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Nottingham Castle

Nottingham Castle is a castle in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire. It is on the official list as a scheduled monument. 42 other places to visit are within 15 km, led by Nottingham Cathedral (600 m).

Photo: Nottingham Castle, Cosmicutencil (CC0)

Where

In Nottingham

inside the built-up area

Run by

Nottingham City Council

the operator on record

How well known

Top 3%

#177 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–22°C

In brief

Castle in Nottingham

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

#177 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (22 Wikipedias). About ↓

Inside Nottingham

Nottingham Castle is inside Nottingham’s built-up area, with 21 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Scheduled monument

On the official list of protected heritage; Nottingham has 767 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 and weather

Warmest in Nottingham are June to September, at 19–22°C.

Jan8° / 2°55 mm

Feb8° / 2°45 mm

Mar11° / 3°44 mm

Apr14° / 5°47 mm

May17° / 8°49 mm

Jun20° / 11°63 mm

Jul22° / 13°66 mm

Aug22° / 13°64 mm

Sep19° / 10°56 mm

Oct15° / 8°69 mm

Nov11° / 4°64 mm

Dec8° / 2°64 mm

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

About

Nottingham Castle

This is a site of Nottingham City Council. Its story is told in 22 languages on Wikipedia.

Nottingham’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Castle
Run by: Nottingham City Council
Listed: Scheduled monument
Wikipedias: Covered in 22 languages
Town: in Nottingham
Official site: nottinghamcastle.org.uk

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

The map

Getting your bearings

Orange: Nottingham Castle.

Towns near it

Which towns are near Nottingham Castle

Nottingham tops the 8 for size, at 299,786 people. Its home town tops the list; the rest follow by distance.

1 · It’s in town

Nottingham

299,786 people · 35 places to visit

2 · 1.6 km south of it

Wilford

4,849 people · 28 places to visit

3 · 1.7 km southeast of it

West Bridgford

36,489 people · 27 places to visit

4 · 2.9 km northeast of it

Carlton

53,555 people · 17 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Nottingham Castle is	People	Places to visit
Nottingham	It’s in town	299,786	35
Wilford	1.6 km south of it	4,849	28
West Bridgford	1.7 km southeast of it	36,489	27
Carlton	2.9 km northeast of it	53,555	17
Beeston	3.5 km southwest of it	52,359	30
Gamston (Rushcliffe)	3.6 km southeast of it	2,171	18
Clifton	3.8 km south of it	22,936	27
Arnold	4.2 km north of it	40,016	17

Make a day of it

What else is near Nottingham Castle

There are 42 within 15 km, 4 museums, a cathedral and an art gallery among them.

CathedralNottingham Cathedral600 m away 2

MuseumWollaton Hall3.7 km away 3

Art galleryNottingham Contemporary600 m away 4

MuseumJudges Retiring Room700 m away 5

Abbey or prioryNewstead Abbey15 km away 6

MuseumNottingham Industrial Museum3.8 km away 7

MuseumNew Art Exchange2.1 km away 8

Historic houseHolme Pierrepont Hall5.8 km away

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

Good to know about Nottingham Castle

Where is Nottingham Castle?

Nottingham Castle is in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Nottingham Castle?

Castle in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK.

Who runs Nottingham Castle?

Nottingham City Council.

When is the best time to visit Nottingham Castle?

June to September are the warmest months in Nottingham, with afternoon highs of 19–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Nottingham Castle a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Nottingham Castle?

Within 15 km: Nottingham Cathedral (600 m), Wollaton Hall (3.7 km), Nottingham Contemporary (600 m) and Judges Retiring Room (700 m).

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 (9)

Nottingham Castle: Cosmicutencil, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
Nottingham Cathedral: The original uploader was David Newton at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Wollaton Hall: Harry Mitchell, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Nottingham Contemporary: John Sutton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Judges Retiring Room: Roland Turner, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Newstead Abbey: brianfagan from Nottingham, United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Nottingham Industrial Museum: Oxymoron, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
New Art Exchange: John Sutton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Holme Pierrepont Hall: MichaelMaggs, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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