Castle · near Sherborne · Dorset

Sherborne Old Castle

Sherborne Old Castle is a grade I listed castle. It is 200 m east of Sherborne. The site is kept up by English Heritage.

Photo: Sherborne Old Castle, Pengannel (CC BY 2.0)

Where

200 m

east of Sherborne

Run by

English Heritage

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 27%

#2,271 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 17–22°C

In brief

Castle near Sherborne

Just outside Sherborne

Sherborne Old Castle is 200 m east of Sherborne. Towns near it ↓

Cared for by English Heritage

One of the places English Heritage looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓

Scheduled monument

On the official list of protected heritage; Sherborne has 377 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

Picking your season

If warmth matters, go May to September: Sherborne reaches 17–22°C.

Jan8° / 2°89 mm

Feb9° / 2°65 mm

Mar11° / 3°56 mm

Apr14° / 4°58 mm

May17° / 7°58 mm

Jun20° / 10°50 mm

Jul22° / 12°53 mm

Aug21° / 12°68 mm

Sep19° / 10°64 mm

Oct15° / 7°95 mm

Nov11° / 4°102 mm

Dec9° / 2°100 mm

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

About

Sherborne Old Castle

Articles on it exist in 3 languages. There are 24 more places to see within 15 km, beginning with Sherborne Castle (400 m).

Sherborne’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Castle
Run by: English Heritage
Listed: Scheduled monument
Wikipedias: Covered in 3 languages
Town: 200 m east of Sherborne
Official site: english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/sherborne-old-castle

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

The map

Orange shows Sherborne Old Castle; numbers mark the places near it.

Towns near it

Towns near Sherborne Old Castle

By population, Sherborne leads the 5 with 10,359. Every one of these towns counts it as a place to visit.

1 · 200 m west of it

Sherborne

10,359 people · 4 places to visit

2 · 2.6 km northeast of it

Milborne Port

3,207 people · 5 places to visit

3 · 3.2 km south of it

Longburton

525 people · 4 places to visit

4 · 4.1 km west of it

Nether Compton

402 people · 6 places to visit

Compare the 5 towns

Town	Where Sherborne Old Castle is	People	Places to visit
Sherborne	200 m west of it	10,359	4
Milborne Port	2.6 km northeast of it	3,207	5
Longburton	3.2 km south of it	525	4
Nether Compton	4.1 km west of it	402	6
Thornford	5.6 km southwest of it	899	4

Make a day of it

Also near Sherborne Old Castle

Choose from 24 places within 15 km, such as 4 museums, 2 historic houses and a castle.

Castle · English HeritageSherborne Castle400 m away 2

Historic house · National TrustMontacute House15 km away · 120K visitors a year (2011)3

FortCadbury Castle8.5 km away 4

MuseumSherborne Museum1.1 km away 5

MuseumFleet Air Arm Museum12 km away 6

MuseumHaynes International Motor Museum11 km away 7

Historic houseStock Gaylard House8.2 km away 8

MuseumYeovil Railway Centre8.3 km away

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

Questions before you go

Where is Sherborne Old Castle?

Sherborne Old Castle is 200 m east of Sherborne, Dorset.

What is Sherborne Old Castle?

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

Who runs Sherborne Old Castle?

English Heritage, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.

When is the best time to visit Sherborne Old Castle?

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

Is Sherborne Old Castle a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Sherborne Old Castle?

Within 15 km: Sherborne Castle (400 m), Montacute House (15 km), Cadbury Castle (8.5 km) and Sherborne Museum (1.1 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)

Sherborne Old Castle: Pengannel, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Sherborne Castle: JackPeasePhotography, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Montacute House: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Cadbury Castle: Joe D, modified by JimChampion, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
Sherborne Museum: SMCurator, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Fleet Air Arm Museum: Rodw, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Haynes International Motor Museum: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Stock Gaylard House: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Yeovil Railway Centre: William, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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