Middleham Castle, Richmond

Name: Middleham Castle
Address: Castle Hill, Middleham, DL8 4QG, Richmond, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1969 623899

#2 among attractions in Richmond

Top attraction, Romanesque architecture, Forts and castles

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Middleham Castle is a ruined castle in Middleham in Wensleydale, in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It was built by Robert Fitzrandolph, 3rd Lord of Middleham and Spennithorne, commencing in 1190. The castle was the childhood home of King Richard III, although he spent very little of his reign there. The castle was built to defend the road from Richmond to Skipton, though some have suggested the original site of the castle was far better to achieve this than the later location. After the death of King Richard III the castle remained in royal hands until it was allowed to go to ruin in the 17th century. Many of the stones from the castle were used in other buildings in the village of Middleham. ()

Alternative names: Built: 1190 (834 years ago)Coordinates: 54°17'3"N, 1°48'25"W

Address

Castle Hill, Middleham, DL8 4QGRichmond United Kingdom

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+44 1969 623899

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Day trips

Middleham Castle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: The Forbidden Corner, Jervaulx Abbey, Swinton Park, Coverdale.

2.1 miW
Amusement park, Theme park
The Forbidden Corner, Yorkshire Dales National Park
54 min walk • Nestled in the heart of the Yorkshire Dales National Park lies a unique and enchanting attraction that promises a day of adventure and discovery: The Forbidden Corner. This whimsical amusement park in Coverham, England, is a delightful maze of gardens, tunnels...
3 miE
12th-century Cistercian abbey with cafe
Jervaulx Abbey
78 min walk • Jervaulx Abbey in East Witton, 14 miles north-west of the city of Ripon, was one of the great Cistercian abbeys of Yorkshire, England, dedicated to St Mary in 1156. It is a Grade I listed building. The place name Jervaulx is first attested in 1145, where it appears as Jorvalle.
7.1 miSE
Park, Gothic Revival architecture
Swinton Park, Ripon
182 min walk • The Swinton Estate is a large privately owned estate in North Yorkshire, England. It comprises some 20,000 acres of countryside in the Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, extending 10 miles west from the River Ure near Masham.
4.5 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Valley
Coverdale, Yorkshire Dales National Park
114 min walk • Coverdale is a dale in the far east of the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire, England. It takes its name from the River Cover, a tributary of the River Ure.
1.6 miSW
Church, Gothic architecture
Holy Trinity Church, Yorkshire Dales National Park
41 min walk • Holy Trinity Church is a redundant Anglican church in the village of Coverham, North Yorkshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.
2.5 miNW
Church, Gothic architecture
Holy Trinity Church, Leyburn
63 min walk • Holy Trinity Church is a redundant Anglican church on Low Lane in the village of Wensley, North Yorkshire, England. The building is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.
5.1 miW
Church
St Mary
130 min walk • St Mary's Church, Redmire is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England in Redmire, North Yorkshire.
~380 ftNE
Locality
Middleham
2 min walk • Middleham is an English market town and civil parish in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire. It lies in Wensleydale in the Yorkshire Dales, on the south side of the valley, upstream from the junction of the River Ure and River Cover. There has been a settlement there since Roman times.
3.2 miNE
Park, Architecture
Constable Burton Hall, Leyburn
82 min walk • Constable Burton Hall is a grade I-listed Georgian mansion of dressed stone in an extensive and well wooded park in the village of Constable Burton in North Yorkshire, and is privately owned by the Wyvill family.
~850 ftN
Church
Church of St Mary and St Alkelda
5 min walk • The Church of St Mary and St Alkelda is a Church of England parish church in Middleham, Richmondshire, North Yorkshire. The church is a grade I listed building, and it dates from the 13th century.
5.5 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Valley
Swaledale
140 min walk • Swaledale is one of the northernmost dales in Yorkshire Dales National Park, located in northern England. It is the dale of the River Swale on the east side of the Pennines in North Yorkshire.