Warkworth Castle heads the list around Amble
A day out from Amble leads to Alnwick Castle, 12 km away. None of our places to visit is inside Amble’s built-up area; 2 are within 5 km of its edge. They include a castle and a historic site. Here, 2 places are kept up by English Heritage.
Where to start near Amble
The list goes on from Warkworth Castle to a historic site.
Castle · English HeritageWarkworth Castle1.6 km outside town, to the northwestHistoric siteHistoric site · English HeritageWarkworth Hermitage2.1 km outside town, to the northwestEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Around Amble, mapped
Warkworth Hermitage marks the outer edge, 2.9 km away.
The dashed line is Amble’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
Every one of them is among castles or historic places.
Green: inside Amble. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
2 places are cared for by English Heritage (Warkworth Castle and Warkworth Hermitage).
Every place, in and near Amble
Everything here is within 5 km of its edge, 2 places in all.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
20 listed buildings are on Amble’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Amble →
For a day out
Head 12 km out for Alnwick Castle, the best known of 12.
CastleAlnwick Castle12 km northwest
Castle · English HeritageDunstanburgh Castle18 km north
CastleBamburgh Castle32 km north
Historic house · National TrustCragside19 km westCastleCastle · English HeritageEdlingham Castle16 km west
CastleBothal Castle18 km southCastleCastleChillingham Castle30 km northwestCastleCastle · National TrustLindisfarne Castle40 km northHistoric houseHistoric house · English HeritageBelsay Castle31 km southwest
CastleMorpeth Castle20 km south
MuseumArbeia Roman Fort Museum38 km south
Big drawMuseumGreat North Museum: Hancock39 km south · 638K visitors a yearPlaces well known beyond Amble (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.
Visiting Amble: the answers
What is there to see near Amble?
No attraction is mapped inside Amble itself. Within 5 km of it are Warkworth Castle and Warkworth Hermitage.
Does Amble have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Amble.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Amble?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Amble, 2 places are cared for by English Heritage (Warkworth Castle and Warkworth Hermitage).
What are the best-known days out near Amble?
Within 40 km: Alnwick Castle (12 km), Dunstanburgh Castle (18 km), Bamburgh Castle (32 km), Cragside (19 km).
Where are Amble’s historic buildings listed?
Amble has 20 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 Amble 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 (9)
- Warkworth Castle: Draco2008 from UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alnwick Castle: Thomas Quine, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dunstanburgh Castle: mattbuck (category), CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bamburgh Castle: Michael Hanselmann - Quaoar10, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cragside: Glen Bowman from Newcastle, England, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bothal Castle: DRomley, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Morpeth Castle: C G Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arbeia Roman Fort Museum: Agnete, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Great North Museum: Hancock: TubularWorld, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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