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Ravensworth Castle

Ravensworth Castle is a castle in Lamesley, Tyne and Wear. The site is 800 m southwest of Gateshead. It is protected as a scheduled monument.

Photo: Ravensworth Castle, john tollitt (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

800 m

southwest of Gateshead

How well known

Top 18%

#1,466 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 17–20°C

In brief

Castle near Gateshead

Just outside Gateshead

Ravensworth Castle is 800 m southwest of Gateshead. Towns near it ↓

Scheduled monument

On the official list of protected heritage; Gateshead has 116 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

Choosing a month

Afternoons in Gateshead peak at 17–20°C, June to September.

Jan7° / 2°50 mm

Feb8° / 2°50 mm

Mar10° / 3°45 mm

Apr12° / 5°56 mm

May15° / 7°47 mm

Jun18° / 10°65 mm

Jul20° / 12°61 mm

Aug20° / 12°72 mm

Sep17° / 10°64 mm

Oct14° / 7°70 mm

Nov10° / 4°79 mm

Dec7° / 2°60 mm

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

About

Ravensworth Castle

Its Wikipedia coverage spans 6 languages. Top of the 67 other places within 15 km is Turbinia, 4.9 km off.

Gateshead’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Castle
Listed: Scheduled monument
Wikipedias: Covered in 6 languages
Town: 800 m southwest of Gateshead

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

The map

Where to find Ravensworth Castle

On this map, Ravensworth Castle is orange and its neighbours are numbered.

Towns near it

Bases near Ravensworth Castle

The 8 towns are led in size by Newcastle upon Tyne, with 286,472 people. All of these towns include it on their pages.

1 · 800 m northeast of it

Gateshead

115,278 people · 49 places to visit

2 · 1.6 km west of it

Sunniside

3,422 people · 9 places to visit

3 · 2.2 km northwest of it

Whickham

15,680 people · 33 places to visit

4 · 2.5 km southeast of it

Birtley

13,840 people · 11 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Ravensworth Castle is	People	Places to visit
Gateshead	800 m northeast of it	115,278	49
Sunniside	1.6 km west of it	3,422	9
Whickham	2.2 km northwest of it	15,680	33
Birtley	2.5 km southeast of it	13,840	11
Kibblesworth	2.5 km southeast of it	1,500	7
Blaydon	3.5 km northwest of it	14,237	35
Newcastle upon Tyne	3.8 km north of it	286,472	46
Urpeth	4.4 km south of it	2,048	8

Make a day of it

Also near Ravensworth Castle

Also close at hand are 4 museums, 2 cathedrals and a castle, among 67 within 15 km.

MuseumTurbinia4.9 km away 2

MuseumBeamish Museum4.8 km away · 350K visitors a year 3

CathedralNewcastle Cathedral5.2 km away 4

CastleNewcastle upon Tyne Castle5.1 km away 5

CathedralSt Mary's Cathedral4.9 km away 6

Big drawMuseumGreat North Museum: Hancock6.2 km away · 638K visitors a year 7

MuseumCentre for Life4.7 km away · 225K visitors a year 8

Art galleryBALTIC Centre5.4 km away

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

Quick answers on Ravensworth Castle

Where is Ravensworth Castle?

Ravensworth Castle is 800 m southwest of Gateshead, Tyne and Wear.

What is Ravensworth Castle?

Castle in Lamesley, Tyne and Wear, England, UK.

When is the best time to visit Ravensworth Castle?

June to September are the warmest months in Gateshead, with afternoon highs of 17–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Ravensworth Castle a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Ravensworth Castle?

Within 15 km: Turbinia (4.9 km), Beamish Museum (4.8 km), Newcastle Cathedral (5.2 km) and Newcastle upon Tyne Castle (5.1 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 (9)

Ravensworth Castle: john tollitt, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Turbinia: Alfred John West, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Beamish Museum: Benjamin Smith, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Newcastle Cathedral: The original uploader was Soloist at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Newcastle upon Tyne Castle: Benjamin Smith, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
St Mary's Cathedral: James@hopgrove at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Great North Museum: Hancock: TubularWorld, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Centre for Life: Simon Cobb, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
BALTIC Centre: Peter McDermott, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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