Lowther Castle
Lowther Castle is a country house. It lies 2.7 km southwest of Clifton. Its status is a Grade II* listed building.
Castle near Clifton
Just outside Clifton
Lowther Castle is 2.7 km southwest of Clifton. Towns near it ↓
Grade II* listed building
On the official list of protected heritage; Clifton has 7 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Weather through the year
In Clifton the warm season is June to August, with highs of 18–19°C.
Lowther Castle
Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 7 languages. Our list has 22 more places within 15 km; first among them is Brougham Castle, at 5.4 km.
- Type
- Castle
- Listed
- Grade II* listed building
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 7 languages
- Town
- 2.7 km southwest of Clifton
- Official site
- lowthercastle.org
The area around Lowther Castle
The orange dot is Lowther Castle; the numbers are the places near it, as listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns that list Lowther Castle
The 8 towns are led in size by Penrith, with 16,705 people. The town it is in comes first, then the others whose pages list it, nearest first.
Clifton
Sockbridge
Stainton
Penrith
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Lowther Castle is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clifton | 2.7 km northeast of it | 740 | 13 |
| Sockbridge | 3.1 km northwest of it | 392 | 15 |
| Stainton | 5.7 km northwest of it | 745 | 12 |
| Penrith | 6.4 km north of it | 16,705 | 13 |
| Shap | 9.5 km southeast of it | 902 | 1 |
| Temple Sowerby | 9.6 km east of it | 418 | 4 |
| Culgaith | 11 km northeast of it | 426 | 4 |
| Greystoke | 11 km northwest of it | 686 | 4 |
Combine it with these
Within 15 km are 22 places, among them 6 castles, a historic house and an abbey or priory.
Castle · English HeritageBrougham Castle5.4 km away2
Castle · English HeritagePenrith Castle6.2 km away3
Castle · English HeritageClifton Hall3.4 km away4
CastleBrougham Hall4.6 km away5
CastleDacre Castle6.7 km away6
Historic houseDalemain5.5 km away7
CastleGreystoke Castle11 km away8
Abbey or priory · English HeritageShap Abbey9.2 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Planning a visit to Lowther Castle
Where is Lowther Castle?
Lowther Castle is 2.7 km southwest of Clifton, Cumbria.
What is Lowther Castle?
Country house in Cumbria, England, UK.
When is the best time to visit Lowther Castle?
June to August are the warmest months in Clifton, with afternoon highs of 18–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Lowther Castle a listed building?
Yes: Grade II* listed building.
What else is there to see near Lowther Castle?
Within 15 km: Brougham Castle (5.4 km), Penrith Castle (6.2 km), Clifton Hall (3.4 km) and Brougham Hall (4.6 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)
- Lowther Castle: Burtonsi, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brougham Castle: Michael D Beckwith, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Penrith Castle: David Rogers, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clifton Hall: The original uploader was Brookie at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brougham Hall: Tom Parnell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dacre Castle: Geoff Gill, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dalemain: Geoff Gill, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Greystoke Castle: Simon Ledingham, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shap Abbey: Mik Peach, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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