Out from Warkworth: Warkworth Castle and more
Our list finds nothing inside Warkworth’s built-up area, but 3 places within 5 km of its edge. On the list: a castle, a historic site and a museum, among others. Here, 2 places are kept up by English Heritage. Alnwick Castle is worth a day, 10 km from the centre.
Leading the list near Warkworth
Behind Warkworth Castle on the list are a historic site and a museum.
Castle · English HeritageWarkworth Castle100 m outside town, to the northHistoric siteHistoric site · English HeritageWarkworth Hermitage400 m outside town, to the northwest
MuseumFerryman’s Hut Museum3.6 km outside town, to the northEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Finding your way
Head to the north for most of the 3 on the list.
The dashed line is Warkworth’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 kind of places
Most common are castles or historic places: 2 of 3.
Green: inside Warkworth. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
2 places are cared for by English Heritage (Warkworth Castle and Warkworth Hermitage).
Every place to visit
All 3 on the list lie within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
75 listed buildings and 3 scheduled monuments are on Warkworth’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Warkworth →
Beyond the town
Alnwick Castle (10 km) leads the 12 big names within reach.
CastleAlnwick Castle10 km northwest
Castle · English HeritageDunstanburgh Castle17 km north
CastleBamburgh Castle31 km north
Historic house · National TrustCragside17 km westCastleCastle · English HeritageEdlingham Castle14 km westCastleCastleChillingham Castle28 km northwestCastleCastle · National TrustLindisfarne Castle38 km north
CastleBothal Castle19 km southHistoric houseHistoric house · English HeritageBelsay Castle31 km southwest
CastleMorpeth Castle20 km south
MuseumArbeia Roman Fort Museum39 km south
Abbey or priory · English HeritageBrinkburn Priory15 km southwestPlaces well known beyond Warkworth (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.
Quick answers on Warkworth
What is there to see near Warkworth?
No attraction is mapped inside Warkworth itself. Within 5 km of it are Warkworth Castle, Warkworth Hermitage and Ferryman’s Hut Museum.
Does Warkworth have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Warkworth: Ferryman’s Hut Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Warkworth?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Warkworth, 2 places are cared for by English Heritage (Warkworth Castle and Warkworth Hermitage).
What are the best-known days out near Warkworth?
Within 40 km: Alnwick Castle (10 km), Dunstanburgh Castle (17 km), Bamburgh Castle (31 km), Cragside (17 km).
Where are Warkworth’s historic buildings listed?
Warkworth has 75 listed buildings, 2 of them Grade I. 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 Warkworth 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 (10)
- Warkworth Castle: Draco2008 from UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ferryman’s Hut Museum: Graham Robson, CC BY-SA 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
- Brinkburn Priory: Evan, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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