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Alnwick Castle
Attractions in Shilbottle

Places to visit near Shilbottle: Alnwick Castle & more

Among the places to visit in and near Shilbottle are 6 museums, 2 castles and 2 gardens. Nothing is mapped inside Shilbottle’s built-up area, but 14 places to visit are within 5 km of its edge. Of the places on our list, 2 are looked after by English Heritage. Make a day of it at Dunstanburgh Castle, 14 km away.

Photo: Alnwick Castle, Thomas Quine (CC BY 2.0)
In Shilbottle
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
14
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
6
in or near town
Castles & historic places
3
in or near town
Cared for
2
National Trust, English Heritage, Cadw and others
Best known

Where to start near Shilbottle

Following Alnwick Castle are 2 museums, a castle and a heritage railway.

CastleAlnwick Castle4.6 km outside town, to the northCastle · English HeritageWarkworth Castle4.6 km outside town, to the southeastHeritage railwayAln Valley Railway3.1 km outside town, to the northMuseumNorthumberland Fusiliers Museum4.7 km outside town, to the northMuseumBailiffgate Museum4.7 km outside town, to the northHistoric siteHistoric site · English HeritageWarkworth Hermitage4 km outside town, to the southeast

Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.

The map

Mapped around Shilbottle

The 14 outside town cluster to the north.

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The dashed line is Shilbottle’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022

By kind

Kinds of place

Most are museums or galleries, 6 in all, ahead of castles or historic places (3).

Museums & galleries 6 museums0 in town · 6 nearby
Castles & historic places 2 castles · 1 historic site0 in town · 3 nearby
Gardens & estates 2 gardens0 in town · 2 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 1 heritage railway · 1 theme park0 in town · 2 nearby
Other attractions 1 attraction0 in town · 1 nearby

Green: inside Shilbottle. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

2 places are cared for by English Heritage (Warkworth Castle and Warkworth Hermitage).

Every place

Place by place

14 places, all within 5 km of its edge, make the list.

Alnwick Castle

Castle · 4.6 km outside town, to the north

Castle and stately home in Alnwick, Northumberland, England, UK; seat of the Duke of Northumberland, England, UK.

About Alnwick Castle →

Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.

10 listed buildings are on Shilbottle’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Shilbottle →

Big names nearby

Day trips from Shilbottle

Best known of the 12 within reach is Dunstanburgh Castle, at 14 km.

Castle · English HeritageDunstanburgh Castle14 km northeastCastleBamburgh Castle26 km northCastleCastle · English HeritageEdlingham Castle8.4 km westHistoric house · National TrustCragside14 km southwestCastleCastleChillingham Castle22 km northwestCastleCastle · National TrustLindisfarne Castle34 km northCastleBothal Castle23 km southAbbey or priory · English HeritageBrinkburn Priory13 km southwestCastleCastleCallaly Castle15 km westHistoric houseHistoric house · English HeritageBelsay Castle32 km southCastleMorpeth Castle23 km southHistoric houseHowick Hall10 km northeast

Places well known beyond Shilbottle (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.

Common questions about Shilbottle

What is there to see near Shilbottle?

No attraction is mapped inside Shilbottle itself. Within 5 km of it are Alnwick Castle, Warkworth Castle, Aln Valley Railway and Northumberland Fusiliers Museum.

Does Shilbottle have a museum?

6 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Shilbottle: Northumberland Fusiliers Museum, Bailiffgate Museum, Constable's Tower and Ferryman’s Hut Museum.

Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Shilbottle?

Yes. In or within 5 km of Shilbottle, 2 places are cared for by English Heritage (Warkworth Castle and Warkworth Hermitage).

What are the best-known days out near Shilbottle?

Within 40 km: Dunstanburgh Castle (14 km), Bamburgh Castle (26 km), Edlingham Castle (8.4 km), Cragside (14 km).

Where are Shilbottle’s historic buildings listed?

Shilbottle has 10 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 Shilbottle 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 (13)

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