Peckforton Castle
Peckforton Castle is a grade I listed country house. Find it 2.2 km west of Bunbury. Our list has 22 more places within 15 km; first among them is Beeston Castle, at 1.3 km.
Castle near Bunbury
One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
#465 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (13 Wikipedias). About ↓
Just outside Bunbury
Peckforton Castle is 2.2 km west of Bunbury. Towns near it ↓
Grade I listed building
On the official list of protected heritage; Bunbury 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.
The weather, month by month
Expect highs of 18–21°C in Bunbury from June to September.
Peckforton Castle
It is written up in 13 Wikipedias.
- Type
- Castle
- Listed
- Grade I listed building
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 13 languages
- Town
- 2.2 km west of Bunbury
- Official site
- peckfortoncastle.co.uk
Its place on the map
The places near Peckforton Castle are numbered on the map in the order below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Bases near Peckforton Castle
The 8 towns are led in size by Tarporley, with 3,212 people. The towns whose pages list it: the one it is in, those within 5 km of it, then larger towns further out.
Bunbury
Tattenhall
Tarporley
Alpraham
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Peckforton Castle is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bunbury | 2.2 km east of it | 1,259 | 4 |
| Tattenhall | 4 km west of it | 2,296 | 5 |
| Tarporley | 4.2 km northeast of it | 3,212 | 6 |
| Alpraham | 4.8 km east of it | 494 | 4 |
| Brown Knowl | 5.8 km southwest of it | 213 | 3 |
| Clotton | 5.9 km north of it | 434 | 4 |
| Duddon | 7.1 km north of it | 656 | 0 |
| Utkinton | 7.5 km north of it | 392 | 3 |
Each has its own grades, prices and things to do.
Also within reach
Also close at hand are 6 castles and 2 historic houses, among 22 within 15 km.
Castle · English HeritageBeeston Castle1.3 km away2
CastleHolt Castle Ruins13 km away3
Castle · English HeritageChester Castle15 km away4
Historic houseCholmondeley Castle6.7 km away5
Historic houseEaton Hall12 km away6
CastleBolesworth Castle4.3 km away7CastleCastle · English HeritageBeeston Castle and Woodland Park1.2 km away8
CastleBlobb Hill Castle12 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
What people ask about Peckforton Castle
Where is Peckforton Castle?
Peckforton Castle is 2.2 km west of Bunbury, Cheshire.
What is Peckforton Castle?
Grade I listed country house in Peckforton, Cheshire, England, UK.
When is the best time to visit Peckforton Castle?
June to September are the warmest months in Bunbury, with afternoon highs of 18–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Peckforton Castle a listed building?
Yes: Grade I listed building.
What else is there to see near Peckforton Castle?
Within 15 km: Beeston Castle (1.3 km), Holt Castle Ruins (13 km), Chester Castle (15 km) and Cholmondeley Castle (6.7 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 (8)
- Peckforton Castle: Bs0u10e01, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Beeston Castle: TCExplorer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Holt Castle Ruins: Peter Craine, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chester Castle: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cholmondeley Castle: Peter Craine, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eaton Hall: Neil Kennedy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bolesworth Castle: Jonathan Hutchins, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blobb Hill Castle: John S Turner, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.