Castle · Nunney · Somerset

Nunney Castle

Nunney Castle is a medieval castle. It lies inside the built-up area of Nunney. On the official register, it is a scheduled monument.

Photo: Nunney Castle, Mike Searle (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

In Nunney

inside the built-up area

Run by

English Heritage

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 7%

#525 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 17–22°C

In brief

Castle in Nunney

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

#525 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (10 Wikipedias). About ↓

Inside Nunney

Nunney Castle is inside Nunney’s built-up area, with 3 more places to visit within 5 km. 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; Nunney has 45 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

Warmest in Nunney are May to September, at 17–22°C.

Jan8° / 2°108 mm

Feb8° / 2°78 mm

Mar11° / 3°65 mm

Apr14° / 5°62 mm

May17° / 7°64 mm

Jun20° / 10°59 mm

Jul22° / 12°54 mm

Aug21° / 12°77 mm

Sep19° / 10°69 mm

Oct15° / 7°100 mm

Nov11° / 4°105 mm

Dec8° / 2°103 mm

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

About

Nunney Castle

Its upkeep is handled by English Heritage. Articles on it exist in 10 languages. Add Longleat House, 7.7 km away, to a visit; it leads 22 places within 15 km.

Nunney’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Castle
Run by: English Heritage
Listed: Scheduled monument
Wikipedias: Covered in 10 languages
Town: in Nunney
Official site: english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/nunney-castle

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

The map

Around Nunney Castle, mapped

The map puts Nunney Castle in orange and numbers its neighbours as in the list.

Towns near it

The nearest towns to Nunney Castle

The most populous of the 8 is Frome, at 27,904. Start with its own town; the others follow by distance.

1 · It’s in town

Nunney

854 people · 4 places to visit

2 · 2.8 km northeast of it

Frome

27,904 people · 8 places to visit

3 · 3 km north of it

Mells

340 people · 4 places to visit

4 · 5.7 km north of it

Buckland Dinham

353 people · 4 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Nunney Castle is	People	Places to visit
Nunney	It’s in town	854	4
Frome	2.8 km northeast of it	27,904	8
Mells	3 km north of it	340	4
Buckland Dinham	5.7 km north of it	353	4
Coleford	5.9 km northwest of it	2,235	3
Stoke St Michael	7.5 km west of it	755	3
Holcombe	7.7 km northwest of it	960	1
Chapmanslade	8.9 km east of it	676	8

Make a day of it

After Nunney Castle

A visit can add 2 historic houses, a garden and an attraction, from 22 places within 15 km.

Historic houseLongleat House7.7 km away 2

Garden · National TrustStourhead Park12 km away 3

Attraction · National TrustKing Alfred's Tower11 km away 4

Abbey or prioryDownside Abbey9.4 km away 5

Castle · English HeritageFarleigh Hungerford Castle14 km away 6

Wildlife parkLongleat Safari Park8.4 km away 7

MuseumFrome Museum4.8 km away 8

Historic houseBradley House9.7 km away

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

Visiting Nunney Castle

Where is Nunney Castle?

Nunney Castle is in Nunney, Somerset, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Nunney Castle?

Medieval castle in Somerset, England, UK.

Who runs Nunney Castle?

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

When is the best time to visit Nunney Castle?

May to September are the warmest months in Nunney, with afternoon highs of 17–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Nunney Castle a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Nunney Castle?

Within 15 km: Longleat House (7.7 km), Stourhead Park (12 km), King Alfred's Tower (11 km) and Downside Abbey (9.4 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 (9)

Nunney Castle: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Longleat House: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Stourhead Park: Jon Wornham, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
King Alfred's Tower: Jürgen Matern, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Downside Abbey: Downside_abbey2.jpg: D.O.G.A. derivative work: Rabanus Flavus, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Farleigh Hungerford Castle: nicksarebi, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Longleat Safari Park: Andy Potter, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Frome Museum: The original uploader was Nabokov at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bradley House: Allan warren, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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