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Farnham Castle
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Grade I listed building · Historic England

Farnham Castle

On the list as Farnham Castle (Comprising Castle Buildings to the South Only)

Listed Grade I since 195076 years · Grade I is the top 2.5% of England’s listed buildings

Opening times and tickets are on its own website.

About

About Farnham Castle

Farnham Castle, listed as Farnham Castle (Comprising Castle Buildings to the South Only), is one of 4 Grade I listed buildings in Farnham and about 9,341 in England. It was among the first 97 buildings in Farnham to be listed, on 26 April 1950. It stands in the Farnham conservation area, designated in 1970, and over a scheduled monument, Farnham Castle. Within 400 metres are 1 more Grade I building and 76 other listed buildings.

What it isGrade I listed historic house museum in Farnham, Surrey, England, UK. 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 1044677↗

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

Farnham · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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.

More like it

Grade I public buildings near Farnham

Within 25 miles, with a photo.

Questions about Farnham Castle

Is Farnham Castle listed?

Yes. Farnham Castle (Comprising Castle Buildings to the South Only) is listed Grade I on the National Heritage List for England (list entry 1044677), first listed on 26 April 1950.

Can you visit Farnham Castle?

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

Is Farnham Castle in a conservation area?

Yes, the Farnham conservation area, designated in 1970.

© 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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