Castle · near Nether Stowey · Somerset

Stowey Castle

Stowey Castle is a grade I listed castle in Nether Stowey, Somerset. Add Stogursey Castle, 3.4 km away, to a visit; it leads 23 places within 15 km. There are Wikipedia articles on it in 5 languages.

Photo: Stowey Castle, Editor - W.Page; Chapter on Ancient Earthworks - C.H.Bothamley (Public domain)

Where

100 m

southwest of Nether Stowey

How well known

Top 22%

#1,855 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–21°C

In brief

Castle near Nether Stowey

Just outside Nether Stowey

Stowey Castle is 100 m southwest of Nether Stowey. Towns near it ↓

Scheduled monument

On the official list of protected heritage; Nether Stowey has 30 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 in Nether Stowey

Afternoons in Nether Stowey peak at 19–21°C, June to September.

Jan8° / 3°91 mm

Feb9° / 3°66 mm

Mar11° / 4°66 mm

Apr14° / 5°59 mm

May17° / 8°58 mm

Jun19° / 11°59 mm

Jul21° / 13°65 mm

Aug21° / 13°74 mm

Sep19° / 11°59 mm

Oct15° / 8°92 mm

Nov11° / 6°98 mm

Dec9° / 3°93 mm

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

About

Stowey Castle

Grade I listed castle in Nether Stowey, Somerset, England, UK.

100 m southwest of Nether Stowey.

Nether Stowey’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Castle
Listed: Scheduled monument
Wikipedias: Covered in 5 languages
Town: 100 m southwest of Nether Stowey

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

The map

Around Stowey Castle, mapped

Orange shows Stowey Castle; numbers mark the places near it.

Towns near it

Where to base yourself

Largest of the 8 is Nether Stowey, home to 1,483. From nearest to farthest, these towns all list it.

1 · 100 m northeast of it

Nether Stowey

1,483 people · 3 places to visit

2 · 3.5 km northeast of it

Stogursey

794 people · 3 places to visit

3 · 4.4 km southeast of it

Spaxton

331 people · 4 places to visit

4 · 4.5 km northwest of it

Kilve

353 people · 4 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Stowey Castle is	People	Places to visit
Nether Stowey	100 m northeast of it	1,483	3
Stogursey	3.5 km northeast of it	794	3
Spaxton	4.4 km southeast of it	331	4
Kilve	4.5 km northwest of it	353	4
Crowcombe	5.7 km southwest of it	194	0
Bicknoller	7.7 km west of it	373	7
West Quantoxhead	8.1 km west of it	319	9
Stogumber	9.1 km west of it	424	2

Make a day of it

Close to Stowey Castle

The 23 places within 15 km include 2 castles, 2 gardens and an abbey or priory.

CastleStogursey Castle3.4 km away 2

Garden · National TrustFyne Court8.2 km away 3

Abbey or priory · English HeritageCleeve Abbey14 km away 4

Castle · English HeritageDaw's Castle13 km away 5

MuseumHestercombe House12 km away 6

GardenHestercombe Gardens12 km away 7

ZooTropiquaria13 km away 8

Historic houseOrchard Wyndham11 km away

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

Visiting Stowey Castle: the answers

Where is Stowey Castle?

Stowey Castle is 100 m southwest of Nether Stowey, Somerset.

What is Stowey Castle?

Grade I listed castle in Nether Stowey, Somerset, England, UK.

When is the best time to visit Stowey Castle?

June to September are the warmest months in Nether Stowey, with afternoon highs of 19–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Stowey Castle a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Stowey Castle?

Within 15 km: Stogursey Castle (3.4 km), Fyne Court (8.2 km), Cleeve Abbey (14 km) and Daw's Castle (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 (9)

Stowey Castle: Editor - W.Page; Chapter on Ancient Earthworks - C.H.Bothamley, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Stogursey Castle: Andrew Riley, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Fyne Court: Rose and Trev Clough, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Cleeve Abbey: MortimerCat, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Daw's Castle: Simon Cobb, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
Hestercombe House: Ashley Dace, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Hestercombe Gardens: xlibber, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Tropiquaria: Rabbi WP Thinrod, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Orchard Wyndham: (Lobsterthermidor 12:20, 26 August 2014 (UTC)), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

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