Blobb Hill Castle
Blobb Hill Castle is a motte-and-bailey castle in Aldford, Aldford and Saighton. It lies 2.8 km north of Churton. Officially, it is a scheduled monument.
Castle near Churton
Just outside Churton
Blobb Hill Castle is 2.8 km north of Churton. Towns near it ↓
Scheduled monument
On the official list of protected heritage; Churton has 8 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Choosing a month
In Churton, May to September bring the warmest days: highs of 17–21°C.
Blobb Hill Castle
Its Wikipedia coverage spans 6 languages. Add Eaton Hall, 1.2 km away, to a visit; it leads 39 places within 15 km.
- Type
- Castle
- Listed
- Scheduled monument
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 6 languages
- Town
- 2.8 km north of Churton
Its place on the map
On this map, Blobb Hill Castle is orange and its neighbours are numbered.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
The towns around Blobb Hill Castle
Chester is the biggest of the 4 bases nearby (92,756 people). The town it is in comes first, then the others whose pages list it, nearest first.
More to see nearby
There are 39 within 15 km, 4 castles, 2 cathedrals and a historic house among them.
Historic houseEaton Hall1.2 km away2
CathedralChester Cathedral7 km away3
CastleHolt Castle Ruins5.8 km away4
Castle · English HeritageBeeston Castle12 km away5
Castle · English HeritageChester Castle6.3 km away6
ZooChester Zoo11 km away7
CastlePeckforton Castle12 km away8
CathedralWrexham Cathedral13 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Visiting Blobb Hill Castle
Where is Blobb Hill Castle?
Blobb Hill Castle is 2.8 km north of Churton, Cheshire.
What is Blobb Hill Castle?
Motte-and-bailey castle in Aldford, Aldford and Saighton, England, UK.
When is the best time to visit Blobb Hill Castle?
May to September are the warmest months in Churton, with afternoon highs of 17–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Blobb Hill Castle a listed building?
Yes: scheduled monument.
What else is there to see near Blobb Hill Castle?
Within 15 km: Eaton Hall (1.2 km), Chester Cathedral (7 km), Holt Castle Ruins (5.8 km) and Beeston Castle (12 km).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (9)
- Blobb Hill Castle: John S Turner, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eaton Hall: Neil Kennedy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chester Cathedral: Stephen Hamilton, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Holt Castle Ruins: Peter Craine, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Beeston Castle: TCExplorer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chester Castle: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chester Zoo: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peckforton Castle: Bs0u10e01, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wrexham Cathedral: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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