Rokeby Park
Rokeby Park is a grade I listed historic house museum in County Durham. The site is 2.9 km southeast of Barnard Castle. Within 15 km there are 10 more places to visit, starting with Barnard Castle Grounds (4 km).
Historic house near Barnard Castle
Just outside Barnard Castle
Rokeby Park is 2.9 km southeast of Barnard Castle. Towns near it ↓
Grade I listed building
On the official list of protected heritage; Barnard Castle has 227 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
A month-by-month guide
Highs of 17–19°C mark June to August in Barnard Castle.
Rokeby Park
It is written up in 3 Wikipedias.
- Type
- Historic house
- Listed
- Grade I listed building
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 3 languages
- Town
- 2.9 km southeast of Barnard Castle
- Official site
- rokebypark.com
Where it sits
Orange is Rokeby Park; numbered in green, the places near it.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Which towns are near Rokeby Park
Its home town tops the list; the rest follow by distance.
Barnard Castle
Startforth
Compare the 2 towns
| Town | Where Rokeby Park is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barnard Castle | 2.9 km northwest of it | 5,783 | 5 |
| Startforth | 2.9 km northwest of it | 1,391 | 5 |
More to see nearby
Of the 10 within 15 km, look for 5 castles, a museum and an abbey or priory.
Castle · English HeritageBarnard Castle Grounds4 km away2
Museum · English HeritageThe Bowes Museum3.4 km away3
Abbey or priory · English HeritageEgglestone Abbey2.2 km away4
CastleRaby Castle8.9 km away5CastleCastle · English HeritageBowes Castle9 km away6
Fort · English HeritageStanwick Camp10 km away7CastleCastleRavensworth Castle9.1 km away8
CastleWalworth Castle15 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Questions before you go
Where is Rokeby Park?
Rokeby Park is 2.9 km southeast of Barnard Castle, County Durham.
What is Rokeby Park?
Grade I listed historic house museum in County Durham, England, UK.
When is the best time to visit Rokeby Park?
June to August are the warmest months in Barnard Castle, with afternoon highs of 17–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Rokeby Park a listed building?
Yes: Grade I listed building.
What else is there to see near Rokeby Park?
Within 15 km: Barnard Castle Grounds (4 km), The Bowes Museum (3.4 km), Egglestone Abbey (2.2 km) and Raby Castle (8.9 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 (7)
- Rokeby Park: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barnard Castle Grounds: Robert Scarth from London, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Bowes Museum: Alden Chadwick, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Egglestone Abbey: Jonathan Oldenbuck, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Raby Castle: malcolm tebbit, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stanwick Camp: Lizzyp at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Walworth Castle: Hugh Mortimer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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