Castle · Saffron Walden · Essex

Saffron Walden Castle

Saffron Walden Castle is a former medieval castle. Its location is inside Saffron Walden’s built-up area. It counts as a Grade I listed building.

Photo: Saffron Walden Castle, Janine Forbes (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

In Saffron Walden

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 9%

#755 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–22°C

In brief

Castle in Saffron Walden

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

#755 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (10 Wikipedias). About ↓

Inside Saffron Walden

Saffron Walden Castle is inside Saffron Walden’s built-up area, with 7 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Grade I listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Saffron Walden has 321 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

Month by month

The warmest stretch in Saffron Walden is June to September, at 19–22°C in the afternoon.

Jan7° / 1°57 mm

Feb8° / 1°45 mm

Mar10° / 3°37 mm

Apr14° / 4°41 mm

May17° / 7°45 mm

Jun20° / 10°54 mm

Jul22° / 12°55 mm

Aug22° / 12°64 mm

Sep19° / 10°53 mm

Oct15° / 7°66 mm

Nov10° / 4°63 mm

Dec7° / 2°59 mm

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

About

Saffron Walden Castle

10 Wikipedia editions have an article on it. Around it, within 15 km, lie 36 more places, Audley End House (1.6 km) first on our list.

Saffron Walden’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Castle
Listed: Grade I listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 10 languages
Town: in Saffron Walden

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

The map

Saffron Walden Castle and what surrounds it

Numbered points are the places near Saffron Walden Castle, which is in orange.

Towns near it

Which towns are near Saffron Walden Castle

Largest of the 8 is Saffron Walden, home to 16,609. The town it is in comes first, then the others whose pages list it, nearest first.

1 · It’s in town

Saffron Walden

16,609 people · 10 places to visit

2 · 2.2 km northwest of it

Littlebury

605 people · 8 places to visit

3 · 2.3 km east of it

Sewards End

530 people · 9 places to visit

4 · 3.7 km southeast of it

Elder Street

541 people · 9 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Saffron Walden Castle is	People	Places to visit
Saffron Walden	It’s in town	16,609	10
Littlebury	2.2 km northwest of it	605	8
Sewards End	2.3 km east of it	530	9
Elder Street	3.7 km southeast of it	541	9
Newport	4 km southwest of it	2,945	10
Great Chesterford	4.7 km northwest of it	1,775	10
Debden	5.8 km south of it	320	2
Ashdon	6.1 km northeast of it	243	2

Make a day of it

Also near Saffron Walden Castle

Also close at hand are 2 museums, 2 castles and a historic house, among 36 within 15 km.

Historic house · English HeritageAudley End House1.6 km away 2

MuseumIWM Duxford11 km away · 401K visitors a year (2019)3

MuseumSaffron Walden Museum100 m away 4

Art galleryFry Art Gallery300 m away 5

CastleClavering Castle9.6 km away 6Park or estatePark or estate · English HeritageAudley End Estate1.4 km away 7

CastleStansted Mountfitchet Castle14 km away 8GardenGarden · English HeritageOrganic Kitchen Garden1.7 km away

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

Asked about Saffron Walden Castle

Where is Saffron Walden Castle?

Saffron Walden Castle is in Saffron Walden, Essex, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Saffron Walden Castle?

Former medieval castle in Essex, England, UK.

When is the best time to visit Saffron Walden Castle?

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

Is Saffron Walden Castle a listed building?

Yes: Grade I listed building.

What else is there to see near Saffron Walden Castle?

Within 15 km: Audley End House (1.6 km), IWM Duxford (11 km), Saffron Walden Museum (100 m) and Fry Art Gallery (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)

Saffron Walden Castle: Janine Forbes, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Audley End House: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
IWM Duxford: IxK85, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Saffron Walden Museum: Cmglee, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Fry Art Gallery: Oxyman, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Clavering Castle: Libby norman, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Stansted Mountfitchet Castle: Thomas Nugent, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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