Castle · Oakham · Rutland

Oakham Castle

Oakham Castle is a grade I listed castle in Oakham. The site is run by Rutland County Council. Look also at Rutland County Museum, 400 m away, first of 11 more within 15 km.

Photo: Oakham Castle, Simon Garbutt. SiGarb 21:25, 12 November 2006 (UTC) (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Where

In Oakham

inside the built-up area

Run by

Rutland County Council

the operator on record

How well known

Top 10%

#792 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–22°C

In brief

Castle in Oakham

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

#792 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (9 Wikipedias). About ↓

Inside Oakham

Oakham Castle is inside Oakham’s built-up area, with 4 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Scheduled monument

On the official list of protected heritage; Oakham has 121 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

A month-by-month guide

In Oakham the warm season is June to September, with highs of 18–22°C.

Jan7° / 1°65 mm

Feb8° / 1°46 mm

Mar10° / 2°44 mm

Apr13° / 4°48 mm

May16° / 7°56 mm

Jun19° / 9°61 mm

Jul22° / 12°65 mm

Aug21° / 11°66 mm

Sep18° / 9°58 mm

Oct14° / 7°69 mm

Nov10° / 4°66 mm

Dec7° / 1°64 mm

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

About

Oakham Castle

There are Wikipedia articles on it in 9 languages.

Oakham’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Castle
Run by: Rutland County Council
Listed: Scheduled monument
Wikipedias: Covered in 9 languages
Town: in Oakham
Official site: oakhamcastle.org

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

The map

Getting your bearings

Oakham Castle is in orange, with the places near it numbered as below.

Towns near it

The nearest towns

Home to 12,159 people, Oakham is the largest of these 8. Start with its own town; the others follow by distance.

1 · It’s in town

Oakham

12,159 people · 8 places to visit

2 · 1.2 km northwest of it

Barleythorpe

1,344 people · 7 places to visit

3 · 2.5 km northwest of it

Langham

1,400 people · 6 places to visit

4 · 3.2 km southwest of it

Braunston-in-Rutland

472 people · 4 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Oakham Castle is	People	Places to visit
Oakham	It’s in town	12,159	8
Barleythorpe	1.2 km northwest of it	1,344	7
Langham	2.5 km northwest of it	1,400	6
Braunston-in-Rutland	3.2 km southwest of it	472	4
Manton	4.4 km southeast of it	374	4
Whissendine	6.4 km northwest of it	930	3
Cottesmore	6.5 km northeast of it	811	4
Wing	6.7 km southeast of it	313	1

Make a day of it

Worth adding to a visit

The 11 places within 15 km include 3 museums, 2 castles and a historic house.

MuseumRutland County Museum400 m away 2

Historic house · English HeritageLyddington Bede House12 km away 3CastleCastleExton Hall6.5 km away 4

MuseumRocks by Rail5.5 km away 5

Fort · English HeritageBurrough Hill10 km away 6

MuseumMelton Carnegie Museum15 km away 7Theme parkTheme parkMini Monsters500 m away 8CastleCastleGunthorpe Hall3.4 km away

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

What people ask about Oakham Castle

Where is Oakham Castle?

Oakham Castle is in Oakham, Rutland, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Oakham Castle?

Grade I listed castle in Oakham, United Kingdom.

Who runs Oakham Castle?

Rutland County Council.

When is the best time to visit Oakham Castle?

June to September are the warmest months in Oakham, with afternoon highs of 18–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Oakham Castle a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Oakham Castle?

Within 15 km: Rutland County Museum (400 m), Lyddington Bede House (12 km), Exton Hall (6.5 km) and Rocks by Rail (5.5 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 (6)

Oakham Castle: Simon Garbutt. SiGarb 21:25, 12 November 2006 (UTC), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Rutland County Museum: Lorraine Cornwell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Lyddington Bede House: Julian Dowse, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Rocks by Rail: A.M.Hurrell, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
Burrough Hill: Nev1, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Melton Carnegie Museum: Brian Green, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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