Newark Castle
Newark Castle is a grade I listed castle in Newark-on-Trent. 13 other places to visit are within 15 km, led by Southwell Minster (9.4 km). Wikipedia covers it in 8 languages.
Castle in Newark-on-Trent
Inside Newark-on-Trent
Newark Castle is inside Newark-on-Trent’s built-up area, with 7 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Scheduled monument
On the official list of protected heritage; Newark-on-Trent has 360 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Weather by the month
In Newark-on-Trent the warm season is June to September, with highs of 19–22°C.
Newark Castle
Grade I listed castle in Newark-on-Trent, United Kingdom.
In Newark-on-Trent, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Castle
- Listed
- Scheduled monument
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 8 languages
- Town
- in Newark-on-Trent
Where Newark Castle is
Numbered points are the places near Newark Castle, which is in orange.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Newark-on-Trent’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
The nearest towns to Newark Castle
Of the 8, Newark-on-Trent is the largest, at 29,755 people. Pick a base: each town is a page of its own, with what else there is to see.
Newark-on-Trent
Balderton
Farndon
Winthorpe
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Newark Castle is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newark-on-Trent | It’s in town | 29,755 | 9 |
| Balderton | 1.7 km southeast of it | 12,876 | 8 |
| Farndon | 2.3 km southwest of it | 2,472 | 6 |
| Winthorpe | 2.5 km northeast of it | 594 | 7 |
| Coddington | 2.6 km east of it | 1,165 | 8 |
| North Muskham | 3.7 km north of it | 980 | 7 |
| Rolleston | 5.4 km west of it | 344 | 4 |
| Fiskerton | 6.8 km southwest of it | 371 | 4 |
Beyond Newark Castle
13 more lie within 15 km, 3 museums, a church and a fort among them.
ChurchSouthwell Minster9.4 km away2
MuseumNational Civil War Centre500 m away3
FortQueen's Sconce1.2 km away4Historic siteHistoric site · National TrustThe Workhouse8.5 km away5MuseumMuseumNewark Town Hall Museum and Art Gallery200 m away6AttractionAttractionNewark Showground3.9 km away7MuseumMuseumNewark Air Museum4 km away8CastleCastleCastle Hill15 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Quick answers on Newark Castle
Where is Newark Castle?
Newark Castle is in Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Newark Castle?
Grade I listed castle in Newark-on-Trent, United Kingdom.
When is the best time to visit Newark Castle?
June to September are the warmest months in Newark-on-Trent, with afternoon highs of 19–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Newark Castle a listed building?
Yes: scheduled monument.
What else is there to see near Newark Castle?
Within 15 km: Southwell Minster (9.4 km), National Civil War Centre (500 m), Queen's Sconce (1.2 km) and The Workhouse (8.5 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 (4)
- Newark Castle: David Ingham from Lancashire, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Southwell Minster: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Civil War Centre: Jonathan Thacker, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Queen's Sconce: Simon Tomson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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