Castle · near Wallingford · Oxfordshire

Wallingford Castle

Wallingford Castle is a castle in Wallingford, Oxfordshire. The register lists it as a scheduled monument. Close by, Wallingford Museum is 500 m away, one of 30 within 15 km.

Photo: Wallingford Castle, Pitou250 (Public domain)

Where

100 m

east of Wallingford

How well known

Top 7%

#578 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 17–23°C

In brief

Castle near Wallingford

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

#578 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (12 Wikipedias). About ↓

Just outside Wallingford

Wallingford Castle is 100 m east of Wallingford. Towns near it ↓

Scheduled monument

On the official list of protected heritage; Wallingford has 138 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

If warmth matters, go May to September: Wallingford reaches 17–23°C.

Jan8° / 2°59 mm

Feb9° / 2°44 mm

Mar11° / 3°40 mm

Apr14° / 4°49 mm

May17° / 7°50 mm

Jun20° / 10°46 mm

Jul23° / 12°44 mm

Aug22° / 12°55 mm

Sep19° / 10°52 mm

Oct15° / 7°68 mm

Nov11° / 4°70 mm

Dec8° / 2°60 mm

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

About

Wallingford Castle

Its Wikipedia coverage spans 12 languages.

Wallingford’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Castle
Listed: Scheduled monument
Wikipedias: Covered in 12 languages
Town: 100 m east of Wallingford

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

The map

Map of Wallingford Castle and nearby

The places near Wallingford Castle are numbered on the map in the order below.

Towns near it

Towns a short way from Wallingford Castle

Wallingford tops the 8 for size, at 8,455 people. The towns whose pages list it: the one it is in, those within 5 km of it, then larger towns further out.

1 · 100 m west of it

Wallingford

8,455 people · 9 places to visit

2 · 400 m southeast of it

Crowmarsh Gifford

1,329 people · 6 places to visit

3 · 900 m northeast of it

Benson

5,236 people · 10 places to visit

4 · 2 km northwest of it

Brightwell-cum-Sotwell

1,244 people · 10 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Wallingford Castle is	People	Places to visit
Wallingford	100 m west of it	8,455	9
Crowmarsh Gifford	400 m southeast of it	1,329	6
Benson	900 m northeast of it	5,236	10
Brightwell-cum-Sotwell	2 km northwest of it	1,244	10
Warborough and Shillingford	2.6 km north of it	946	10
Cholsey	2.9 km southwest of it	3,776	5
Ewelme	3.6 km northeast of it	611	6
North Moreton	4.4 km west of it	332	10

Each has its own grades, prices and things to do.

Make a day of it

More to see nearby

Within 15 km are 30 places, among them 3 historic houses, 2 museums and 2 castles.

MuseumWallingford Museum500 m away 2

Heritage railwayCholsey and Wallingford Railway1.1 km away 3

Castle · National TrustGreys Court (National Trust)13 km away 4

Historic house · National TrustBasildon Park12 km away 5

Historic houseBraziers Park6 km away 6

MuseumDidcot Railway Centre8.6 km away 7

Historic houseThe Abbey, Sutton Courtenay11 km away 8

CastleShirburn Castle11 km away

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

Good to know about Wallingford Castle

Where is Wallingford Castle?

Wallingford Castle is 100 m east of Wallingford, Oxfordshire.

What is Wallingford Castle?

Castle in Wallingford, Oxfordshire, England, UK.

When is the best time to visit Wallingford Castle?

May to September are the warmest months in Wallingford, with afternoon highs of 17–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Wallingford Castle a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Wallingford Castle?

Within 15 km: Wallingford Museum (500 m), Cholsey and Wallingford Railway (1.1 km), Greys Court (National Trust) (13 km) and Basildon Park (12 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)

Wallingford Castle: Pitou250, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Wallingford Museum: Photograph by David Hemming, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Cholsey and Wallingford Railway: Bill Nicholls, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Greys Court (National Trust): Dennis Jackson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Basildon Park: grumpylumixuser, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Braziers Park: Sciencebloke, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Didcot Railway Centre: Taken January 2005 by William M. Connolley with a nikon 5700, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
The Abbey, Sutton Courtenay: Olivia Morgan Roberts, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Shirburn Castle: Colin Bates, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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