up area. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Picking your season
In Kimbolton the warm season is May to September, with highs of 17–23°C.
Kimbolton Castle
Wikipedia covers it in 18 languages.
- Type
- Castle
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 18 languages
- Town
- in Kimbolton
- Official site
- kimbolton.cambs.sch.uk/castle
Locating Kimbolton Castle
On this map, Kimbolton Castle is orange and its neighbours are numbered.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Kimbolton’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Nearby towns
The most populous of the 8 is Kimbolton, at 1,056. The list runs from its own town outward.
Kimbolton
Tilbrook
Great Staughton
West Perry
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Kimbolton Castle is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kimbolton | It’s in town | 1,056 | 1 |
| Tilbrook | 2.4 km northwest of it | 354 | 1 |
| Great Staughton | 3.7 km southeast of it | 851 | 2 |
| West Perry | 4.1 km east of it | 547 | 2 |
| Little Staughton | 4.3 km south of it | 479 | 2 |
| Catworth | 5.7 km north of it | 372 | 0 |
| Spaldwick | 5.9 km northeast of it | 605 | 0 |
| Hargrave | 7.1 km northwest of it | 211 | 0 |
After Kimbolton Castle
Also close at hand are 2 castles, 2 abbeys or priories and a fort, among 19 within 15 km.
FortBuckden Towers9.1 km away2
CastleEaton Socon Castle11 km away3
Historic houseColworth House14 km away4
CastleHuntingdon Castle14 km away5Abbey or prioryAbbey or priory · English HeritageBushmead Priory7 km away6
MuseumThe Cromwell Museum14 km away7
Abbey or prioryHinchingbrooke House13 km away8
ZooHamerton Zoo Park13 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Visiting Kimbolton Castle: the answers
Where is Kimbolton Castle?
Kimbolton Castle is in Kimbolton, Cambridgeshire, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Kimbolton Castle?
Country house in Cambridgeshire, Engand.
When is the best time to visit Kimbolton Castle?
May to September are the warmest months in Kimbolton, with afternoon highs of 17–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Kimbolton Castle?
Within 15 km: Buckden Towers (9.1 km), Eaton Socon Castle (11 km), Colworth House (14 km) and Huntingdon Castle (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 (8)
- Kimbolton Castle: Graham Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Buckden Towers: Robert Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eaton Socon Castle: Chris Jefferies., CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Colworth House: Lecomte99 at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Huntingdon Castle: Duncan Grey, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Cromwell Museum: Robert Weedon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hinchingbrooke House: The original uploader was Multiple films at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Hamerton Zoo Park: Michael Trolove, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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