Sheffield Castle
Sheffield Castle is a limited remains of a castle. Inside Sheffield’s built-up area is where it stands. It is on the official list as a Grade II listed building.
Castle in Sheffield
Inside Sheffield
Sheffield Castle is inside Sheffield’s built-up area, with 26 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Grade II listed building
On the official list of protected heritage; Sheffield has 926 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Weather through the year
Afternoons in Sheffield reach 18–21°C from June to September.
Sheffield Castle
Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 7 languages. Top of the 49 other places within 15 km is Sheffield Cathedral, 400 m off.
- Type
- Castle
- Listed
- Grade II listed building
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 7 languages
- Town
- in Sheffield
Map of Sheffield Castle and nearby
Orange: Sheffield Castle.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · Numbers: the places near it, as listed below. The dashed line is Sheffield’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Where to base yourself
Among the 8, Sheffield is the biggest, home to 500,520 people. These are the towns that list it, beginning with its own.
- 1Sheffield
- 2Waverley and Catcliffe
- 3Ecclesfield and Grenoside
- 4Brinsworth
- 5Worrall
- 6Oughtibridge
- 7Treeton
- 8Ridgeway
Sheffield
Waverley and Catcliffe
Ecclesfield and Grenoside
Brinsworth
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Sheffield Castle is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheffield | It’s in town | 500,520 | 44 |
| Waverley and Catcliffe | 4.9 km east of it | 5,342 | 9 |
| Ecclesfield and Grenoside | 6.4 km north of it | 8,187 | 11 |
| Brinsworth | 6.7 km east of it | 8,764 | 9 |
| Worrall | 6.8 km northwest of it | 1,320 | 2 |
| Oughtibridge | 7.5 km northwest of it | 3,128 | 2 |
| Treeton | 7.5 km east of it | 3,272 | 7 |
| Ridgeway | 7.6 km southeast of it | 260 | 2 |
Beyond Sheffield Castle
There are 49 within 15 km, 4 museums, 2 cathedrals and an art gallery among them.
CathedralSheffield Cathedral400 m away2
CathedralCathedral Church of St Marie500 m away3
MuseumKelham Island Museum800 m away4
MuseumWeston Park Museum1.9 km away5
Art galleryGraves Gallery600 m away6
MuseumMillennium Gallery600 m away7
MuseumBishop's House3.7 km away8
GardenSheffield Botanical Gardens2.6 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Quick answers on Sheffield Castle
Where is Sheffield Castle?
Sheffield Castle is in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Sheffield Castle?
Limited remains of a castle in Yorkshire, England, UK.
When is the best time to visit Sheffield Castle?
June to September are the warmest months in Sheffield, with afternoon highs of 18–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Sheffield Castle a listed building?
Yes: Grade II listed building.
What else is there to see near Sheffield Castle?
Within 15 km: Sheffield Cathedral (400 m), Cathedral Church of St Marie (500 m), Kelham Island Museum (800 m) and Weston Park Museum (1.9 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 (9)
- Sheffield Castle: Gregory Deryckère, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Sheffield Cathedral: Richard Rogerson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathedral Church of St Marie: Bob Harvey, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kelham Island Museum: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Weston Park Museum: Adrian Richardson, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Graves Gallery: BCDS, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Millennium Gallery: Warofdreams, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bishop's House: Chemical Engineer, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sheffield Botanical Gardens: Warofdreams, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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