Widdrington Castle

#4915 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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Widdrington Castle is a Scheduled Ancient Monument and the site of a former medieval tower house and castle at Widdrington, Northumberland, England of which only earthworks now remain. The location is within a mile or so of the North Sea. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 55°15'14"N, 1°35'56"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Woodhorn, Ashington Town Hall, St Bartholomew's Church, Church of St Michael and All Angels.

4.9 miSE
History museum, Historical place, Art museum
Woodhorn, Ashington
125 min walk • Woodhorn, part of Museums Northumberland and formerly known as Woodhorn Colliery Museum, is located in Ashington, Northumberland, England.
5 miS
City hall
Ashington Town Hall, Ashington
128 min walk • Ashington Town Hall is a municipal building in Station Road in Ashington, Northumberland, England. The town hall, which was the headquarters of Ashington Urban District Council until 1974, is now the base of Ashington Town Council.
6.1 miSE
Church
St Bartholomew's Church, Newbiggin-by-the-Sea
155 min walk • St Bartholomew's Church, Newbiggin-by-the-sea is a Church of England building in the Diocese of Newcastle.
5.4 miNW
Church
Church of St Michael and All Angels
138 min walk • Church of St Michael and All Angels is a parish church located on Riverside in Felton, Northumberland, England. Built circa 1200, its many alterations and additions have caused it to be almost encased within another church.
0.8 miNE
Monastery
Chibburn Preceptory
22 min walk • Chibburn Preceptory are the ruins of a Medieval/Post-Medieval Hospitaller preceptory near Widdrington in Northumberland, England.
4.4 miSW
Forts and castles
Cocklepark Tower
112 min walk • Cockle Park Tower is a Grade 1 listed building in the hamlet of Cockle Park, Northumberland, England, some 4 miles to the north of Morpeth.
2.7 miSE
Tower
Cresswell Castle
70 min walk • Cresswell Pele Tower is in the village of Cresswell, situated overlooking the coast approximately 4 miles to the north of Ashington, Northumberland, England. Cresswell Pele Tower was constructed in the 15th century as a defence against the Border Reivers.
3.8 miNE
Rock, Nature, Natural attraction
Hadston Skeers
97 min walk • Hadston Skeers are towards the northern End of Druridge Bay, Northumberland. They are made up of shelves of flat rocks, extending out into the North Sea for some distance, maybe half a mile, and are edged with weed-covered rocks.
6.8 miNW
Museum, Memorial
Nelson Memorial
173 min walk • The Nelson Memorial, Swarland is a white freestone obelisk at Swarland in north Northumberland, England.
4.8 miW
Tower
Causey Park House
124 min walk • Causey Park House is a 16th-century former manor house with Grade II listed building status situated at Causey Park, Northumberland, England.
6 miN
Island
Coquet Island
154 min walk • Coquet Island is a small island of about 6 hectares, situated 1.2 kilometres off Amble on the Northumberland coast, northeast England.