Castle · near Castleton · Derbyshire

Peveril Castle

Peveril Castle is a castle in Castleton, Derbyshire. Its status is a Grade I listed building. Add Devil's Arse (Peak Cavern), 100 m away, to a visit; it leads 20 places within 15 km.

Photo: Peveril Castle, Darren Copley from Sheffield (CC BY 2.0)

Where

100 m

south of Castleton

Run by

English Heritage

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 3%

#246 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jul–Aug

highs of 19–19°C

In brief

Castle near Castleton

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

#246 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (17 Wikipedias). About ↓

Just outside Castleton

Peveril Castle is 100 m south of Castleton. 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; Castleton has 17 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

Weather by the month

The warm months in Castleton are July and August, with 19°C highs.

Jan6° / 1°119 mm

Feb6° / 0°114 mm

Mar8° / 1°91 mm

Apr11° / 3°82 mm

May14° / 5°74 mm

Jun17° / 8°95 mm

Jul19° / 10°101 mm

Aug19° / 10°99 mm

Sep16° / 8°99 mm

Oct12° / 6°127 mm

Nov8° / 3°129 mm

Dec6° / 0°141 mm

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

About

Peveril Castle

It is conserved by English Heritage. 17 Wikipedia editions have an article on it.

Castleton’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Castle
Run by: English Heritage
Listed: Grade I listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 17 languages
Town: 100 m south of Castleton
Official site: english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/peveril-castle

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

The map

Where to find Peveril Castle

The orange dot is Peveril Castle; the numbers are the places near it, as listed below.

Towns near it

The nearest towns to Peveril Castle

In size, Hathersage comes first of the 8, with 1,861 people. Start with its own town; the others follow by distance.

1 · 100 m north of it

Castleton

544 people · 6 places to visit

2 · 1.2 km southeast of it

Bradwell

1,368 people · 6 places to visit

3 · 1.5 km northeast of it

Hope

849 people · 6 places to visit

4 · 5.9 km east of it

Bamford

784 people · 1 place to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Peveril Castle is	People	Places to visit
Castleton	100 m north of it	544	6
Bradwell	1.2 km southeast of it	1,368	6
Hope	1.5 km northeast of it	849	6
Bamford	5.9 km east of it	784	1
Tideswell	6.9 km south of it	1,554	0
Hathersage	8.3 km east of it	1,861	7
Dove Holes	8.6 km southwest of it	1,156	2
Eyam	9.3 km southeast of it	611	8

Make a day of it

Also near Peveril Castle

4 attractions, 2 museums and a fort are among the 20 within 15 km.

AttractionDevil's Arse (Peak Cavern)100 m away 2

Fort · National TrustCastleton Town Defences300 m away 3

AttractionSpeedwell Cavern1 km away 4

AttractionTreak Cliff Cavern1.4 km away 5

MuseumBlue John Cavern1.8 km away 6

Historic house · National TrustEyam Hall9.1 km away 7

AttractionPoole's Cavern14 km away 8

MuseumEyam Museum8.8 km away

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

Questions about Peveril Castle

Where is Peveril Castle?

Peveril Castle is 100 m south of Castleton, Derbyshire.

What is Peveril Castle?

Castle in Castleton, Derbyshire, England, UK.

Who runs Peveril Castle?

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

When is the best time to visit Peveril Castle?

July and August are the warmest months in Castleton, with afternoon highs of 19–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Peveril Castle a listed building?

Yes: Grade I listed building.

What else is there to see near Peveril Castle?

Within 15 km: Devil's Arse (Peak Cavern) (100 m), Castleton Town Defences (300 m), Speedwell Cavern (1 km) and Treak Cliff Cavern (1.4 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)

Peveril Castle: Darren Copley from Sheffield, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Devil's Arse (Peak Cavern): Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Castleton Town Defences: Douglal, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Speedwell Cavern: michael ely, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Treak Cliff Cavern: Dave.Dunford, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Blue John Cavern: The original uploader was Espresso Addict at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
Eyam Hall: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Poole's Cavern: Dave Pape, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Eyam Museum: Alan Heardman, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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