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Guildford Castle
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Grade I listed building · Historic England

Guildford Castle

On the list as The Castle Keep

Listed Grade I since 195373 years · Grade I is the top 2.5% of England’s listed buildings
PPublicCAGuildford Town Centre conservation areaSMOver a scheduled monument1953Listed
DirectionsOfficial list entry ↗Its website ↗

Opening times and tickets are on its own website.

About

About Guildford Castle

Guildford Castle, listed as The Castle Keep, is one of 11 Grade I listed buildings in Guildford and about 9,341 in England. It was among the first 138 buildings in Guildford to be listed, on 1 May 1953, and its entry was last amended on 15 March 1988. It stands in the Guildford Town Centre conservation area, designated in 1969, and over a scheduled monument, Guildford Castle. Within 400 metres are 10 more Grade I buildings and 147 other listed buildings.

What it isCastle in Guildford, 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 1377881↗

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

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

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Guildford CastleStart here
  2. 2The Castle Gateway and Walls Adjoining to the East and SouthGrade I · 0.1 mi on
  3. 3St Mary's ChurchGrade I · 0.1 mi on
  4. 4The Angel HotelGrade II* · 0.1 mi on
  5. 5Guildford GuildhallGrade I · 0.1 mi on
Farther afield
St Nicolas' ChurchGrade II*0.2miThe Treadwheel CraneGrade II*0.2miRoyal Grammar SchoolGrade I0.2miSomerset HouseGrade I0.2miDurbinsGrade II*0.5miChurch of St John the EvangelistGrade II*0.9mi
Around it

44 more listed buildings within 150 metres

Grade I and II* ones open their own page; Grade II ones open the official list entry.

IRemains of Shell Keep at Guildford Castle17 mIIGuildford War Memorial47 mIIGas Lamp in Garden of Remembrance, Approximately 8 Metres South West of Castle Square Entrance58 mIIMicrowave Masters, Terrapin Design and Harpers Antiques60 mIIThe Two Brewers Public House64 mIFormer Private Apartments at Guildford Castle74 mIIThe Chestnuts82 mIIThe James I Restaurant82 mIIPewley Cottage84 mIIGuildford Muniment Room94 mII20, Chapel Street94 mIIC Traylen Bookshop95 mIICastle House96 mII51, Quarry Street96 mII*Castle Arch96 mIIThe Kings Head98 mII21, Chapel Street100 mIThe Castle Gateway and Walls Adjoining to the East and South103 m
Show the other 26
II1 and 1A, Sydenham Road106 mII53 and 53A, Quarry Street106 mII54, Quarry Street111 mII*55, Quarry Street113 mIIGuildford British Legion114 mIILloyds Bank Regional Office117 mII56, Quarry Street117 mII17 and 18, Quarry Street117 mII*13, Quarry Street117 mIIC Brewer and Sons118 mIIProvincial House119 mII*8 and 8A, Quarry Street121 mII19, Quarry Street122 mII57 Quarry Street122 mII*6, Quarry Street124 mIIBritannic Assurance125 mII58, Quarry Street125 mIINational Westminster Bank Area Office125 mIISt Mary's House129 mIIQuarry Hill House Incorporating Castle Walls133 mIIDisused Reservoir138 mII92, High Street145 mII90, High Street145 mII80 and 82, High Street147 mII44, Quarry Street149 mII*72, 74, 76 and 78, High Street150 m
More like it

Grade I public buildings near Guildford

Within 25 miles, with a photo.

The AlmshousesFarncombe · 3 mi away
Tigbourne CourtHambledon · 7 mi away
Main Building to Farnborough Hill ConventFarnborough · 9 mi away
Farnham CastleFarnham · 10 mi away
Founder's BuildingEgham · 13 mi away
Hampton Court BarracksRichmond upon Thames · 15 mi away
Hampton Court PalaceRichmond upon Thames · 15 mi away
Hampton Court Tilt Yard TowerRichmond upon Thames · 16 mi away

Questions about Guildford Castle

Is Guildford Castle listed?

Yes. The Castle Keep is listed Grade I on the National Heritage List for England (list entry 1377881), first listed on 1 May 1953.

Can you visit Guildford Castle?

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

Is Guildford Castle in a conservation area?

Yes, the Guildford Town Centre conservation area, designated in 1969.

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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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