Castle · near Norham · Northumberland

Norham Castle

Norham Castle is a partly ruined castle. Its setting is 300 m northeast of Norham. It is a scheduled monument.

Photo: Norham Castle, Martin Norman (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

300 m

northeast of Norham

Run by

English Heritage

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 5%

#410 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 17–20°C

In brief

Castle near Norham

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

#410 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (12 Wikipedias). About ↓

Just outside Norham

Norham Castle is 300 m northeast of Norham. 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; Norham has 27 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

Seasons in Norham

Expect highs of 17–20°C in Norham from June to September.

Jan7° / 1°58 mm

Feb7° / 1°47 mm

Mar10° / 2°48 mm

Apr12° / 3°47 mm

May15° / 6°48 mm

Jun18° / 9°63 mm

Jul20° / 10°71 mm

Aug20° / 10°75 mm

Sep17° / 9°54 mm

Oct13° / 6°78 mm

Nov9° / 3°73 mm

Dec7° / 1°64 mm

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

About

Norham Castle

The site is kept up by English Heritage. Articles on it exist in 12 languages. Nearby, Berwick-upon-Tweed (11 km) heads a list of 21 within 15 km.

Norham’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Castle
Run by: English Heritage
Listed: Scheduled monument
Wikipedias: Covered in 12 languages
Town: 300 m northeast of Norham
Official site: english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/norham-castle

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

The map

Finding Norham Castle

The places near Norham Castle are numbered on the map in the order below.

Towns near it

The nearest towns to Norham Castle

Berwick-upon-Tweed, with 13,181 people, is the largest of the 8. Its own town leads; the rest list it too, closest first.

1 · 300 m southwest of it

Norham

610 people · 3 places to visit

2 · 9.2 km southwest of it

Cornhill on Tweed

326 people · 3 places to visit

3 · 10 km northeast of it

Berwick-upon-Tweed

13,181 people · 8 places to visit

4 · 14 km southeast of it

Lowick

364 people · 3 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Norham Castle is	People	Places to visit
Norham	300 m southwest of it	610	3
Cornhill on Tweed	9.2 km southwest of it	326	3
Berwick-upon-Tweed	10 km northeast of it	13,181	8
Lowick	14 km southeast of it	364	3
Wooler	21 km southeast of it	1,930	4
Belford	25 km southeast of it	1,314	3
Bamburgh	30 km southeast of it	212	4
Seahouses and North Sunderland	35 km southeast of it	1,678	4

Make a day of it

Close to Norham Castle

Within 15 km you can add 6 castles, a fort and a historic house.

1FortFortBerwick-upon-Tweed11 km away 2

CastleBerwick Castle10 km away 3

CastleTwizel Castle4.8 km away 4CastleCastleFord Castle11 km away 5Historic houseHistoric housePaxton House5.1 km away 6

CastleDuns Castle14 km away 7

CastleWedderburn Castle11 km away 8

CastleBarmoor Castle12 km away

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

Visiting Norham Castle

Where is Norham Castle?

Norham Castle is 300 m northeast of Norham, Northumberland.

What is Norham Castle?

Partly ruined castle in Northumberland, England, UK.

Who runs Norham Castle?

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

When is the best time to visit Norham Castle?

June to September are the warmest months in Norham, with afternoon highs of 17–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Norham Castle a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Norham Castle?

Within 15 km: Berwick-upon-Tweed (11 km), Berwick Castle (10 km), Twizel Castle (4.8 km) and Ford Castle (11 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)

Norham Castle: Martin Norman, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Berwick Castle: Euan Nelson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Twizel Castle: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Duns Castle: Rich Tea, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Wedderburn Castle: David Lauder at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Barmoor Castle: Norman MacKillop, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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