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Worcester Castle

Worcester Castle is a Norman fortification built between 1068 and 1069 in Worcester. Add Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Mary, the Virgin of Worcester, 300 m away, to a visit; it leads 33 places within 15 km. It has articles in 9 Wikipedias.

Photo: Worcester Castle, Worcestershire City Museums (CC BY 3.0)

Where

In Worcester

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 11%

#885 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 18–23°C

In brief

Castle in Worcester

Inside Worcester

Worcester Castle is inside Worcester’s built-up area, with 17 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

How the seasons run

From May to September, Worcester sees highs of 18–23°C.

Jan8° / 2°62 mm

Feb9° / 2°46 mm

Mar12° / 3°46 mm

Apr15° / 5°51 mm

May18° / 7°56 mm

Jun21° / 10°57 mm

Jul23° / 12°57 mm

Aug22° / 12°60 mm

Sep19° / 10°54 mm

Oct15° / 7°74 mm

Nov11° / 4°69 mm

Dec8° / 2°66 mm

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

About

Worcester Castle

Norman fortification built between 1068 and 1069 in Worcester, England.

In Worcester, inside the town’s built-up area.

Type: Castle
Wikipedias: Covered in 9 languages
Town: in Worcester

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

The map

Finding Worcester Castle

Orange is Worcester Castle; numbered in green, the places near it.

Towns near it

Towns within reach of Worcester Castle

Home to 105,439 people, Worcester is the largest of these 8. These are the towns that list it, beginning with its own.

1 · It’s in town

Worcester

105,439 people · 19 places to visit

2 · 2.2 km west of it

Rushwick

1,195 people · 17 places to visit

3 · 2.5 km southeast of it

Whittington

212 people · 18 places to visit

4 · 2.7 km southeast of it

Norton (Norton Juxta Kempsey)

1,592 people · 18 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Worcester Castle is	People	Places to visit
Worcester	It’s in town	105,439	19
Rushwick	2.2 km west of it	1,195	17
Whittington	2.5 km southeast of it	212	18
Norton (Norton Juxta Kempsey)	2.7 km southeast of it	1,592	18
Powick	2.9 km southwest of it	405	17
Fernhill Heath	3.7 km north of it	3,295	16
Collett's Green	3.8 km southwest of it	1,542	14
Lower Broadheath	3.8 km northwest of it	1,889	14

Make a day of it

Beyond Worcester Castle

Our list has 33 more within 15 km, among them 4 museums, 3 historic houses and a cathedral.

CathedralCathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Mary, the Virgin of Worcester300 m away 2

MuseumMuseum of Royal Worcester200 m away 3

MuseumCity Art Gallery & Museum1.1 km away 4

Museum · National TrustElgar's Birthplace Museum4.4 km away 5

MuseumThe Commandery400 m away 6

Historic houseThe Old Palace400 m away 7

Historic house · National TrustCroome Court10 km away 8

Historic house · English HeritageWitley Court13 km away

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

Questions before you go

Where is Worcester Castle?

Worcester Castle is in Worcester, Worcestershire, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Worcester Castle?

Norman fortification built between 1068 and 1069 in Worcester, England.

When is the best time to visit Worcester Castle?

May to September are the warmest months in Worcester, with afternoon highs of 18–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Worcester Castle?

Within 15 km: Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Mary, the Virgin of Worcester (300 m), Museum of Royal Worcester (200 m), City Art Gallery & Museum (1.1 km) and Elgar's Birthplace Museum (4.4 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 (9)

Worcester Castle: Worcestershire City Museums, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Mary, the Virgin of Worcester: SimonWiseman, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
Museum of Royal Worcester: Stephen Richards, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
City Art Gallery & Museum: Trevor Rickard, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Elgar's Birthplace Museum: Hikitsurisan, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
The Commandery: Derek Bradley, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
The Old Palace: Oosoom, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Croome Court: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Witley Court: Robek, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons

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