Castle · Lewes · East Sussex

Lewes Castle - Barbican gate

Lewes Castle - Barbican gate is a grade I listed ruins in Lewes. There are 71 more places to see within 15 km, beginning with Royal Pavilion (12 km). 13 Wikipedia editions have an article on it.

Photo: Lewes Castle - Barbican gate, Arild Vågen (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where

In Lewes

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 6%

#465 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 17–22°C

In brief

Castle in Lewes

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

#465 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (13 Wikipedias). About ↓

Inside Lewes

Lewes Castle - Barbican gate is inside Lewes’ built-up area, with 10 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Scheduled monument

On the official list of protected heritage; Lewes has 525 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

Picking your season

Afternoons in Lewes reach 17–22°C from May to September.

Jan8° / 2°98 mm

Feb9° / 2°72 mm

Mar11° / 3°57 mm

Apr14° / 5°53 mm

May17° / 7°53 mm

Jun20° / 10°60 mm

Jul22° / 12°61 mm

Aug22° / 12°72 mm

Sep20° / 10°68 mm

Oct16° / 8°108 mm

Nov12° / 5°116 mm

Dec9° / 2°113 mm

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

About

Lewes Castle - Barbican gate

Grade I listed ruins in Lewes, United Kingdom.

In Lewes, inside the town’s built-up area.

Lewes’ listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Castle
Listed: Scheduled monument
Wikipedias: Covered in 13 languages
Town: in Lewes
Official site: sussexpast.co.uk/attraction/lewes-castle

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

The map

Where Lewes Castle - Barbican gate is

Orange shows Lewes Castle - Barbican gate; numbers mark the places near it.

Towns near it

Towns close to Lewes Castle - Barbican gate

Lewes tops the 8 for size, at 16,066 people. From nearest to farthest, these towns all list it.

1 · It’s in town

Lewes

16,066 people · 11 places to visit

2 · 1.9 km southwest of it

Kingston near Lewes

817 people · 10 places to visit

3 · 3.2 km northeast of it

Ringmer

3,221 people · 12 places to visit

4 · 3.6 km south of it

Rodmell

428 people · 11 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Lewes Castle - Barbican gate is	People	Places to visit
Lewes	It’s in town	16,066	11
Kingston near Lewes	1.9 km southwest of it	817	10
Ringmer	3.2 km northeast of it	3,221	12
Rodmell	3.6 km south of it	428	11
Broyle Side	5.7 km northeast of it	896	6
Barcombe Cross	5.9 km north of it	739	1
Plumpton	6.5 km northwest of it	354	5
South Chailey	7.6 km north of it	929	1

Make a day of it

Places to add to Lewes Castle - Barbican gate

The 71 places within 15 km include 3 historic houses, 3 museums and an abbey or priory.

Historic houseRoyal Pavilion12 km away 2

Abbey or prioryLewes Priory500 m away 3

Historic house · National TrustMonk's House3.8 km away 4

Theme parkBrighton Pier12 km away 5

MuseumAnne of Cleves' House500 m away 6

MuseumBrighton Museum & Art Gallery12 km away · 200K visitors a year 7

Historic houseGlyndebourne3.9 km away 8

MuseumCharleston House8.2 km away

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

Know before you visit Lewes Castle - Barbican gate

Where is Lewes Castle - Barbican gate?

Lewes Castle - Barbican gate is in Lewes, East Sussex, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Lewes Castle - Barbican gate?

Grade I listed ruins in Lewes, United Kingdom.

When is the best time to visit Lewes Castle - Barbican gate?

May to September are the warmest months in Lewes, with afternoon highs of 17–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Lewes Castle - Barbican gate a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Lewes Castle - Barbican gate?

Within 15 km: Royal Pavilion (12 km), Lewes Priory (500 m), Monk's House (3.8 km) and Brighton Pier (12 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)

Lewes Castle - Barbican gate: Arild Vågen, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Royal Pavilion: Qmin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Lewes Priory: JohnArmagh, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Monk's House: Oliver Mallinson Lewis from Oxford, United Kingdom, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Brighton Pier: kallerna, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Anne of Cleves' House: Charlesdrakew, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Brighton Museum & Art Gallery: The Voice of Hassocks, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Glyndebourne: Wolfiewolf, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Charleston House: APB-CMX at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

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