Welbourn Castle
Welbourn Castle is a ringwork castle in Welbourn, Lincolnshire. It holds the status of a scheduled monument. A short trip away is Somerton Castle, 4.6 km off, the first of 17 within 15 km.
Castle in Welbourn
Inside Welbourn
Welbourn Castle is inside Welbourn’s built-up area, with 1 more place to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Scheduled monument
On the official list of protected heritage; Welbourn has 19 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
In Welbourn, June to September bring the warmest days: highs of 19–23°C.
Welbourn Castle
Ringwork castle in Welbourn, Lincolnshire, England, UK.
In Welbourn, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Castle
- Listed
- Scheduled monument
- Town
- in Welbourn
The map
The orange dot is Welbourn Castle; the numbers are the places near it, as listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Welbourn’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns around Welbourn Castle, by distance
The biggest base of the 4 is Navenby (3,165 people). Every one of these towns counts it as a place to visit.
Welbourn
Navenby
Fulbeck
Brant Broughton
Compare the 4 towns
| Town | Where Welbourn Castle is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Welbourn | It’s in town | 674 | 2 |
| Navenby | 2.5 km northeast of it | 3,165 | 2 |
| Fulbeck | 4.3 km southwest of it | 361 | 2 |
| Brant Broughton | 4.8 km west of it | 785 | 1 |
After Welbourn Castle
There are 17 within 15 km, 5 museums, 2 castles and an abbey or priory among them.
CastleSomerton Castle4.6 km away2
Abbey or prioryHaverholme Priory15 km away3
MuseumNorth Ings Farm Museum13 km away4
MuseumLincolnshire Road Transport Museum14 km away5CastleCastleCastle Hill9 km away6MuseumMuseumCranwell Aviation Heritage Centre8.7 km away7MuseumMuseumRAF Waddington Heritage Centre11 km away8MuseumMuseumSleaford Museum13 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Know before you visit Welbourn Castle
Where is Welbourn Castle?
Welbourn Castle is in Welbourn, Lincolnshire, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Welbourn Castle?
Ringwork castle in Welbourn, Lincolnshire, England, UK.
When is the best time to visit Welbourn Castle?
June to September are the warmest months in Welbourn, with afternoon highs of 19–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Welbourn Castle a listed building?
Yes: scheduled monument.
What else is there to see near Welbourn Castle?
Within 15 km: Somerton Castle (4.6 km), Haverholme Priory (15 km), North Ings Farm Museum (13 km) and Lincolnshire Road Transport Museum (14 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 (5)
- Welbourn Castle: Jonathan Thacker, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Somerton Castle: Richard Croft, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Haverholme Priory: Steve Tapster, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- North Ings Farm Museum: Chris, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lincolnshire Road Transport Museum: Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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