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Lambton Castle

Lambton Castle is a castle in County Durham. Its address puts it 800 m south of Washington. The register lists it as a Grade II* listed building.

Photo: Lambton Castle (Public domain)

Where

800 m

south of Washington

How well known

Top 12%

#1,023 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 17–20°C

In brief

Castle near Washington

Just outside Washington

Lambton Castle is 800 m south of Washington. Towns near it ↓

Grade II* listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Washington has 19 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

Choosing a month

Warm weather in Washington runs June to September, with highs of 17–20°C.

Jan7° / 2°54 mm

Feb8° / 2°46 mm

Mar10° / 3°45 mm

Apr12° / 4°56 mm

May15° / 7°49 mm

Jun18° / 10°65 mm

Jul20° / 12°61 mm

Aug20° / 12°71 mm

Sep17° / 10°60 mm

Oct14° / 7°66 mm

Nov10° / 4°76 mm

Dec7° / 2°59 mm

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

About

Lambton Castle

Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 8 languages. Our list has 72 more places within 15 km; first among them is Durham Castle, at 10 km.

Washington’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Castle
Listed: Grade II* listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 8 languages
Town: 800 m south of Washington

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

The map

The way to Lambton Castle

The orange dot is Lambton Castle; the numbers are the places near it, as listed below.

Towns near it

Staying near Lambton Castle

By population, Washington leads the 8 with 51,318. They run in order of distance, starting where it stands.

1 · 800 m north of it

Washington

51,318 people · 9 places to visit

2 · 1.3 km southeast of it

Bournmoor

1,991 people · 5 places to visit

3 · 1.7 km northeast of it

Penshaw

627 people · 5 places to visit

4 · 1.7 km southwest of it

Chester-le-Street

23,554 people · 10 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Lambton Castle is	People	Places to visit
Washington	800 m north of it	51,318	9
Bournmoor	1.3 km southeast of it	1,991	5
Penshaw	1.7 km northeast of it	627	5
Chester-le-Street	1.7 km southwest of it	23,554	10
Shiney Row and Penshaw	1.9 km east of it	16,900	6
Fence Houses	2.1 km southeast of it	6,945	5
Birtley	2.2 km northwest of it	13,840	11
Great Lumley	2.7 km south of it	3,627	4

Make a day of it

Other places close by

3 castles, 2 cathedrals and 2 museums are among the 72 within 15 km.

CastleDurham Castle10 km away 2

CathedralDurham Cathedral11 km away 3

CastleLumley Castle1.8 km away 4

MuseumBeamish Museum8.1 km away · 350K visitors a year 5

Abbey or priory · English HeritageMonkwearmouth-Jarrow Abbey12 km away 6

MuseumTurbinia13 km away 7

CathedralNewcastle Cathedral12 km away 8

CastleNewcastle upon Tyne Castle12 km away

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

Lambton Castle in questions

Where is Lambton Castle?

Lambton Castle is 800 m south of Washington, Tyne and Wear.

What is Lambton Castle?

Castle in County Durham, England, UK.

When is the best time to visit Lambton Castle?

June to September are the warmest months in Washington, with afternoon highs of 17–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Lambton Castle a listed building?

Yes: Grade II* listed building.

What else is there to see near Lambton Castle?

Within 15 km: Durham Castle (10 km), Durham Cathedral (11 km), Lumley Castle (1.8 km) and Beamish Museum (8.1 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)

Lambton Castle: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Durham Castle: Carla Brain, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Durham Cathedral: Benjamin Smith, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Lumley Castle: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Beamish Museum: Benjamin Smith, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Monkwearmouth-Jarrow Abbey: R J McNaughton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Turbinia: Alfred John West, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Newcastle Cathedral: The original uploader was Soloist at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Newcastle upon Tyne Castle: Benjamin Smith, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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