Prior Castell's Tower
Set 3.5 km north of Seahouses and North Sunderland, Prior Castell's Tower is a castle. 9 other places to visit are within 15 km, led by Bamburgh Castle (3.5 km).
Castle near Seahouses and North Sunderland
Just outside Seahouses and North Sunderland
Prior Castell's Tower is 3.5 km north of Seahouses and North Sunderland. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
When to go
For warmth in Seahouses and North Sunderland, choose July and August (19°C).
Prior Castell's Tower
- Type
- Castle
- Town
- 3.5 km north of Seahouses and North Sunderland
Prior Castell's Tower on the map
Orange marks Prior Castell's Tower, and the numbered points match the list of places below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns around Prior Castell's Tower, by distance
All of these towns include it on their pages.
Seahouses and North Sunderland
Bamburgh
Compare the 2 towns
| Town | Where Prior Castell's Tower is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seahouses and North Sunderland | 3.5 km south of it | 1,678 | 4 |
| Bamburgh | 3.6 km west of it | 212 | 4 |
Beyond Prior Castell's Tower
9 more lie within 15 km, 3 castles, 2 museums and an abbey or priory among them.
CastleBamburgh Castle3.5 km away2CastleCastle · National TrustLindisfarne Castle9.9 km away3
Castle · English HeritageDunstanburgh Castle15 km away4Abbey or prioryAbbey or priory · English HeritageLindisfarne Priory11 km away5
GardenPreston Tower11 km away6
Historic houseMiddleton Hall12 km away7
MuseumGrace Darling Museum4.1 km away8
MuseumArmstrong and Aviation Museum3.6 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Visiting Prior Castell's Tower: the answers
Where is Prior Castell's Tower?
Prior Castell's Tower is 3.5 km north of Seahouses and North Sunderland, Northumberland.
What is Prior Castell's Tower?
Castle.
When is the best time to visit Prior Castell's Tower?
July and August are the warmest months in Seahouses and North Sunderland, with afternoon highs of 19–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Prior Castell's Tower?
Within 15 km: Bamburgh Castle (3.5 km), Lindisfarne Castle (9.9 km), Dunstanburgh Castle (15 km) and Lindisfarne Priory (11 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)
- Bamburgh Castle: Michael Hanselmann - Quaoar10, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dunstanburgh Castle: mattbuck (category), CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Preston Tower: mattbuck (category), CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Middleton Hall: Zjdalton, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Grace Darling Museum: Andrew Curtis, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Armstrong and Aviation Museum: Alan Wilson from Stilton, Peterborough, Cambs, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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