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Ralph Allen’s Sham Castle

The site of Ralph Allen’s Sham Castle is 100 m east of Bath. Nearby, The Roman Baths (1.5 km) heads a list of 56 within 15 km.

Where

100 m

east of Bath

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 17–22°C

In brief

Castle near Bath

Just outside Bath

Ralph Allen’s Sham Castle is 100 m east of Bath. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Month by month

In Bath, May to September bring the warmest days: highs of 17–22°C.

Jan8° / 2°83 mm

Feb9° / 2°60 mm

Mar11° / 4°54 mm

Apr14° / 5°56 mm

May17° / 8°60 mm

Jun20° / 11°57 mm

Jul22° / 13°61 mm

Aug22° / 13°70 mm

Sep19° / 11°62 mm

Oct15° / 8°84 mm

Nov11° / 5°91 mm

Dec9° / 3°90 mm

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

About

Ralph Allen’s Sham Castle

Type: Castle
Town: 100 m east of Bath

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

The map

Getting to Ralph Allen’s Sham Castle

Use the numbers to match each place near Ralph Allen’s Sham Castle with the list.

Towns near it

Towns that list Ralph Allen’s Sham Castle

The biggest base of the 8 is Bath (94,080 people). The list runs from its own town outward.

1 · 100 m west of it

Bath

94,080 people · 41 places to visit

2 · 800 m northeast of it

Bathampton

1,698 people · 35 places to visit

3 · 2.1 km northeast of it

Batheaston

3,878 people · 34 places to visit

4 · 2.6 km south of it

Monkton Combe

600 people · 36 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Ralph Allen’s Sham Castle is	People	Places to visit
Bath	100 m west of it	94,080	41
Bathampton	800 m northeast of it	1,698	35
Batheaston	2.1 km northeast of it	3,878	34
Monkton Combe	2.6 km south of it	600	36
Bathford	2.7 km northeast of it	1,153	33
Limpley Stoke	3.6 km south of it	505	32
Winsley	4.2 km southeast of it	1,365	17
Freshford	4.9 km south of it	333	10

Make a day of it

What else is near Ralph Allen’s Sham Castle

56 more lie within 15 km, 5 museums, an art gallery and a fort among them.

MuseumThe Roman Baths1.5 km away 2

Art galleryVictoria Art Gallery1.5 km away · 92K visitors a year 3

MuseumJane Austen Centre1.8 km away 4

Fort · National TrustLittle Solsbury Hill3.1 km away 5

Museum · National TrustThe Assembly Rooms1.8 km away 6

Garden · National TrustPrior Park1.8 km away 7

MuseumHerschel Museum of Astronomy2 km away 8

MuseumHolburne Museum1 km away

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

Good to know about Ralph Allen’s Sham Castle

Where is Ralph Allen’s Sham Castle?

Ralph Allen’s Sham Castle is 100 m east of Bath, Somerset.

What is Ralph Allen’s Sham Castle?

Castle.

When is the best time to visit Ralph Allen’s Sham Castle?

May to September are the warmest months in Bath, with afternoon highs of 17–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Ralph Allen’s Sham Castle?

Within 15 km: The Roman Baths (1.5 km), Victoria Art Gallery (1.5 km), Jane Austen Centre (1.8 km) and Little Solsbury Hill (3.1 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)

The Roman Baths: Diliff, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
Victoria Art Gallery: Stephen Richards, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Jane Austen Centre: Fahdshariff at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Little Solsbury Hill: Beechenbummer at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
The Assembly Rooms: Mark Anderson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Prior Park: Infilms, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Herschel Museum of Astronomy: Nveitch at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Holburne Museum: David A. Russo, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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