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Photo of Brough Castle, a ruined castle near Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria, north west England.

© David Dixon / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Brough Castle

Open to visitorsan English Heritage site — check opening times and admission before you go

Substantial ruinsruined, but plenty survives above ground

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Brough Castle is one of 33 castles the Albion Guide charts in Cumbria. Other castles nearby include Hartley Castle, Waitby Castle and Croglam Castle. Kirkby Stephen Station is 7.9 km away to the south.

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More at the National Heritage List entry

More places to visit near Brough Castle

Photo of High Cup Nick, the glacial valley cut into the North Pennines escarpment, Cumbria, north west England.Highlight

North Pennines

National Landscape near Wearhead

England's high, quiet backbone of moorland tops, waterfalls and old lead-mining dales, designated in 1988

0.9 km N

Photo of the River Eden, a 90-mile river running from Mallerstang to Solway Firth, north west England.Highlight

River Eden

River

Cumbria's great river, running north from the Mallerstang fells through red sandstone country and Carlisle to the Solway.

2.3 km SW · Cumbria

Photo along the Coast to Coast, a 190-mile National Trail running from St Bees to Robin Hood's Bay, England.Highlight

Coast to Coast

National Trail

Wainwright's own invention: St Bees to Robin Hood's Bay through three national parks.

5.4 km S · North Yorkshire & Cumbria

Photo of the Yorkshire Dales, a National Park in England.Iconic

Yorkshire Dales

National Park near Gayle

Limestone country of dry-stone walls, field barns, waterfalls and the Three Peaks.

5.9 km SW

Photo: Mickle Fell, a 790m hill near Holwick in the North Pennines, County Durham, north east England.

Mickle Fell

Hewitt · Nuttall near Holwick

The highest mountain in County Durham.

10.6 km N

Photo along the Dales High Way, a 90-mile long-distance path running from Saltaire to Appleby-in-Westmorland, England.

Dales High Way

Long-distance path

The Dales Way's high-level companion, crossing Ingleborough and the Howgill Fells on its way from Saltaire to Appleby.

10.7 km W · Cumbria, North Yorkshire & West Yorkshire