Castle · Weston · Dorset

Rufus Castle

Rufus Castle is a grade I listed castle. Inside Weston’s built-up area is where it stands. Around it, within 15 km, lie 30 more places, Portland Castle (3.5 km) first on our list.

Photo: Rufus Castle, Mike Smith (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

In Weston

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 12%

#1,023 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Oct

highs of 17–22°C

In brief

Castle in Weston

Inside Weston

Rufus Castle is inside Weston’s built-up area, with 15 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Scheduled monument

On the official list of protected heritage; Weston has 62 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

Seasons in Weston

From May to October, Weston sees highs of 17–22°C.

Jan10° / 4°101 mm

Feb10° / 4°51 mm

Mar12° / 4°51 mm

Apr14° / 5°45 mm

May18° / 8°45 mm

Jun20° / 11°41 mm

Jul22° / 12°45 mm

Aug22° / 13°44 mm

Sep20° / 12°50 mm

Oct17° / 10°75 mm

Nov14° / 7°85 mm

Dec11° / 5°88 mm

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

About

Rufus Castle

It has articles in 8 Wikipedias.

Weston’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Castle
Listed: Scheduled monument
Wikipedias: Covered in 8 languages
Town: in Weston

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

The map

Getting your bearings

The map centres on Rufus Castle, in orange, with nearby places numbered.

Towns near it

The towns around Rufus Castle

Weymouth is the biggest of the 8 bases nearby (55,540 people). Each town here links to its own guide.

1 · It’s in town

Weston

5,208 people · 17 places to visit

2 · 1 km north of it

Grove

1,032 people · 16 places to visit

3 · 1.2 km southwest of it

Southwell

1,700 people · 16 places to visit

4 · 2 km north of it

Fortuneswell

4,554 people · 23 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Rufus Castle is	People	Places to visit
Weston	It’s in town	5,208	17
Grove	1 km north of it	1,032	16
Southwell	1.2 km southwest of it	1,700	16
Fortuneswell	2 km north of it	4,554	23
Weymouth	9.1 km north of it	55,540	26
Chickerell	11 km northwest of it	3,973	13
Osmington	12 km north of it	208	6
Broadmayne	16 km north of it	607	9

Make a day of it

Places to add to Rufus Castle

Of the 30 within 15 km, look for 3 castles, 3 museums and 2 forts.

Castle · English HeritagePortland Castle3.5 km away 2

MuseumPortland Museum100 m away 3

CastlePennsylvania Castle200 m away 4

CastleSandsfoot Castle6.6 km away 5

MuseumTout Quarry1.9 km away 6FortFortVerne High Angle Battery2.1 km away 7

FortThe Verne Citadel2.5 km away 8

MuseumNothe Fort7.6 km away

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

Visiting Rufus Castle

Where is Rufus Castle?

Rufus Castle is in Weston, Dorset, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Rufus Castle?

Grade I listed castle in Portland, Dorset, England, UK.

When is the best time to visit Rufus Castle?

May to October are the warmest months in Weston, with afternoon highs of 17–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Rufus Castle a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Rufus Castle?

Within 15 km: Portland Castle (3.5 km), Portland Museum (100 m), Pennsylvania Castle (200 m) and Sandsfoot Castle (6.6 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)

Rufus Castle: Mike Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Portland Castle: Mark.murphy at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Portland Museum: Mike Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Pennsylvania Castle: Mike Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Sandsfoot Castle: Ajsmith141, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Tout Quarry: Ajsmith141, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
The Verne Citadel: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Nothe Fort: Stephen Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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