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Medieval Bishop's Palace

Medieval Bishop's Palace is a grade I listed building and scheduled monument in Lincoln. Its upkeep is handled by English Heritage. Within 15 km there are 27 more places to visit, starting with Lincoln Cathedral (100 m).

Photo: Medieval Bishop's Palace, Dave Hitchborne (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

In Lincoln

inside the built-up area

Run by

English Heritage

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 19%

#1,601 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–22°C

In brief

Historic house in Lincoln

Inside Lincoln

Medieval Bishop's Palace is inside Lincoln’s built-up area, with 13 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Cared for by English Heritage

One of the places English Heritage looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓

Scheduled monument

On the official list of protected heritage; Lincoln has 414 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

The climate through the year

The warmest afternoons in Lincoln run June to September, at 19–22°C.

Jan7° / 1°51 mm

Feb8° / 1°42 mm

Mar10° / 3°38 mm

Apr13° / 4°45 mm

May16° / 7°48 mm

Jun19° / 10°63 mm

Jul22° / 12°64 mm

Aug22° / 12°64 mm

Sep19° / 10°53 mm

Oct14° / 7°63 mm

Nov10° / 4°60 mm

Dec7° / 2°56 mm

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

About

Medieval Bishop's Palace

3 Wikipedia editions have an article on it.

Lincoln’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Historic house
Run by: English Heritage
Listed: Scheduled monument
Wikipedias: Covered in 3 languages
Town: in Lincoln
Official site: english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/lincoln-medieval-bishops-palace

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

The map

Medieval Bishop's Palace and what surrounds it

The orange dot is Medieval Bishop's Palace; the numbers are the places near it, as listed below.

Towns near it

Towns within reach of Medieval Bishop's Palace

Among the 8, Lincoln is the biggest, home to 104,553 people. Each of these towns lists it on its own page of things to do.

1 · It’s in town

Lincoln

104,553 people · 20 places to visit

2 · 2 km southeast of it

Canwick

333 people · 17 places to visit

3 · 3.1 km east of it

Washingborough and Heighington

6,386 people · 14 places to visit

4 · 3.3 km north of it

Riseholme

148 people · 12 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Medieval Bishop's Palace is	People	Places to visit
Lincoln	It’s in town	104,553	20
Canwick	2 km southeast of it	333	17
Washingborough and Heighington	3.1 km east of it	6,386	14
Riseholme	3.3 km north of it	148	12
Bracebridge Heath	3.4 km south of it	5,794	17
Nettleham	3.8 km northeast of it	3,418	12
North Greetwell	3.8 km northeast of it	574	13
Burton Waters	4 km west of it	461	15

Make a day of it

More near Medieval Bishop's Palace

Nearby, 27 places within 15 km include 4 museums, 2 castles and a cathedral.

CathedralLincoln Cathedral100 m away 2

CastleLincoln Castle400 m away 3

MuseumLincoln Museum200 m away 4

MuseumUsher Gallery100 m away 5

MuseumMuseum of Lincolnshire Life800 m away 6

MuseumInternational Bomber Command Centre2.2 km away 7

CastleSomerton Castle13 km away 8

Historic houseDoddington Hall7.9 km away

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

Medieval Bishop's Palace in questions

Where is Medieval Bishop's Palace?

Medieval Bishop's Palace is in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Medieval Bishop's Palace?

Grade I listed building and scheduled monument in Lincoln, England.

Who runs Medieval Bishop's Palace?

English Heritage, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.

When is the best time to visit Medieval Bishop's Palace?

June to September are the warmest months in Lincoln, with afternoon highs of 19–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Medieval Bishop's Palace a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Medieval Bishop's Palace?

Within 15 km: Lincoln Cathedral (100 m), Lincoln Castle (400 m), Lincoln Museum (200 m) and Usher Gallery (100 m).

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)

Medieval Bishop's Palace: Dave Hitchborne, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Lincoln Cathedral: DrMoschi, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Lincoln Castle: Dmitrij M, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Lincoln Museum: John Lord from Edinburgh, Scotland, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Usher Gallery: Ian Carrington, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Museum of Lincolnshire Life: Ashley Dace, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
International Bomber Command Centre: Chris, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Somerton Castle: Richard Croft, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Doddington Hall: Peter Church, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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