Wentworth Castle
Wentworth Castle is a grade I listed historic house museum. Visitors find it 1.2 km south of Dodworth. Around it, within 15 km, lie 23 more places, Yorkshire Sculpture Park (11 km) first on our list.
Castle near Dodworth
Just outside Dodworth
Wentworth Castle is 1.2 km south of Dodworth. Towns near it ↓
Grade I listed building
On the official list of protected heritage; Dodworth has 9 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Month by month
Expect highs of 17–21°C in Dodworth from June to September.
Wentworth Castle
Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 5 languages.
- Type
- Castle
- Listed
- Grade I listed building
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 5 languages
- Town
- 1.2 km south of Dodworth
- Official site
- wentworthcastle.org
Locating Wentworth Castle
Find Wentworth Castle in orange; each number is a place listed below.
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The towns around Wentworth Castle
With 71,394 people, Barnsley is the largest of the 8. They run in order of distance, starting where it stands.
Dodworth
Barnsley
Silkstone Common
Birdwell
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Wentworth Castle is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dodworth | 1.2 km north of it | 5,981 | 10 |
| Barnsley | 2.2 km northeast of it | 71,394 | 11 |
| Silkstone Common | 2.5 km northwest of it | 1,278 | 7 |
| Birdwell | 2.6 km southeast of it | 3,363 | 11 |
| Worsbrough | 2.7 km east of it | 8,840 | 10 |
| Upper Tankersley | 2.7 km southeast of it | 914 | 7 |
| Thurgoland | 3.3 km southwest of it | 1,239 | 3 |
| Silkstone | 3.4 km northwest of it | 1,682 | 5 |
Nearby, too
4 museums, 2 heritage railways and an abbey or priory are among the 23 within 15 km.
MuseumYorkshire Sculpture Park11 km away · 300K visitors a year2
Abbey or priory · English HeritageMonk Bretton Priory6.3 km away3
Historic houseWentworth Woodhouse9.4 km away4
MuseumCannon Hall7 km away5
MuseumMagna Science Adventure Centre15 km away6Heritage railwayHeritage railwayWhistlestop Valley10 km away7
MuseumElsecar Heritage Centre7.3 km away8
Heritage railwayElsecar Heritage Railway7.4 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
A visit to Wentworth Castle: questions
Where is Wentworth Castle?
Wentworth Castle is 1.2 km south of Dodworth, South Yorkshire.
What is Wentworth Castle?
Grade I listed historic house museum in Stainborough, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England, UK.
When is the best time to visit Wentworth Castle?
June to September are the warmest months in Dodworth, with afternoon highs of 17–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Wentworth Castle a listed building?
Yes: Grade I listed building.
What else is there to see near Wentworth Castle?
Within 15 km: Yorkshire Sculpture Park (11 km), Monk Bretton Priory (6.3 km), Wentworth Woodhouse (9.4 km) and Cannon Hall (7 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)
- Wentworth Castle: Klaus with K. Blue fringing removed by Digon3 13:34, 24 August 2007 (UTC), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Yorkshire Sculpture Park: Nigel Homer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Monk Bretton Priory: Tony Grist, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wentworth Woodhouse: Jeff Pearson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cannon Hall: Dave Gorman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Magna Science Adventure Centre: RRRR NNNN, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elsecar Heritage Centre: Nigel Homer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elsecar Heritage Railway: cooldudeandy01, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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