Castle · Yarmouth · Isle of Wight

Yarmouth Castle

Yarmouth Castle is an English artillery fort. Look for it within Yarmouth’s built-up area. It is protected as a scheduled monument.

Photo: Yarmouth Castle, Christophe.Finot (CC BY-SA 2.5)

Where

In Yarmouth

inside the built-up area

Run by

English Heritage

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 5%

#410 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 17–22°C

In brief

Castle in Yarmouth

One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

#410 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (12 Wikipedias). About ↓

Inside Yarmouth

Yarmouth Castle is inside Yarmouth’s built-up area, with 14 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Cared for by English Heritage

One of the places English Heritage looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓

Scheduled monument

On the official list of protected heritage; Yarmouth has 44 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

A month-by-month guide

Warmest in Yarmouth are May to September, at 17–22°C.

Jan9° / 3°85 mm

Feb9° / 3°61 mm

Mar11° / 4°53 mm

Apr14° / 5°52 mm

May17° / 8°44 mm

Jun20° / 11°49 mm

Jul22° / 13°46 mm

Aug22° / 13°62 mm

Sep20° / 11°62 mm

Oct16° / 9°96 mm

Nov12° / 6°102 mm

Dec10° / 4°99 mm

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

About

Yarmouth Castle

The site is kept up by English Heritage. Wikipedia covers it in 12 languages. Around it, within 15 km, lie 52 more places, Hurst Castle (3.7 km) first on our list.

Yarmouth’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Castle
Run by: English Heritage
Listed: Scheduled monument
Wikipedias: Covered in 12 languages
Town: in Yarmouth
Official site: english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/yarmouth-castle

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

The map

Yarmouth Castle and what surrounds it

The numbers show what else is near Yarmouth Castle, in the order listed below.

Towns near it

Which town is nearest

The largest of the 8 towns is Lymington, with 14,870 people. The towns whose pages list it: the one it is in, those within 5 km of it, then larger towns further out.

1 · It’s in town

Yarmouth

470 people · 16 places to visit

2 · 600 m west of it

Norton

252 people · 18 places to visit

3 · 800 m east of it

Bouldnor

367 people · 18 places to visit

4 · 1.6 km southwest of it

Freshwater and Totland

7,523 people · 24 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Yarmouth Castle is	People	Places to visit
Yarmouth	It’s in town	470	16
Norton	600 m west of it	252	18
Bouldnor	800 m east of it	367	18
Freshwater and Totland	1.6 km southwest of it	7,523	24
Shalfleet	5.6 km east of it	661	11
Lymington	6.5 km northwest of it	14,870	4
Milford on Sea	7 km west of it	4,364	6
Everton	7.6 km northwest of it	1,615	2

Each has its own grades, prices and things to do.

Make a day of it

Combine it with these

Of the 52 within 15 km, look for 3 castles, a pier and a museum.

Castle · English HeritageHurst Castle3.7 km away 2

Castle · English HeritageCarisbrooke Castle13 km away 3

CastleFort Victoria1.5 km away 4

PierYarmouth Pier100 m away 5

MuseumNational Motor Museum13 km away 6

GardenFarringford House Gardens3.9 km away 7

FortGolden Hill Fort2.4 km away 8

Abbey or prioryBeaulieu Abbey13 km away

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

Your questions on Yarmouth Castle

Where is Yarmouth Castle?

Yarmouth Castle is in Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Yarmouth Castle?

English artillery fort.

Who runs Yarmouth Castle?

English Heritage, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.

When is the best time to visit Yarmouth Castle?

May to September are the warmest months in Yarmouth, with afternoon highs of 17–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Yarmouth Castle a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Yarmouth Castle?

Within 15 km: Hurst Castle (3.7 km), Carisbrooke Castle (13 km), Fort Victoria (1.5 km) and Yarmouth Pier (100 m).

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)

Yarmouth Castle: Christophe.Finot, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
Hurst Castle: Dave Pape, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Carisbrooke Castle: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Fort Victoria: Ranger Steve, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Yarmouth Pier: Editor5807, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
National Motor Museum: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Farringford House Gardens: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Golden Hill Fort: Warren Whyte, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Beaulieu Abbey: E Gammie, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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