Castle · Penrith · Cumbria

Penrith Castle

Penrith Castle is a grade I listed castle in Penrith. It is cared for by English Heritage. A short trip away is Brougham Castle, 2.6 km off, the first of 22 within 15 km.

Photo: Penrith Castle, David Rogers (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

In Penrith

inside the built-up area

Run by

English Heritage

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 7%

#598 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Aug

highs of 18–20°C

In brief

Castle in Penrith

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

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

Inside Penrith

Penrith Castle is inside Penrith’s built-up area, with 9 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 ↓

Grade I listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Penrith has 179 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 climate through the year

Afternoons in Penrith reach 18–20°C from June to August.

Jan7° / 1°98 mm

Feb7° / 1°77 mm

Mar9° / 2°70 mm

Apr13° / 4°56 mm

May16° / 6°60 mm

Jun18° / 8°64 mm

Jul20° / 11°72 mm

Aug19° / 11°78 mm

Sep17° / 9°78 mm

Oct13° / 6°101 mm

Nov9° / 3°100 mm

Dec7° / 1°111 mm

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

About

Penrith Castle

9 Wikipedia editions have an article on it.

Penrith’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Castle
Run by: English Heritage
Listed: Grade I listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 9 languages
Town: in Penrith
Official site: english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/penrith-castle

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

Plan your visit

Entry, hours, address

Entrance feesFreeNo entrance fee.

Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

Its place on the map

Orange is Penrith Castle; numbered in green, the places near it.

Towns near it

Towns near Penrith Castle

The largest of the 8 towns is Penrith, with 16,705 people. These are the towns that list it, beginning with its own.

1 · It’s in town

Penrith

16,705 people · 13 places to visit

2 · 2.8 km southwest of it

Stainton

745 people · 12 places to visit

3 · 3 km south of it

Sockbridge

392 people · 15 places to visit

4 · 3.3 km southeast of it

Clifton

740 people · 13 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Penrith Castle is	People	Places to visit
Penrith	It’s in town	16,705	13
Stainton	2.8 km southwest of it	745	12
Sockbridge	3 km south of it	392	15
Clifton	3.3 km southeast of it	740	13
Langwathby	6.9 km northeast of it	608	1
Greystoke	7.3 km west of it	686	4
Culgaith	9.8 km east of it	426	4
Skelton	9.8 km northwest of it	358	2

Make a day of it

While you are near Penrith Castle

A visit can add 6 castles and 2 historic houses, from 22 places within 15 km.

Castle · English HeritageBrougham Castle2.6 km away 2

CastleBrougham Hall2.2 km away 3

Castle · English HeritageClifton Hall3.4 km away 4

CastleLowther Castle6.2 km away 5

CastleGreystoke Castle7.7 km away 6

CastleDacre Castle6.2 km away 7

Historic houseDalemain4.7 km away 8

Historic houseHutton-in-the-Forest7.8 km away

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

Know before you visit Penrith Castle

Where is Penrith Castle?

Penrith Castle is in Penrith, Cumbria, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Penrith Castle?

Grade I listed castle in Penrith, United Kingdom.

Who runs Penrith Castle?

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

When is the best time to visit Penrith Castle?

June to August are the warmest months in Penrith, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Penrith Castle a listed building?

Yes: Grade I listed building.

What else is there to see near Penrith Castle?

Within 15 km: Brougham Castle (2.6 km), Brougham Hall (2.2 km), Clifton Hall (3.4 km) and Lowther Castle (6.2 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)

Penrith Castle: David Rogers, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Brougham Castle: Michael D Beckwith, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
Brougham Hall: Tom Parnell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Clifton Hall: The original uploader was Brookie at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Lowther Castle: Burtonsi, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Greystoke Castle: Simon Ledingham, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Dacre Castle: Geoff Gill, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Dalemain: Geoff Gill, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Hutton-in-the-Forest: Mdbeckwith, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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