Guildford Castle

Guildford Castle is in , , . It is thought to have been built by William the Conqueror, or one of his barons, shortly after the 1066 invasion of .
guildford.gov.uk
Wikipedia
Photo: SuzanneKn, Public domain.
Photo: N Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: castle in Guildford, Surrey, England, UK
  • Address: Guildford, GU1 3TU
  • Wheelchair access: no
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Photo: Richard Nevell (WMUK), CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Guildford Museum and Castle Arch.

Museum
Photo: Nickuae, Public domain.
is the main museum in the town of , , England. The museum is on Quarry Street, a narrow road lined by pre-1900 cottages running just off the pedestrianised High Street.

Historic building
Photo: Dreampoolimages, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a historic building.

Memorial
Photo: Murgatroyd49, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Guildford and Onslow Village.

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a large town in in the South East of . It has retained much of its historical charm. A short walk up the cobbled high street shows many buildings which are hundreds of years old.

Suburb
Guildford is a town in west , England, around 27 mi southwest of central London. As of the 2011 census, the town had a population of about 77,000; it is the seat of the wider Borough of Guildford, which had around 151,359 inhabitants in 2024.

Suburb
is a suburb of in , , it's also quite near to . is the closest part of Burpham to Guildford and its only distinctively named neighbourhood.

Guildford Castle

Latitude
51.23427° or 51° 14′ 3″ north
Longitude
-0.57242° or 0° 34′ 21″ west
Elevation
174 feet (53 metres)
Open location code
9C3X6CMH+P2
Open­Street­Map ID
way 35954768
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
Geo­Names ID
6287204
Wiki­data ID
Q139629
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover Guildford Castle from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
© Stadia Maps, Airbus DS, CNES, PlanetObserver, and Copernicus

In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Turkish—“Guildford Castle” goes by many names.

Places with the Same Name

Discover other places named “Guildford Castle”.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Ram Corner and Millmead.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Peak’s pond and Salvatore’s Barbers.

Surrey: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Guildford, Woking, Godalming, and Epsom.

Curious Places to Discover

Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.