Historic houses · London
Vanbrugh Castle
Vanbrugh Castle — Grade I listed house in Royal Borough of Greenwich, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Maze Hill · 0.3 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Vanbrugh Castle is a historic house in the United Kingdom — typically a country seat, manor, or town house with notable architecture or history. Designed by John Vanbrugh. Heritage designation: Grade I listed building. Wikidata describes it as: "Grade I listed house in Royal Borough of Greenwich, United Kingdom". Coordinates: 51.4803°, 0.0048°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Vanbrugh Castle is a house designed and built by John Vanbrugh around 1719 for his own family. It is located on Maze Hill on the eastern edge of Greenwich Park in London, to the north of Blackheath, with views to the west past the Old Royal Naval College at Greenwich down to the Thames reaching as far as the Houses of Parliament.
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- Coordinates
- 51.4803, 0.0048
- District
- Greenwich
- Parish
- Greenwich, unparished area
- Postcode
- SE10 8XQ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Greenwich and Woolwich
- Nearest railway station
- Maze Hill — 0.3 km
- Official site
- greenwichparkhistory.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q15979590 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Vanbrugh Castle (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Vanbrugh Castle.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Vanbrugh Castle?
- Vanbrugh Castle is in London, United Kingdom (postcode SE10 8XQ), in the parish of Greenwich, unparished area.
- Is Vanbrugh Castle a listed building?
- Vanbrugh Castle is officially recognised as Grade I listed building listed.
- How do I get to Vanbrugh Castle?
- The nearest railway station is Maze Hill, about 0.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SE10 8XQ.