Castle · near Littleworth · West Sussex

Knepp Castle

Knepp Castle is a castle ruin and scheduled monument in Shipley, Horsham, West Sussex, RH13. Its address puts it 2.4 km west of Littleworth. Our list has 28 more places within 15 km; first among them is St. Hugh's Charterhouse, Parkminster, at 4.3 km.

Photo: Knepp Castle, Richard Nevell (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where

2.4 km

west of Littleworth

How well known

Top 12%

#1,023 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 18–23°C

In brief

Castle near Littleworth

Just outside Littleworth

Knepp Castle is 2.4 km west of Littleworth. Towns near it ↓

Scheduled monument

On the official list of protected heritage; Littleworth has 9 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

Warm months and wet ones

Expect highs of 18–23°C in Littleworth from May to September.

Jan8° / 2°92 mm

Feb9° / 2°62 mm

Mar11° / 3°50 mm

Apr14° / 5°50 mm

May18° / 8°53 mm

Jun20° / 10°49 mm

Jul23° / 12°53 mm

Aug23° / 12°65 mm

Sep20° / 10°60 mm

Oct16° / 8°92 mm

Nov11° / 5°98 mm

Dec9° / 2°94 mm

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

About

Knepp Castle

Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 8 languages.

Littleworth’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Castle
Listed: Scheduled monument
Wikipedias: Covered in 8 languages
Town: 2.4 km west of Littleworth

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

The map

Getting your bearings

The numbers show what else is near Knepp Castle, in the order listed below.

Towns near it

Towns within reach of Knepp Castle

In size, Southwater comes first of the 8, with 11,204 people. From nearest to farthest, these towns all list it.

1 · 2.4 km east of it

Littleworth

282 people · 3 places to visit

2 · 2.8 km southeast of it

Partridge Green

1,911 people · 3 places to visit

3 · 4 km north of it

Southwater

11,204 people · 2 places to visit

4 · 4.4 km southwest of it

Ashington

2,688 people · 3 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Knepp Castle is	People	Places to visit
Littleworth	2.4 km east of it	282	3
Partridge Green	2.8 km southeast of it	1,911	3
Southwater	4 km north of it	11,204	2
Ashington	4.4 km southwest of it	2,688	3
Cowfold	4.9 km east of it	1,377	4
Brooks Green	5.5 km northwest of it	352	0
Henfield	6.7 km southeast of it	5,630	5
Barns Green	6.9 km northwest of it	1,107	0

Make a day of it

Pair Knepp Castle with these

A visit can add 2 castles, an abbey or priory and a fort, from 28 places within 15 km.

Abbey or priorySt. Hugh's Charterhouse, Parkminster4.3 km away 2

Castle · English HeritageBramber Castle10 km away 3

Fort · National TrustCissbury Ring13 km away 4

Garden · National TrustNT Nymans Gardens13 km away 5

Historic houseParham House12 km away 6

CastleMotte and Bailey12 km away 7

MuseumHorsham Museum9.6 km away 8Park or estatePark or estate · National TrustNewtimber Hill14 km away

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

Before visiting Knepp Castle

Where is Knepp Castle?

Knepp Castle is 2.4 km west of Littleworth, West Sussex.

What is Knepp Castle?

Castle ruin and scheduled monument in Shipley, Horsham, West Sussex, RH13.

When is the best time to visit Knepp Castle?

May to September are the warmest months in Littleworth, with afternoon highs of 18–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Knepp Castle a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Knepp Castle?

Within 15 km: St. Hugh's Charterhouse, Parkminster (4.3 km), Bramber Castle (10 km), Cissbury Ring (13 km) and NT Nymans Gardens (13 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)

Knepp Castle: Richard Nevell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
St. Hugh's Charterhouse, Parkminster: Dave Spicer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bramber Castle: Michael Coppins, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Cissbury Ring: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
NT Nymans Gardens: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Parham House: Rictor Norton & David Allen from London, United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Motte and Bailey: Simon Carey, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Horsham Museum: Whn64, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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