Castle · near Corby · Northamptonshire

Rockingham Castle

Rockingham Castle is a grade I listed historic house museum. This one stands 900 m north of Corby. Around it, within 15 km, lie 17 more places, Kirby Hall (6 km) first on our list.

Photo: Rockingham Castle, Brian Coleman (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

900 m

north of Corby

How well known

Top 10%

#792 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–22°C

In brief

Castle near Corby

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

#792 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (9 Wikipedias). About ↓

Just outside Corby

Rockingham Castle is 900 m north of Corby. Towns near it ↓

Grade I listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Corby has 14 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

Weather through the year

Highs of 19–22°C mark June to September in Corby.

Jan7° / 1°55 mm

Feb8° / 1°45 mm

Mar11° / 3°43 mm

Apr14° / 4°48 mm

May17° / 6°53 mm

Jun20° / 9°55 mm

Jul22° / 11°61 mm

Aug22° / 11°67 mm

Sep19° / 9°61 mm

Oct15° / 7°71 mm

Nov10° / 4°64 mm

Dec8° / 2°62 mm

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

About

Rockingham Castle

Its Wikipedia coverage spans 9 languages.

Corby’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Castle
Listed: Grade I listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 9 languages
Town: 900 m north of Corby
Official site: rockinghamcastle.com

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

The map

The area around Rockingham Castle

Orange is Rockingham Castle; numbered in green, the places near it.

Towns near it

Which town is nearest

Corby is the biggest of the 8 bases nearby (68,164 people). All of these towns include it on their pages.

1 · 900 m south of it

Corby

68,164 people · 7 places to visit

2 · 1.8 km southwest of it

Cottingham and Middleton

1,365 people · 2 places to visit

3 · 2.1 km northwest of it

Great Easton

753 people · 2 places to visit

4 · 3.7 km northeast of it

Gretton

1,519 people · 6 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Rockingham Castle is	People	Places to visit
Corby	900 m south of it	68,164	7
Cottingham and Middleton	1.8 km southwest of it	1,365	2
Great Easton	2.1 km northwest of it	753	2
Gretton	3.7 km northeast of it	1,519	6
Lyddington	5.9 km north of it	383	1
Wilbarston	6.1 km southwest of it	746	2
Stanion	6.4 km southeast of it	842	2
Weldon	6.4 km east of it	3,042	4

Make a day of it

Next door to Rockingham Castle

Among the 17 within 15 km are 5 historic houses, a theme park and a museum.

Historic house · English HeritageKirby Hall6 km away 2

Historic house · English HeritageLyddington Bede House5.7 km away 3

Historic houseBoughton House10 km away 4

Historic houseDeene Park8.4 km away 5

Theme parkWicksteed Park14 km away 6

Historic houseLyveden New Bield13 km away 7

MuseumHarborough Museum14 km away 8CastleCastle · English HeritageTriangular Lodge9 km away

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

Your questions on Rockingham Castle

Where is Rockingham Castle?

Rockingham Castle is 900 m north of Corby, Northamptonshire.

What is Rockingham Castle?

Grade I listed historic house museum in Rockingham, Northamptonshire, England, UK.

When is the best time to visit Rockingham Castle?

June to September are the warmest months in Corby, with afternoon highs of 19–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Rockingham Castle a listed building?

Yes: Grade I listed building.

What else is there to see near Rockingham Castle?

Within 15 km: Kirby Hall (6 km), Lyddington Bede House (5.7 km), Boughton House (10 km) and Deene Park (8.4 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)

Rockingham Castle: Brian Coleman, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Kirby Hall: Keith Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Lyddington Bede House: Julian Dowse, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Boughton House: John Stolarski, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Deene Park: Julian Dowse, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Wicksteed Park: Dot Potter, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Lyveden New Bield: Keith Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Harborough Museum: Alan Murray-Rust, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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