Fort · near Melsonby · North Yorkshire

Stanwick Camp

Look for Stanwick Camp, a fort, 3.7 km northwest of Melsonby. On the official register, it is a scheduled monument. Raby Castle, 11 km away, leads the 19 other places within 15 km.

Photo: Stanwick Camp, Lizzyp at English Wikipedia (Public domain)

Where

3.7 km

northwest of Melsonby

Run by

English Heritage

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 13%

#1,081 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 17–20°C

In brief

Fort near Melsonby

Just outside Melsonby

Stanwick Camp is 3.7 km northwest of Melsonby. 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; Melsonby has 26 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 by the month

If warmth matters, go June to September: Melsonby reaches 17–20°C.

Jan7° / 0°68 mm

Feb7° / 1°53 mm

Mar9° / 2°46 mm

Apr13° / 3°49 mm

May16° / 6°45 mm

Jun18° / 8°64 mm

Jul20° / 10°65 mm

Aug20° / 10°65 mm

Sep17° / 9°58 mm

Oct13° / 6°64 mm

Nov9° / 3°70 mm

Dec7° / 1°68 mm

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

About

Stanwick Camp

Upkeep is seen to by English Heritage. Wikipedia covers it in 5 languages.

Melsonby’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Fort
Run by: English Heritage
Listed: Scheduled monument
Wikipedias: Covered in 5 languages
Town: 3.7 km northwest of Melsonby
Official site: english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/stanwick-iron-age-fortifications

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

The map

Stanwick Camp on the map

Use the numbers to match each place near Stanwick Camp with the list.

Towns near it

The towns around Stanwick Camp

By population, Darlington leads the 8 with 93,022. Pick a base: each town is a page of its own, with what else there is to see.

1 · 3.7 km southeast of it

Melsonby

705 people · 1 place to visit

2 · 4.7 km north of it

Gainford

1,127 people · 2 places to visit

3 · 5.8 km southeast of it

Barton

776 people · 1 place to visit

4 · 6.8 km east of it

Merrybent

478 people · 4 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Stanwick Camp is	People	Places to visit
Melsonby	3.7 km southeast of it	705	1
Gainford	4.7 km north of it	1,127	2
Barton	5.8 km southeast of it	776	1
Merrybent	6.8 km east of it	478	4
Middleton Tyas	7.7 km southeast of it	268	1
Staindrop	10 km northwest of it	1,339	2
Richmond	11 km south of it	8,076	5
Darlington	11 km east of it	93,022	4

Make a day of it

Nearby, too

Around it, within 15 km, lie 19 more, including 5 castles and 3 museums.

CastleRaby Castle11 km away 2

Castle · English HeritageBarnard Castle Grounds14 km away 3

Castle · English HeritageRichmond Castle11 km away 4

Museum · English HeritageThe Bowes Museum13 km away 5

MuseumLocomotion - The National Railway Museum at Shildon14 km away · 94K visitors a year 6

MuseumGreen Howards Museum11 km away · 50K visitors a year 7

CastleWalworth Castle7.4 km away 8CastleCastleRavensworth Castle6.5 km away

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

Know before you visit Stanwick Camp

Where is Stanwick Camp?

Stanwick Camp is 3.7 km northwest of Melsonby, North Yorkshire.

What is Stanwick Camp?

Hillfort in North Yorkshire, England, UK.

Who runs Stanwick Camp?

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

When is the best time to visit Stanwick Camp?

June to September are the warmest months in Melsonby, with afternoon highs of 17–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Stanwick Camp a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Stanwick Camp?

Within 15 km: Raby Castle (11 km), Barnard Castle Grounds (14 km), Richmond Castle (11 km) and The Bowes Museum (13 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)

Stanwick Camp: Lizzyp at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Raby Castle: malcolm tebbit, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Barnard Castle Grounds: Robert Scarth from London, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Richmond Castle: Dylan Moore, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
The Bowes Museum: Alden Chadwick, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Locomotion - The National Railway Museum at Shildon: Hugh Mortimer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Green Howards Museum: Immanuel Giel, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Walworth Castle: Hugh Mortimer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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