Berwick Castle, Berwick-upon-Tweed

Name: Berwick Castle
Address: Berwick-upon-Tweed, United Kingdom

#6 among attractions in Berwick-upon-Tweed

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Berwick Castle is a ruined castle in Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, England. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 55°46'26"N, 2°0'42"W

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Berwick-upon-Tweed United Kingdom

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

Nearby attractions include: Shielfield Park, Berwick Barracks, Berwick town walls, Church of the Holy Trinity.

1 miS
Arenas and stadiums, Sport, Sport venue
Shielfield Park, Berwick-upon-Tweed
25 min walk • Shielfield Park is a football stadium that is home to Berwick Rangers and Berwick Bandits speedway team. Although Berwick Rangers is a Scottish Lowland Football League club, Shielfield Park is situated in the English county of Northumberland.
0.5 miSE
Museum, Historical place, History museum
Berwick Barracks, Berwick-upon-Tweed
13 min walk • Berwick Barracks, sometimes known as Ravensdowne Barracks, is a former military installation of the British Army in Berwick-upon-Tweed, England.
0.7 miSE
City wall
Berwick town walls, Berwick-upon-Tweed
18 min walk • Berwick's town walls are a sequence of defensive structures built around the town of Berwick-upon-Tweed in England.
0.4 miE
Church
Church of the Holy Trinity, Berwick-upon-Tweed
11 min walk • The Church of the Holy Trinity, Berwick-on-Tweed is a Church of England parish church in the centre of Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland. It is a rare example of a church built in the Commonwealth era.
0.5 miSE
City hall
Berwick Town Hall, Berwick-upon-Tweed
12 min walk • Berwick Town Hall is a municipal facility in Marygate, Berwick-upon-Tweed, England. The town hall, which was the headquarters of Berwick-upon-Tweed Borough Council, is a Grade I listed building.
0.4 miS
Bridge
Berwick Bridge, Berwick-upon-Tweed
12 min walk • Berwick Bridge, also known as the Old Bridge, spans the River Tweed in Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, England. The current structure is a Grade I listed stone bridge built between 1611 and 1624.
~1990 ftS
Bridge
Royal Tweed Bridge, Berwick-upon-Tweed
10 min walk • The Royal Tweed Bridge is a road bridge in Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, England crossing the River Tweed. It was intended to divert traffic from the 17th century Berwick Bridge, and until the 1980s it formed part of the A1 road, the main route from London to Edinburgh.
~570 ftSW
Bridge
Royal Border Bridge, Berwick-upon-Tweed
3 min walk • The Royal Border Bridge spans the River Tweed between Berwick-upon-Tweed and Tweedmouth in Northumberland, England. It is a Grade I listed railway viaduct built between 1847 and 1850, when it was opened by Queen Victoria.
0.5 miSE
Concerts and shows, Theater
The Maltings Theatre & Cinema, Berwick-upon-Tweed
12 min walk • The Maltings is a cinema and live arts venue located in Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, UK. The venue is run by a charitable trust -The Maltings Trust - which also manages Maltings Visual Arts and its exhibition and residency programme across the Granary and the Gymnasium Galleries, located elsewhere in the town centre.
0.4 miSE
Church
Shaws Lane Chapel, Berwick-upon-Tweed
11 min walk • Shaws Lane Relief Chapel in Berwick upon Tweed was founded in 1756 by a Presbyterian group seceding from the Low Meeting House in Hide Hill. The Congregation were of the Church of Scotland but preferred to choose their own Minister and so they pooled what money they had or could raise in order to fund its construction.
0.5 miSE
Street
Dewars Lane, Berwick-upon-Tweed
13 min walk • Dewar's Lane is an alley of medieval origin in the centre of Berwick-upon-Tweed. Over the centuries, heavy cart-wheels have cut deep grooves in its setts. Once painted by the artist L. S. Lowry, it fell into an extreme state of dilapidation, overrun with pigeons and seagulls.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Berwick Castle?

Nearby attractions include Royal Border Bridge, Berwick-upon-Tweed (3 min walk), Royal Tweed Bridge, Berwick-upon-Tweed (10 min walk), Borough of Berwick-upon-Tweed, Berwick-upon-Tweed (10 min walk), Shaws Lane Chapel, Berwick-upon-Tweed (11 min walk).

How to get to Berwick Castle by public transport?

The nearest stations to Berwick Castle:

Bus

Berwick, Railway Station Entrance • Lines: 60, 67, Bus 67 (2 min walk)
Berwick, Castlegate • Lines: 60, 67 (4 min walk)

Train

Berwick-upon-Tweed (2 min walk)