Fort · near Uffington · Oxfordshire

Uffington Castle

Uffington Castle is a fort; it lies 2.5 km south of Uffington. Officially, it is a scheduled monument. Around it, within 15 km, lie 21 more places, Ashdown Park (4.7 km) first on our list.

Photo: Uffington Castle, Andrew Smith (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

2.5 km

south of Uffington

Run by

English Heritage

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 11%

#922 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–22°C

In brief

Fort near Uffington

Just outside Uffington

Uffington Castle is 2.5 km south of Uffington. 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; Uffington 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

The year in Uffington

In Uffington, June to September bring the warmest days: highs of 19–22°C.

Jan8° / 2°55 mm

Feb8° / 1°43 mm

Mar11° / 3°38 mm

Apr14° / 4°48 mm

May17° / 7°58 mm

Jun20° / 10°50 mm

Jul22° / 12°52 mm

Aug22° / 12°54 mm

Sep19° / 10°51 mm

Oct15° / 7°63 mm

Nov10° / 4°65 mm

Dec8° / 2°56 mm

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

About

Uffington Castle

It is looked after by English Heritage. 6 Wikipedia editions have an article on it.

Uffington’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Fort
Run by: English Heritage
Listed: Scheduled monument
Wikipedias: Covered in 6 languages
Town: 2.5 km south of Uffington
Official site: english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/uffington-castle-white-horse-and-dragon-hill

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

The map

Map of Uffington Castle and nearby

Orange is Uffington Castle; numbered in green, the places near it.

Towns near it

Staying near Uffington Castle

The largest of the 8 towns is Shrivenham and Watchfield, with 5,353 people. Pick a base: each town is a page of its own, with what else there is to see.

1 · 2.5 km north of it

Uffington

851 people · 5 places to visit

2 · 3.3 km west of it

Ashbury

588 people · 7 places to visit

3 · 5 km northwest of it

Longcot

614 people · 6 places to visit

4 · 5 km northwest of it

Shrivenham and Watchfield

5,353 people · 9 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Uffington Castle is	People	Places to visit
Uffington	2.5 km north of it	851	5
Ashbury	3.3 km west of it	588	7
Longcot	5 km northwest of it	614	6
Shrivenham and Watchfield	5 km northwest of it	5,353	9
Bishopstone	6 km southwest of it	400	5
Upper Lambourn	6.1 km south of it	415	2
Childrey	6.2 km east of it	527	3
Bourton	6.8 km west of it	363	5

Make a day of it

Combine it with these

Choose from 21 places within 15 km, such as 3 historic houses, 3 museums and 2 historic sites.

Historic house · National TrustAshdown Park4.7 km away 2

MuseumTom Brown's School Museum2.9 km away 3

Historic house · National TrustBuscot House12 km away 4Historic siteHistoric site · National TrustThe White Horse300 m away 5

Historic houseKelmscott Manor13 km away 6Historic siteHistoric site · English HeritageWayland's Smithy2.1 km away 7MuseumMuseumRoyal Army Chaplains' Museum6.2 km away 8

MuseumVale and Downland Museum and Visitor Centre9.8 km away

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

Asked about Uffington Castle

Where is Uffington Castle?

Uffington Castle is 2.5 km south of Uffington, Oxfordshire.

What is Uffington Castle?

Hillfort in Oxfordshire, England, UK.

Who runs Uffington Castle?

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

When is the best time to visit Uffington Castle?

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

Is Uffington Castle a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Uffington Castle?

Within 15 km: Ashdown Park (4.7 km), Tom Brown's School Museum (2.9 km), Buscot House (12 km) and The White Horse (300 m).

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 (6)

Uffington Castle: Andrew Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Ashdown Park: Brian Robert Marshall, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Tom Brown's School Museum: andy dolman, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Buscot House: Rictor Norton & David Allen from London, United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Kelmscott Manor: Boerkevitz at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Vale and Downland Museum and Visitor Centre: Alec Samler, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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