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Penrith Castle
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Grade I listed building · Historic England

Penrith Castle

Listed Grade I since 195175 years · Grade I is the top 2.5% of England’s listed buildings
PPublicCAPenrith conservation areaSMOver a scheduled monument1951Listed
DirectionsOfficial list entry ↗Its website ↗

Opening times and tickets are on its own website.

About

About Penrith Castle

Penrith Castle is one of 3 Grade I listed buildings in Penrith and about 9,341 in England. It was among the first 35 buildings in Penrith to be listed, on 24 April 1951. It stands in the Penrith conservation area, designated in 1975, and over a scheduled monument, Strickland's Pele Tower and Penrith Castle. Within 400 metres are 1 more Grade I building and 57 other listed buildings.

What it isGrade I listed castle in Penrith, United Kingdom. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

HERead the official list entryHistoric England’s description of the building, its history and why it is listed · List entry 1138256↗

Grade I is for buildings of exceptional interest, about 2.5% of all listed buildings in England. Listing protects the whole building, inside and out: changes need listed building consent from the council.

Visit

Make it a walk: 5 listed buildings in about 10 minutes

Penrith · about 0.4 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Penrith CastleStart here
  2. 2Gloucester ArmsGrade I · 0.2 mi on
  3. 3Two Lions public house and integral stablesGrade II* · 0.1 mi on
  4. 4The GatheringGrade II* · 0.1 mi on
  5. 517 and 18, Devonshire StreetGrade II* · 0.1 mi on
Farther afield
4, Angel LaneGrade II*0.2miLowther GardensGrade II*0.2miThe George HotelGrade II*0.2miNo. 1, ST ANDREW'S PLACEGrade II*0.3miTourist Information CentreGrade II*0.3miSt Andrew's ChurchGrade I0.3mi
Around it

3 more listed buildings within 150 metres

Grade I and II* ones open their own page; Grade II ones open the official list entry.

IIWar Memorial Gate80 mIIK6 Telephone Kiosk (Outside Penrith Station)104 mIIPenrith Station113 m
More like it

Grade I public buildings near Penrith

Within 25 miles, with a photo.

Castle Park Former Coach Houses and Stables, Castle Park the Flat, Castle ParkAppleby-in-Westmorland · 12 mi away
Caesar's tower at Appleby CastleAppleby-in-Westmorland · 12 mi away
Lady Anne's Bee House in Copse to North East of Former Stable Block at Appleby CastleAppleby-in-Westmorland · 12 mi away
Main Building of Appleby CastleAppleby-in-Westmorland · 12 mi away
Market CrossCarlisle · 17 mi away
Old Town HallCarlisle · 17 mi away
The Deanery and Prior's TowerCarlisle · 18 mi away
Inner Bailey Palace Range Including Part of Queen Mary's TowerCarlisle · 18 mi away

Questions about Penrith Castle

Is Penrith Castle listed?

Yes. Penrith Castle is listed Grade I on the National Heritage List for England (list entry 1138256), first listed on 24 April 1951.

Can you visit Penrith Castle?

Yes: it is open to visitors; opening times are on its own website.

Is Penrith Castle in a conservation area?

Yes, the Penrith conservation area, designated in 1975.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Check an entry on Historic England’s website before relying on it. Photos: Wikimedia Commons and Geograph, credited above, copied to our own server. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Sources: Historic England, National Heritage List for England (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Historic England conservation areas (supplied by local planning authorities; October 2026). All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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