Castle · near Chester-le-Street · County Durham

Lumley Castle

Lumley Castle is a grade I listed quadrangular castle in County Durham. You will find it 200 m east of Chester-le-Street. Around it, within 15 km, lie 67 more places, Durham Castle (8.8 km) first on our list.

Photo: Lumley Castle, Bill Henderson (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

200 m

east of Chester-le-Street

How well known

Top 8%

#682 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 17–20°C

In brief

Castle near Chester-le-Street

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

#682 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (10 Wikipedias). About ↓

Just outside Chester-le-Street

Lumley Castle is 200 m east of Chester-le-Street. Towns near it ↓

Grade I listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Chester-le-Street 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.

When to go

Seasons in Chester-le-Street

The warmest stretch in Chester-le-Street is June to September, at 17–20°C in the afternoon.

Jan7° / 2°53 mm

Feb8° / 1°48 mm

Mar10° / 2°45 mm

Apr12° / 4°52 mm

May15° / 6°49 mm

Jun18° / 9°67 mm

Jul20° / 11°60 mm

Aug20° / 11°69 mm

Sep17° / 9°61 mm

Oct14° / 7°67 mm

Nov10° / 4°75 mm

Dec7° / 1°60 mm

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

About

Lumley Castle

10 Wikipedia editions have an article on it.

Chester-le-Street’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Castle
Listed: Grade I listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 10 languages
Town: 200 m east of Chester-le-Street
Official site: lumleycastle.com

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

The map

Getting to Lumley Castle

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

Towns near it

Staying near Lumley Castle

Of the 8, Washington is the largest, at 51,318 people. Start with its own town; the others follow by distance.

1 · 200 m west of it

Chester-le-Street

23,554 people · 10 places to visit

2 · 1.1 km south of it

Great Lumley

3,627 people · 4 places to visit

3 · 1.7 km east of it

Bournmoor

1,991 people · 5 places to visit

4 · 2 km east of it

Fence Houses

6,945 people · 5 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Lumley Castle is	People	Places to visit
Chester-le-Street	200 m west of it	23,554	10
Great Lumley	1.1 km south of it	3,627	4
Bournmoor	1.7 km east of it	1,991	5
Fence Houses	2 km east of it	6,945	5
Washington	2.3 km north of it	51,318	9
Shiney Row and Penshaw	2.9 km east of it	16,900	6
Birtley	3.1 km north of it	13,840	11
Whitehill	3.2 km west of it	1,679	5

Make a day of it

Other places close by

67 more lie within 15 km, 3 castles, 2 cathedrals and 2 museums among them.

CastleDurham Castle8.8 km away 2

CathedralDurham Cathedral9 km away 3

MuseumBeamish Museum7.7 km away · 350K visitors a year 4

CastleLambton Castle1.8 km away 5

Abbey or priory · English HeritageMonkwearmouth-Jarrow Abbey13 km away 6

MuseumTurbinia14 km away 7

CathedralNewcastle Cathedral13 km away 8

CastleNewcastle upon Tyne Castle13 km away

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

Questions people have about Lumley Castle

Where is Lumley Castle?

Lumley Castle is 200 m east of Chester-le-Street, County Durham.

What is Lumley Castle?

Grade I listed quadrangular castle in County Durham, England, UK.

When is the best time to visit Lumley Castle?

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

Is Lumley Castle a listed building?

Yes: Grade I listed building.

What else is there to see near Lumley Castle?

Within 15 km: Durham Castle (8.8 km), Durham Cathedral (9 km), Beamish Museum (7.7 km) and Lambton Castle (1.8 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)

Lumley Castle: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Durham Castle: Carla Brain, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Durham Cathedral: Benjamin Smith, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Beamish Museum: Benjamin Smith, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Lambton Castle: Public domain, 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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