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Middleham Castle

Middleham Castle is a castle in Middleham, North Yorkshire. Officially, it is a scheduled monument. Top of the 19 other places within 15 km is Bolton Castle, 10 km off.

Where

In Middleham

inside the built-up area

Run by

English Heritage

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 4%

#309 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Aug

highs of 18–20°C

In brief

Castle in Middleham

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

#309 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (15 Wikipedias). About ↓

Inside Middleham

Middleham Castle is inside Middleham’s built-up area, with 3 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; Middleham has 59 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

Weather, month by month

Warmest in Middleham are June to August, at 18–20°C.

Jan6° / 1°84 mm

Feb7° / 1°79 mm

Mar9° / 2°65 mm

Apr12° / 3°61 mm

May15° / 6°58 mm

Jun18° / 9°72 mm

Jul20° / 11°66 mm

Aug19° / 11°81 mm

Sep16° / 9°77 mm

Oct13° / 6°90 mm

Nov9° / 3°97 mm

Dec6° / 1°106 mm

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

About

Middleham Castle

Care of the site is provided by English Heritage. It has articles in 15 Wikipedias.

Middleham’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Castle
Run by: English Heritage
Listed: Scheduled monument
Wikipedias: Covered in 15 languages
Town: in Middleham
Official site: english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/middleham-castle

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

The map

Around Middleham Castle, mapped

Find Middleham Castle in orange; each number is a place listed below.

Towns near it

Towns that count Middleham Castle

Catterick Garrison tops the 8 for size, at 14,212 people. The list runs from its own town outward.

1 · It’s in town

Middleham

776 people · 4 places to visit

2 · 1.8 km north of it

Harmby

376 people · 3 places to visit

3 · 2.1 km north of it

Leyburn

2,414 people · 3 places to visit

4 · 6.7 km west of it

West Witton

354 people · 4 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Middleham Castle is	People	Places to visit
Middleham	It’s in town	776	4
Harmby	1.8 km north of it	376	3
Leyburn	2.1 km north of it	2,414	3
West Witton	6.7 km west of it	354	4
Catterick Garrison	12 km northeast of it	14,212	4
Masham	12 km southeast of it	1,112	6
Bedale	14 km east of it	3,289	6
Snape	14 km east of it	404	5

Make a day of it

Close to Middleham Castle

A visit can add 3 castles, 2 abbeys or priories and a heritage railway, from 19 places within 15 km.

CastleBolton Castle10 km away 2

Abbey or prioryJervaulx Abbey4.9 km away 3

Castle · English HeritageRichmond Castle14 km away 4

Heritage railwayWensleydale Railway3.9 km away 5

MuseumGreen Howards Museum14 km away · 50K visitors a year 6

Abbey or priory · English HeritageEasby Abbey14 km away 7

CastleSnape Castle14 km away 8

GardenThorp Perrow Aboretum13 km away

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

Middleham Castle: common questions

Where is Middleham Castle?

Middleham Castle is in Middleham, North Yorkshire, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Middleham Castle?

Castle in Middleham, North Yorkshire, England, UK.

Who runs Middleham Castle?

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

When is the best time to visit Middleham Castle?

June to August are the warmest months in Middleham, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Middleham Castle a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Middleham Castle?

Within 15 km: Bolton Castle (10 km), Jervaulx Abbey (4.9 km), Richmond Castle (14 km) and Wensleydale Railway (3.9 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 (8)

Bolton Castle: Bob Weyker, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Jervaulx Abbey: mattbuck (category), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Richmond Castle: Dylan Moore, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Wensleydale Railway: Paul Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Green Howards Museum: Immanuel Giel, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Easby Abbey: Greenjettaguy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Snape Castle: Alison Stamp, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Thorp Perrow Aboretum: Alison Stamp, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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