Mitford Castle
Mitford Castle is a grade I listed castle. This one stands 1.4 km west of Morpeth. Within 15 km there are 14 more places to visit, starting with Morpeth Castle (3 km).
Castle near Morpeth
Just outside Morpeth
Mitford Castle is 1.4 km west of Morpeth. Towns near it ↓
Scheduled monument
On the official list of protected heritage; Morpeth has 79 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Month by month in Morpeth
In Morpeth the warm season is June to August, with highs of 17–19°C.
Mitford Castle
There are Wikipedia articles on it in 7 languages.
- Type
- Castle
- Listed
- Scheduled monument
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 7 languages
- Town
- 1.4 km west of Morpeth
The area around Mitford Castle
Spot Mitford Castle in orange, then follow the numbers to the places below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
The nearest towns
Largest of the 6 is Morpeth, home to 14,419. The list runs from its own town outward.
Morpeth
Fair Moor
Tranwell Woods
Hepscott
Compare the 6 towns
| Town | Where Mitford Castle is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morpeth | 1.4 km east of it | 14,419 | 5 |
| Fair Moor | 2.1 km northeast of it | 957 | 3 |
| Tranwell Woods | 2.7 km south of it | 582 | 6 |
| Hepscott | 5.5 km east of it | 403 | 4 |
| Pegswood | 5.7 km east of it | 3,302 | 3 |
| Longhorsley | 9.2 km north of it | 867 | 2 |
Make a day of it near Mitford Castle
3 castles, 2 historic houses and a museum are among the 14 within 15 km.
CastleMorpeth Castle3 km away2
CastleBothal Castle7 km away3Historic houseHistoric house · English HeritageBelsay Castle11 km away4
MuseumMorpeth Chantry Bagpipe Museum3.1 km away5Historic houseHistoric house · National TrustWallington Hall14 km away6
CastleOgle Castle7.1 km away7
Abbey or priory · English HeritageBrinkburn Priory14 km away8ZooZooNorthumberland College Zoo8.5 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Before visiting Mitford Castle
Where is Mitford Castle?
Mitford Castle is 1.4 km west of Morpeth, Northumberland.
What is Mitford Castle?
Grade I listed castle in Mitford, Northumberland, England, UK.
When is the best time to visit Mitford Castle?
June to August are the warmest months in Morpeth, with afternoon highs of 17–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Mitford Castle a listed building?
Yes: scheduled monument.
What else is there to see near Mitford Castle?
Within 15 km: Morpeth Castle (3 km), Bothal Castle (7 km), Belsay Castle (11 km) and Morpeth Chantry Bagpipe Museum (3.1 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 (6)
- Mitford Castle: Pat Pierpoint, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Morpeth Castle: C G Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bothal Castle: DRomley, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Morpeth Chantry Bagpipe Museum: The original uploader was Tzdelski at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ogle Castle: Pat Pierpoint, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brinkburn Priory: Evan, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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