Castle · near Winchcombe · Gloucestershire

Sudeley Castle

Sudeley Castle is a grade I listed historic house museum. It lies 600 m southeast of Winchcombe. Top of the 37 other places within 15 km is Hailes Abbey, 3.1 km off.

Photo: Sudeley Castle, Wdejager (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where

600 m

southeast of Winchcombe

How well known

Top 5%

#410 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–22°C

In brief

Castle near Winchcombe

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

#410 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (14 Wikipedias). About ↓

Just outside Winchcombe

Sudeley Castle is 600 m southeast of Winchcombe. Towns near it ↓

Grade I listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Winchcombe has 178 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

How the seasons run

The warmest stretch in Winchcombe is June to September, at 19–22°C in the afternoon.

Jan8° / 2°70 mm

Feb8° / 1°49 mm

Mar11° / 3°51 mm

Apr14° / 4°55 mm

May17° / 7°62 mm

Jun20° / 10°58 mm

Jul22° / 12°57 mm

Aug21° / 12°59 mm

Sep19° / 10°61 mm

Oct14° / 7°80 mm

Nov10° / 4°81 mm

Dec8° / 2°73 mm

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

About

Sudeley Castle

Its story is told in 14 languages on Wikipedia.

Winchcombe’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Castle
Listed: Grade I listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 14 languages
Town: 600 m southeast of Winchcombe
Official site: sudeleycastle.co.uk

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

The map

Finding Sudeley Castle

The orange dot is Sudeley Castle; the numbers are the places near it, as listed below.

Towns near it

The nearest towns

By population, Winchcombe leads the 8 with 4,339. Start with its own town; the others follow by distance.

1 · 600 m northwest of it

Winchcombe

4,339 people · 11 places to visit

2 · 1.6 km north of it

Greet

396 people · 11 places to visit

3 · 3.2 km northwest of it

Gretton

528 people · 11 places to visit

4 · 4.1 km west of it

Southam

938 people · 11 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Sudeley Castle is	People	Places to visit
Winchcombe	600 m northwest of it	4,339	11
Greet	1.6 km north of it	396	11
Gretton	3.2 km northwest of it	528	11
Southam	4.1 km west of it	938	11
Alderton	6.4 km northwest of it	863	4
Guiting Power	6.9 km southeast of it	296	1
Gotherington	7 km west of it	1,131	2
Prestbury	7 km southwest of it	4,078	7

Make a day of it

Close to Sudeley Castle

Choose from 37 places within 15 km, such as 2 abbeys or priories, 2 museums and 2 heritage railways.

Abbey or priory · English HeritageHailes Abbey3.1 km away 2

MuseumWinchcombe Museum900 m away 3

Abbey or prioryTewkesbury Abbey15 km away 4

Heritage railwayGloucestershire Warwickshire Railway5 km away 5

Heritage railwayToddington Narrow Gauge Railway4.9 km away 6

Historic house · National TrustSnowshill Manor9 km away 7

Historic houseStanway House5.6 km away 8

Museum · National TrustChedworth Roman Villa14 km away

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

What people ask about Sudeley Castle

Where is Sudeley Castle?

Sudeley Castle is 600 m southeast of Winchcombe, Gloucestershire.

What is Sudeley Castle?

Grade I listed historic house museum in Sudeley, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England, UK.

When is the best time to visit Sudeley Castle?

June to September are the warmest months in Winchcombe, with afternoon highs of 19–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Sudeley Castle a listed building?

Yes: Grade I listed building.

What else is there to see near Sudeley Castle?

Within 15 km: Hailes Abbey (3.1 km), Winchcombe Museum (900 m), Tewkesbury Abbey (15 km) and Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway (5 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)

Sudeley Castle: Wdejager, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Hailes Abbey: Bill Tyne from Oxford, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Winchcombe Museum: Bob&Anne Powell, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Tewkesbury Abbey: Saffron Blaze, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway: Juan Enrique Gilardi from Mar del Plata, Argentina, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Toddington Narrow Gauge Railway: hugh llewelyn, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Snowshill Manor: Celuici, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
Stanway House: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Chedworth Roman Villa: Pasicles, CC0, Wikimedia Commons

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