Brougham Castle, 4.3 km from Sockbridge
Sockbridge and its surroundings hold 6 castles, 3 museums and 3 attractions. There is no place to visit inside Sockbridge’s built-up area; there are 15 within 5 km of its edge. In heritage care, 3 places on the list are looked after by English Heritage. Beyond the town, Carlisle Cathedral sits 31 km away.
Where to start near Sockbridge
Behind Brougham Castle on the list are 5 castles.
Castle · English HeritageBrougham Castle3.8 km outside town, to the northeast
Castle · English HeritagePenrith Castle3 km outside town, to the north
CastleLowther Castle3.1 km outside town, to the southeast
Castle · English HeritageClifton Hall2.5 km outside town, to the east
CastleBrougham Hall2.7 km outside town, to the northeast
CastleDacre Castle3.5 km outside town, to the westEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Around Sockbridge, mapped
The map stretches to Wetheriggs Zoo and Animal Sanctuary, 5.3 km away.
The dashed line is Sockbridge’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
What sort of places
There are more castles or historic places (8) than anything else, then museums or galleries (3).
Green: inside Sockbridge. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
3 places are cared for by English Heritage (Brougham Castle, Penrith Castle and Clifton Hall).
Place after place
Everything here is within 5 km of its edge, 15 places in all.
7Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
25 listed buildings are on Sockbridge’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Sockbridge →
For a day out
Worth the drive, Carlisle Cathedral (31 km) is first of the 12.
CathedralCarlisle Cathedral31 km north
Castle · English HeritageCarlisle Castle31 km north
CastleGreystoke Castle7.8 km northwest
CastleAppleby Castle20 km east
Historic houseHutton-in-the-Forest9.9 km northwest
Castle · English HeritageBrough Castle32 km southeast
Abbey or priory · English HeritageShap Abbey13 km southeast
Historic house · National TrustHill Top34 km south
CastlePendragon Castle37 km southeastCastleCastleKirkoswald Castle15 km north
Castle · National TrustSizergh Castle39 km south
Historic houseRydal Mount25 km southwestPlaces well known beyond Sockbridge (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a National Trust, English Heritage or Cadw property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.
Planning a visit to Sockbridge
What is there to see near Sockbridge?
No attraction is mapped inside Sockbridge itself. Within 5 km of it are Brougham Castle, Penrith Castle, Lowther Castle and Clifton Hall.
Does Sockbridge have a museum?
3 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Sockbridge: Penrith & Eden Musuem, Fell Pony and Countryside Museums and Westmorland & Cumberland Yeomanry Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Sockbridge?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Sockbridge, 3 places are cared for by English Heritage (Brougham Castle, Penrith Castle and Clifton Hall).
What are the best-known days out near Sockbridge?
Within 40 km: Carlisle Cathedral (31 km), Carlisle Castle (31 km), Greystoke Castle (7.8 km), Appleby Castle (20 km).
Where are Sockbridge’s historic buildings listed?
Sockbridge has 25 listed buildings. They are on its History page, from Historic England’s list, not repeated here.
How is this list made?
From OpenStreetMap (museums, galleries, zoos, theme parks and attractions, castles, forts and abbeys, and historic houses and gardens that are open to visitors) and Wikidata (what each place is, who runs it, its website and visitor counts). A place counts for Sockbridge when it is inside the ONS 2022 built-up area, and as nearby within 5 km of its edge. Opening times and prices are not shown: check the official site.
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 (18)
- Brougham Castle: Michael D Beckwith, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Penrith Castle: David Rogers, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lowther Castle: Burtonsi, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clifton Hall: The original uploader was Brookie at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brougham Hall: Tom Parnell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dacre Castle: Geoff Gill, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dalemain: Geoff Gill, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carlisle Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carlisle Castle: John Gibson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Greystoke Castle: Simon Ledingham, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Appleby Castle: Stephen Craven, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hutton-in-the-Forest: Mdbeckwith, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brough Castle: Supergolden, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shap Abbey: Mik Peach, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hill Top: Chris Brown, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pendragon Castle: Matthew Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sizergh Castle: Ian Knox, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rydal Mount: P.K.Niyogi, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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