Castle · near Richmond · North Yorkshire

Richmond Castle

Richmond Castle is an eleventh-century castle built in Richmond, North Yorkshire. The register lists it as a scheduled monument. Around it, within 15 km, lie 11 more places, Green Howards Museum (200 m) first on our list.

Photo: Richmond Castle, Dylan Moore (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

100 m

southwest of Richmond

Run by

English Heritage

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 5%

#410 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jul–Aug

highs of 19–19°C

In brief

Castle near Richmond

One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

#410 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (12 Wikipedias). About ↓

Just outside Richmond

Richmond Castle is 100 m southwest of Richmond. 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; Richmond has 335 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

The best months to visit

Afternoons in Richmond are warmest in July and August, at 19°C.

Jan6° / 1°72 mm

Feb6° / 0°73 mm

Mar8° / 1°61 mm

Apr11° / 3°59 mm

May14° / 5°58 mm

Jun17° / 8°75 mm

Jul19° / 10°71 mm

Aug19° / 10°81 mm

Sep16° / 8°77 mm

Oct12° / 5°87 mm

Nov8° / 3°93 mm

Dec6° / 0°94 mm

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

About

Richmond Castle

It is cared for by English Heritage. There are Wikipedia articles on it in 12 languages.

Richmond’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Castle
Run by: English Heritage
Listed: Scheduled monument
Wikipedias: Covered in 12 languages
Town: 100 m southwest of Richmond
Official site: english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/richmond-castle

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

The map

Getting your bearings

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

Towns near it

The towns around Richmond Castle

With 14,212 people, Catterick Garrison is the largest of the 8. Start with its own town; the others follow by distance.

1 · 100 m northeast of it

Richmond

8,076 people · 5 places to visit

2 · 1.6 km southeast of it

Catterick Garrison

14,212 people · 4 places to visit

3 · 4.4 km east of it

Brompton-on-Swale

1,899 people · 5 places to visit

4 · 7.4 km southeast of it

Catterick

2,718 people · 2 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Richmond Castle is	People	Places to visit
Richmond	100 m northeast of it	8,076	5
Catterick Garrison	1.6 km southeast of it	14,212	4
Brompton-on-Swale	4.4 km east of it	1,899	5
Catterick	7.4 km southeast of it	2,718	2
Middleton Tyas	7.6 km northeast of it	268	1
Scorton	8.1 km east of it	1,011	3
Melsonby	8.3 km north of it	705	1
Barton	10 km northeast of it	776	1

Make a day of it

Nearby, too

Nearby, 11 places within 15 km include 2 museums, 2 abbeys or priories and 2 castles.

MuseumGreen Howards Museum200 m away · 50K visitors a year 2

Abbey or priory · English HeritageEasby Abbey1.4 km away 3CastleCastle · English HeritageMiddleham Castle14 km away 4

MuseumRichmondshire Museum300 m away 5CastleCastleRavensworth Castle7.1 km away 6

Fort · English HeritageStanwick Camp11 km away 7

Historic house · National TrustMoulton Hall6.9 km away 8

Abbey or prioryJervaulx Abbey15 km away

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

Know before you visit Richmond Castle

Where is Richmond Castle?

Richmond Castle is 100 m southwest of Richmond, North Yorkshire.

What is Richmond Castle?

Eleventh-century castle built in Richmond, North Yorkshire, England, UK.

Who runs Richmond Castle?

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

When is the best time to visit Richmond Castle?

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

Is Richmond Castle a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Richmond Castle?

Within 15 km: Green Howards Museum (200 m), Easby Abbey (1.4 km), Middleham Castle (14 km) and Richmondshire Museum (300 m).

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 (7)

Richmond Castle: Dylan Moore, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Green Howards Museum: Immanuel Giel, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Easby Abbey: Greenjettaguy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Richmondshire Museum: IT, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Stanwick Camp: Lizzyp at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Moulton Hall: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Jervaulx Abbey: mattbuck (category), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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