Riber Castle
Riber Castle is a historic house; it lies 400 m south of Matlock. Its status is a Grade II listed building. Add Chatsworth House, 12 km away, to a visit; it leads 42 places within 15 km.
Historic house near Matlock
Just outside Matlock
Riber Castle is 400 m south of Matlock. Towns near it ↓
Grade II listed building
On the official list of protected heritage; Matlock has 36 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Warm months and wet ones
The warmest stretch in Matlock is June to September, at 18–21°C in the afternoon.
Riber Castle
Articles on it exist in 6 languages.
- Type
- Historic house
- Listed
- Grade II listed building
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 6 languages
- Town
- 400 m south of Matlock
Its place on the map
On this map, Riber Castle is orange and its neighbours are numbered.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns a short way from Riber Castle
Among the 8, Matlock is the biggest, home to 11,990 people. The towns whose pages list it: the one it is in, those within 5 km of it, then larger towns further out.
Matlock
Tansley
Matlock Bath
Cromford
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Riber Castle is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matlock | 400 m north of it | 11,990 | 21 |
| Tansley | 1 km northeast of it | 1,176 | 16 |
| Matlock Bath | 1 km southwest of it | 671 | 17 |
| Cromford | 2 km southwest of it | 1,395 | 18 |
| Bonsall | 2.6 km west of it | 277 | 18 |
| Holloway | 2.9 km southeast of it | 518 | 20 |
| Darley Dale | 3.4 km northwest of it | 3,985 | 17 |
| Wirksworth | 3.6 km south of it | 4,904 | 18 |
Each has its own grades, prices and things to do.
Places to add to Riber Castle
Of the 42 within 15 km, look for 3 museums, 2 historic houses and 2 heritage railways.
Historic houseChatsworth House12 km away2
MuseumNational Tramway Museum5.1 km away3Historic houseHistoric houseHaddon Hall10 km away4
Heritage railwayPeak Rail1.5 km away5
Theme parkGulliver's Kingdom1.8 km away6
MuseumPeak District Mining Museum1.6 km away7
Heritage railwaySteeple Grange Light Railway4 km away8
MuseumNational Stone Centre4.3 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Visiting Riber Castle
Where is Riber Castle?
Riber Castle is 400 m south of Matlock, Derbyshire.
What is Riber Castle?
Historic house.
When is the best time to visit Riber Castle?
June to September are the warmest months in Matlock, with afternoon highs of 18–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Riber Castle a listed building?
Yes: Grade II listed building.
What else is there to see near Riber Castle?
Within 15 km: Chatsworth House (12 km), National Tramway Museum (5.1 km), Haddon Hall (10 km) and Peak Rail (1.5 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 (8)
- Riber Castle: AxG at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chatsworth House: Rprof, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Tramway Museum: Mark Anderson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peak Rail: Beryl Allcoat, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gulliver's Kingdom: PLTRON, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peak District Mining Museum: Fleur Piercy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Steeple Grange Light Railway: Eamon Curry from Derby, England, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Stone Centre: Peter Barr, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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