Castle · Spofforth · North Yorkshire

Spofforth Castle

Spofforth Castle is a castle in Spofforth with Stockeld, Harrogate, North Yorkshire. Its status is a Grade II* listed building. A short trip away is Harewood House, 8.1 km off, the first of 24 within 15 km.

Photo: Spofforth Castle, TJBlackwell (CC BY 3.0)

Where

In Spofforth

inside the built-up area

Run by

English Heritage

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 7%

#598 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–21°C

In brief

Castle in Spofforth

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

#598 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (9 Wikipedias). About ↓

Inside Spofforth

Spofforth Castle is inside Spofforth’s built-up area, with 3 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Cared for by English Heritage

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

Grade II* listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Spofforth has 14 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

Weather, month by month

Afternoons in Spofforth reach 18–21°C from June to September.

Jan7° / 1°52 mm

Feb8° / 1°45 mm

Mar10° / 3°42 mm

Apr13° / 4°46 mm

May16° / 7°46 mm

Jun19° / 10°59 mm

Jul21° / 12°55 mm

Aug21° / 12°63 mm

Sep18° / 10°54 mm

Oct14° / 7°59 mm

Nov10° / 4°61 mm

Dec7° / 1°58 mm

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

About

Spofforth Castle

Care of the site is provided by English Heritage. Wikipedia covers it in 9 languages.

Spofforth’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Castle
Run by: English Heritage
Listed: Grade II* listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 9 languages
Town: in Spofforth
Official site: english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/spofforth-castle

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

The map

The map puts Spofforth Castle in orange and numbers its neighbours as in the list.

Towns near it

Staying near Spofforth Castle

By population, Harrogate leads the 8 with 75,522. Its home town tops the list; the rest follow by distance.

1 · It’s in town

Spofforth

1,175 people · 5 places to visit

2 · 2 km northwest of it

Follifoot

645 people · 10 places to visit

3 · 3.6 km southeast of it

Wetherby

11,711 people · 3 places to visit

4 · 3.7 km southwest of it

Kirkby Overblow

485 people · 4 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Spofforth Castle is	People	Places to visit
Spofforth	It’s in town	1,175	5
Follifoot	2 km northwest of it	645	10
Wetherby	3.6 km southeast of it	11,711	3
Kirkby Overblow	3.7 km southwest of it	485	4
Harrogate	4.2 km northwest of it	75,522	14
Linton	4.3 km southeast of it	340	1
Knaresborough	4.3 km north of it	15,781	12
Pannal	4.4 km west of it	2,530	7

Make a day of it

After Spofforth Castle

Also close at hand are 3 historic houses, 2 castles and 2 gardens, among 24 within 15 km.

Historic houseHarewood House8.1 km away 2

CastleKnaresborough Castle5.9 km away 3

AttractionOld Mother Shipton's Cave Park5.8 km away 4

CastleHarewood Castle6.7 km away 5

Garden · RHSRHS Garden Harlow Carr8.6 km away 6

Historic houseRudding Park3.3 km away 7

Historic houseRipley Castle12 km away 8GardenGardenPlumpton Rocks2.5 km away

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

Visiting Spofforth Castle: the answers

Where is Spofforth Castle?

Spofforth Castle is in Spofforth, North Yorkshire, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Spofforth Castle?

Castle in Spofforth with Stockeld, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England, UK.

Who runs Spofforth Castle?

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

When is the best time to visit Spofforth Castle?

June to September are the warmest months in Spofforth, with afternoon highs of 18–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Spofforth Castle a listed building?

Yes: Grade II* listed building.

What else is there to see near Spofforth Castle?

Within 15 km: Harewood House (8.1 km), Knaresborough Castle (5.9 km), Old Mother Shipton's Cave Park (5.8 km) and Harewood Castle (6.7 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)

Spofforth Castle: TJBlackwell, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Harewood House: Sirenuk, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Knaresborough Castle: Redvers, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Old Mother Shipton's Cave Park: Simon Cobb, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
Harewood Castle: TJ Blackwell, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
RHS Garden Harlow Carr: DS Pugh, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Rudding Park: Plucas58, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
Ripley Castle: Dposte46, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

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