Castle · near Bishop's Stortford · Hertfordshire

Waytemore Castle (remains)

Waytemore Castle (remains) is a castle in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire. It is a scheduled monument. Within 15 km there are 19 more places to visit, starting with Stansted Mountfitchet Castle (4.4 km).

Photo: Waytemore Castle (remains), PAUL FARMER (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

100 m

northeast of Bishop's Stortford

How well known

Top 22%

#1,855 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 17–23°C

In brief

Castle near Bishop's Stortford

Just outside Bishop's Stortford

Waytemore Castle (remains) is 100 m northeast of Bishop's Stortford. Towns near it ↓

Scheduled monument

On the official list of protected heritage; Bishop's Stortford has 108 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

May to September are the warmest in Bishop's Stortford, with afternoon highs of 17–23°C.

Jan7° / 1°56 mm

Feb8° / 1°46 mm

Mar11° / 3°37 mm

Apr14° / 4°42 mm

May17° / 7°46 mm

Jun20° / 10°51 mm

Jul23° / 12°51 mm

Aug23° / 12°63 mm

Sep19° / 10°52 mm

Oct15° / 7°69 mm

Nov11° / 4°65 mm

Dec8° / 2°58 mm

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

About

Waytemore Castle (remains)

Its story is told in 5 languages on Wikipedia.

Bishop's Stortford’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Castle
Listed: Scheduled monument
Wikipedias: Covered in 5 languages
Town: 100 m northeast of Bishop's Stortford

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

The map

Waytemore Castle (remains) at a glance

Orange shows Waytemore Castle (remains); numbers mark the places near it.

Towns near it

Where people come from

The most populous of the 8 is Bishop's Stortford, at 40,916. Its own town leads; the rest list it too, closest first.

1 · 100 m southwest of it

Bishop's Stortford

40,916 people · 10 places to visit

2 · 2.1 km northeast of it

Birchanger

957 people · 7 places to visit

3 · 2.6 km south of it

Little Hallingbury

1,434 people · 6 places to visit

4 · 2.8 km east of it

Burton End

177 people · 8 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Waytemore Castle (remains) is	People	Places to visit
Bishop's Stortford	100 m southwest of it	40,916	10
Birchanger	2.1 km northeast of it	957	7
Little Hallingbury	2.6 km south of it	1,434	6
Burton End	2.8 km east of it	177	8
Stansted Mountfitchet	3 km northeast of it	8,629	7
Spellbrook	3.7 km south of it	318	6
Little Hadham	4.7 km west of it	408	2
Takeley Street	4.7 km east of it	570	7

Make a day of it

Also within reach

Of the 19 within 15 km, look for 2 castles, 2 museums and 2 historic houses.

CastleStansted Mountfitchet Castle4.4 km away 2

MuseumSouth Mill Arts900 m away 3MuseumMuseumBishop's Stortford Museum1 km away 4

Art galleryHenry Moore Foundation6.5 km away 5

CastleClavering Castle11 km away 6

GardenHarlow Town Park11 km away 7

Historic houseDown Hall9 km away 8

Historic houseFanhams Hall13 km away

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

Waytemore Castle (remains), answered

Where is Waytemore Castle (remains)?

Waytemore Castle (remains) is 100 m northeast of Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire.

What is Waytemore Castle (remains)?

Castle in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England, UK.

When is the best time to visit Waytemore Castle (remains)?

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

Is Waytemore Castle (remains) a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Waytemore Castle (remains)?

Within 15 km: Stansted Mountfitchet Castle (4.4 km), South Mill Arts (900 m), Bishop's Stortford Museum (1 km) and Henry Moore Foundation (6.5 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 (8)

Waytemore Castle (remains): PAUL FARMER, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Stansted Mountfitchet Castle: Thomas Nugent, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
South Mill Arts: Acabashi, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Henry Moore Foundation: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Clavering Castle: Libby norman, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Harlow Town Park: Roger McLachlan, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Down Hall: Polly, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Fanhams Hall: Darren Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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