Castle · near Darlington · County Durham

Walworth Castle

Walworth Castle is a grade I listed English country house. It is 3.2 km northwest of Darlington. Around it, within 15 km, lie 19 more places, Locomotion - The National Railway Museum at Shildon (7.5 km) first on our list.

Photo: Walworth Castle, Hugh Mortimer (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

3.2 km

northwest of Darlington

How well known

Top 15%

#1,210 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–21°C

In brief

Castle near Darlington

Just outside Darlington

Walworth Castle is 3.2 km northwest of Darlington. Towns near it ↓

Grade I listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Darlington has 237 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

Seasons in Darlington

Warmest in Darlington are June to September, at 18–21°C.

Jan7° / 1°50 mm

Feb8° / 1°45 mm

Mar10° / 2°41 mm

Apr13° / 4°48 mm

May16° / 6°43 mm

Jun19° / 9°62 mm

Jul21° / 11°65 mm

Aug20° / 11°67 mm

Sep18° / 9°58 mm

Oct14° / 6°61 mm

Nov10° / 3°65 mm

Dec7° / 1°60 mm

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

About

Walworth Castle

Its story is told in 7 languages on Wikipedia.

Darlington’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Castle
Listed: Grade I listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 7 languages
Town: 3.2 km northwest of Darlington

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

The map

Finding Walworth Castle

Walworth Castle sits at the orange dot; the numbered ones are listed below.

Towns near it

The towns around Walworth Castle

The most populous of the 8 is Darlington, at 93,022. Each town here links to its own guide.

1 · 3.2 km southeast of it

Darlington

93,022 people · 4 places to visit

2 · 3.5 km southeast of it

Merrybent

478 people · 4 places to visit

3 · 4.2 km northeast of it

Heighington

1,548 people · 3 places to visit

4 · 5.8 km west of it

Gainford

1,127 people · 2 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Walworth Castle is	People	Places to visit
Darlington	3.2 km southeast of it	93,022	4
Merrybent	3.5 km southeast of it	478	4
Heighington	4.2 km northeast of it	1,548	3
Gainford	5.8 km west of it	1,127	2
School Aycliffe	6.3 km northeast of it	1,590	2
Beaumont Hill	6.6 km east of it	239	4
Shildon	8 km north of it	9,650	9
Newton Aycliffe	8.7 km northeast of it	25,760	2

Make a day of it

Also near Walworth Castle

Choose from 19 places within 15 km, such as 3 castles, 2 museums and 2 historic houses.

MuseumLocomotion - The National Railway Museum at Shildon7.5 km away · 94K visitors a year 2

CastleRaby Castle11 km away 3

Historic house · English HeritageAuckland Castle12 km away 4

Fort · English HeritageStanwick Camp7.4 km away 5

CastleWitton Castle14 km away 6

Historic houseHeadlam Hall4.8 km away 7CastleCastleRavensworth Castle14 km away 8

MuseumHopetown Darlington6.6 km away

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

Walworth Castle: common questions

Where is Walworth Castle?

Walworth Castle is 3.2 km northwest of Darlington, County Durham.

What is Walworth Castle?

Grade I listed English country house in Walworth, Darlington, County Durham , England, UK.

When is the best time to visit Walworth Castle?

June to September are the warmest months in Darlington, with afternoon highs of 18–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Walworth Castle a listed building?

Yes: Grade I listed building.

What else is there to see near Walworth Castle?

Within 15 km: Locomotion - The National Railway Museum at Shildon (7.5 km), Raby Castle (11 km), Auckland Castle (12 km) and Stanwick Camp (7.4 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)

Walworth Castle: Hugh Mortimer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Locomotion - The National Railway Museum at Shildon: Hugh Mortimer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Raby Castle: malcolm tebbit, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Auckland Castle: Pit-yacker, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Stanwick Camp: Lizzyp at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Witton Castle: Hugh Mortimer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Headlam Hall: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Hopetown Darlington: JoshP93, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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