Castle · near Prudhoe · Northumberland

Prudhoe Castle

Prudhoe Castle is a grade I listed castle in Prudhoe, Northumberland. It is maintained by English Heritage. Look also at Turbinia, 15 km away, first of 27 more within 15 km.

Photo: Prudhoe Castle, Chris Tweedy (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

100 m

northwest of Prudhoe

Run by

English Heritage

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 6%

#465 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jul–Aug

highs of 19–19°C

In brief

Castle near Prudhoe

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 (11 Wikipedias). About ↓

Just outside Prudhoe

Prudhoe Castle is 100 m northwest of Prudhoe. Towns near it ↓

Cared for by English Heritage

One of the places English Heritage looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓

Scheduled monument

On the official list of protected heritage; Prudhoe has 6 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

Which month to go

Highs in Prudhoe reach 19°C in July and August.

Jan6° / 2°63 mm

Feb7° / 1°58 mm

Mar8° / 2°53 mm

Apr11° / 3°62 mm

May14° / 6°53 mm

Jun17° / 9°79 mm

Jul19° / 11°74 mm

Aug19° / 11°80 mm

Sep16° / 9°72 mm

Oct12° / 6°78 mm

Nov9° / 3°86 mm

Dec6° / 1°75 mm

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

About

Prudhoe Castle

11 Wikipedia editions have an article on it.

Prudhoe’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Castle
Run by: English Heritage
Listed: Scheduled monument
Wikipedias: Covered in 11 languages
Town: 100 m northwest of Prudhoe
Official site: english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/prudhoe-castle

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

The map

Mapping Prudhoe Castle

Each numbered point is one of the places listed below; Prudhoe Castle is the orange one.

Towns near it

The nearest towns

Prudhoe tops the 8 for size, at 10,285 people. They run in order of distance, starting where it stands.

1 · 100 m southeast of it

Prudhoe

10,285 people · 6 places to visit

2 · 600 m northwest of it

Ovingham

1,155 people · 6 places to visit

3 · 2.1 km north of it

Horsley

403 people · 4 places to visit

4 · 2.2 km northeast of it

Wylam

1,661 people · 5 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Prudhoe Castle is	People	Places to visit
Prudhoe	100 m southeast of it	10,285	6
Ovingham	600 m northwest of it	1,155	6
Horsley	2.1 km north of it	403	4
Wylam	2.2 km northeast of it	1,661	5
Stocksfield	3.1 km southwest of it	1,944	4
Crawcrook and Greenside	3.8 km east of it	7,544	6
Heddon-on-the-Wall	4.6 km northeast of it	1,300	5
Newton Hall	4.8 km west of it	392	5

Make a day of it

Pair Prudhoe Castle with these

4 museums, 3 castles and a historic house are among the 27 within 15 km.

MuseumTurbinia15 km away 2

Museum · National TrustCherryburn - Thomas Bewick Museum1.8 km away 3

Castle · English HeritageAydon Castle9.5 km away 4

CastleBywell Castle4.5 km away 5

Historic houseBywell Hall4.8 km away 6

Museum · National TrustGeorge Stephenson's Birthplace3.8 km away 7

MuseumDiscovery Museum15 km away 8

CastleDilston Castle12 km away

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

Planning a visit to Prudhoe Castle

Where is Prudhoe Castle?

Prudhoe Castle is 100 m northwest of Prudhoe, Northumberland.

What is Prudhoe Castle?

Grade I listed castle in Prudhoe, Northumberland, England, UK.

Who runs Prudhoe Castle?

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

When is the best time to visit Prudhoe Castle?

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

Is Prudhoe Castle a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Prudhoe Castle?

Within 15 km: Turbinia (15 km), Cherryburn - Thomas Bewick Museum (1.8 km), Aydon Castle (9.5 km) and Bywell Castle (4.5 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 (9)

Prudhoe Castle: Chris Tweedy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Turbinia: Alfred John West, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Cherryburn - Thomas Bewick Museum: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Aydon Castle: Hadrianus1959, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bywell Castle: Dennis Lovett, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bywell Hall: Bill Cresswell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
George Stephenson's Birthplace: Ken Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Discovery Museum: Chabe01, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Dilston Castle: Peter Brooks, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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