Historic house · near Eston · North Yorkshire

Wilton Castle

Wilton Castle is a country house in Wilton, Redcar and Cleveland, North Yorkshire. This one stands 1.6 km east of Eston. On the official register, it is a Grade II listed building.

Photo: Wilton Castle, Paul Buckingham (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

1.6 km

east of Eston

How well known

Top 44%

#3,733 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–21°C

In brief

Historic house near Eston

Just outside Eston

Wilton Castle is 1.6 km east of Eston. Towns near it ↓

Grade II listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Eston has 24 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

The year in Eston

Highs of 18–21°C mark June to September in Eston.

Jan7° / 2°48 mm

Feb8° / 2°38 mm

Mar11° / 3°39 mm

Apr13° / 5°43 mm

May16° / 7°40 mm

Jun19° / 10°63 mm

Jul21° / 12°58 mm

Aug21° / 12°67 mm

Sep18° / 10°55 mm

Oct14° / 7°57 mm

Nov10° / 4°67 mm

Dec8° / 2°57 mm

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

About

Wilton Castle

There are Wikipedia articles on it in 2 languages. Close by, Gisborough Priory is 5 km away, one of 26 within 15 km.

Eston’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Historic house
Listed: Grade II listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 2 languages
Town: 1.6 km east of Eston

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

The map

Map of Wilton Castle and nearby

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

Towns near it

Where to base yourself

Of these 6 towns, the largest is Middlesbrough (148,232 people). These are the towns that list it, beginning with its own.

1 · 1.6 km west of it

Eston

29,625 people · 13 places to visit

2 · 2.9 km northeast of it

Redcar

37,666 people · 11 places to visit

3 · 3.5 km east of it

New Marske

2,990 people · 12 places to visit

4 · 3.9 km southeast of it

Guisborough

18,091 people · 3 places to visit

Compare the 6 towns

Town	Where Wilton Castle is	People	Places to visit
Eston	1.6 km west of it	29,625	13
Redcar	2.9 km northeast of it	37,666	11
New Marske	3.5 km east of it	2,990	12
Guisborough	3.9 km southeast of it	18,091	3
Middlesbrough	4 km west of it	148,232	17
Marske-by-the-Sea	4.9 km northeast of it	7,576	11

Make a day of it

After Wilton Castle

Among the 26 within 15 km are 3 museums, an abbey or priory and a cathedral.

Abbey or priory · English HeritageGisborough Priory5 km away 2

CathedralMiddlesbrough Cathedral8.8 km away 3

Art galleryMiddlesbrough Institute of Modern Art8.4 km away 4

Historic house · National TrustOrmesby Hall5.9 km away 5

MuseumDorman Museum9 km away 6

ZooNewham Grange Leisure Farm8.8 km away 7

MuseumCaptain Cook Schoolroom Museum9.1 km away 8

MuseumTeessaurus Park9.7 km away

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

Your questions on Wilton Castle

Where is Wilton Castle?

Wilton Castle is 1.6 km east of Eston, North Yorkshire.

What is Wilton Castle?

Country house in Wilton, Redcar and Cleveland, North Yorkshire, England, UK.

When is the best time to visit Wilton Castle?

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

Is Wilton Castle a listed building?

Yes: Grade II listed building.

What else is there to see near Wilton Castle?

Within 15 km: Gisborough Priory (5 km), Middlesbrough Cathedral (8.8 km), Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art (8.4 km) and Ormesby Hall (5.9 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)

Wilton Castle: Paul Buckingham, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Gisborough Priory: Prioryman, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Middlesbrough Cathedral: MiddlesbroughCathedral.JPG: JohnArmagh derivative work: Rabanus Flavus, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art: Francis Hannaway, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Ormesby Hall: Simon Armstrong, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Dorman Museum: Geni, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Newham Grange Leisure Farm: Mick Garratt, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Captain Cook Schoolroom Museum: Mick Garratt, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Teessaurus Park: Mick Garratt, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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