Castle · near Morpeth · Northumberland

Morpeth Castle

Morpeth Castle is a grade I listed castle in Morpeth. It is managed by Landmark Trust. Nearby, Bothal Castle (4.1 km) heads a list of 13 within 15 km.

Photo: Morpeth Castle, C G Burke (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

100 m

east of Morpeth

Run by

Landmark Trust

the operator on record

How well known

Top 11%

#885 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Aug

highs of 17–19°C

In brief

Castle near Morpeth

Just outside Morpeth

Morpeth Castle is 100 m east 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.

When to go

The seasons here

The warmest stretch in Morpeth is June to August, at 17–19°C in the afternoon.

Jan7° / 2°56 mm

Feb8° / 1°53 mm

Mar9° / 2°51 mm

Apr12° / 4°57 mm

May15° / 6°53 mm

Jun17° / 9°72 mm

Jul19° / 11°73 mm

Aug19° / 11°67 mm

Sep17° / 9°61 mm

Oct13° / 6°75 mm

Nov10° / 4°88 mm

Dec7° / 1°69 mm

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

About

Morpeth Castle

Wikipedia covers it in 9 languages.

Morpeth’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Castle
Run by: Landmark Trust
Listed: Scheduled monument
Wikipedias: Covered in 9 languages
Town: 100 m east of Morpeth

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

The map

Map of Morpeth Castle and nearby

Orange marks Morpeth Castle, and the numbered points match the list of places below.

Towns near it

Where people come from

Morpeth is the biggest of the 8 bases nearby (14,419 people). The list runs from its own town outward.

1 · 100 m west of it

Morpeth

14,419 people · 5 places to visit

2 · 2.1 km northwest of it

Fair Moor

957 people · 3 places to visit

3 · 2.3 km southeast of it

Hepscott

403 people · 4 places to visit

4 · 2.4 km northeast of it

Pegswood

3,302 people · 3 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Morpeth Castle is	People	Places to visit
Morpeth	100 m west of it	14,419	5
Fair Moor	2.1 km northwest of it	957	3
Hepscott	2.3 km southeast of it	403	4
Pegswood	2.4 km northeast of it	3,302	3
Tranwell Woods	3.4 km southwest of it	582	6
Stakeford	4.8 km east of it	8,197	6
Choppington	5.7 km east of it	974	2
Stannington	6.2 km south of it	435	1

Make a day of it

Also within reach

Also close at hand are 3 castles, 2 museums and 2 zoos, among 13 within 15 km.

CastleBothal Castle4.1 km away 2

CastleMitford Castle3 km away 3

MuseumMorpeth Chantry Bagpipe Museum400 m away 4Historic houseHistoric house · English HeritageBelsay Castle13 km away 5

CastleOgle Castle8.8 km away 6

MuseumNorthumberland Museum and Archives9.4 km away 7ZooZooNorthumberland College Zoo9.7 km away 8ZooZooNorthumberland Zoo12 km away

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

Morpeth Castle, answered

Where is Morpeth Castle?

Morpeth Castle is 100 m east of Morpeth, Northumberland.

What is Morpeth Castle?

Grade I listed castle in Morpeth, United Kingdom.

Who runs Morpeth Castle?

Landmark Trust.

When is the best time to visit Morpeth Castle?

June to August are the warmest months in Morpeth, with afternoon highs of 17–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Morpeth Castle a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Morpeth Castle?

Within 15 km: Bothal Castle (4.1 km), Mitford Castle (3 km), Morpeth Chantry Bagpipe Museum (400 m) and Belsay Castle (13 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)

Morpeth Castle: C G Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bothal Castle: DRomley, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Mitford Castle: Pat Pierpoint, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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
Northumberland Museum and Archives: hayley green, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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