Castle · Bridgnorth · Shropshire

Bridgnorth Castle

Bridgnorth Castle is a castle in Bridgnorth, Shropshire. It is protected as a scheduled monument. There are 32 more places to see within 15 km, beginning with Morville Hall (4.9 km).

Photo: Bridgnorth Castle, Dr Phillip McCavity at English Wikipedia (CC BY 3.0)

Where

In Bridgnorth

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 11%

#885 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–21°C

In brief

Castle in Bridgnorth

Inside Bridgnorth

Bridgnorth Castle is inside Bridgnorth’s built-up area, with 6 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Scheduled monument

On the official list of protected heritage; Bridgnorth has 238 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

The climate through the year

If warmth matters, go June to September: Bridgnorth reaches 18–21°C.

Jan8° / 2°63 mm

Feb8° / 2°53 mm

Mar10° / 3°48 mm

Apr14° / 4°52 mm

May17° / 7°56 mm

Jun19° / 10°60 mm

Jul21° / 11°56 mm

Aug21° / 11°64 mm

Sep18° / 9°57 mm

Oct14° / 7°73 mm

Nov11° / 4°71 mm

Dec8° / 2°74 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Bridgnorth, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Bridgnorth. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Bridgnorth’s full climate →

About

Bridgnorth Castle

Its story is told in 9 languages on Wikipedia.

Bridgnorth’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Castle
Listed: Scheduled monument
Wikipedias: Covered in 9 languages
Town: in Bridgnorth

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Orange: Bridgnorth Castle.

Towns near it

Nearby towns

The most populous of the 8 is Bridgnorth, at 12,172. Its home town tops the list; the rest follow by distance.

1 · It’s in town

Bridgnorth

12,172 people · 8 places to visit

2 · 500 m southwest of it

Oldbury

373 people · 7 places to visit

3 · 1.9 km east of it

Stanmore

518 people · 6 places to visit

4 · 4.8 km northeast of it

Worfield

275 people · 4 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Bridgnorth Castle is	People	Places to visit
Bridgnorth	It’s in town	12,172	8
Oldbury	500 m southwest of it	373	7
Stanmore	1.9 km east of it	518	6
Worfield	4.8 km northeast of it	275	4
Hilton	6.4 km northeast of it	470	0
Ackleton	7.9 km northeast of it	295	0
Claverley	7.9 km east of it	602	0
Highley	9.3 km south of it	3,305	2

Make a day of it

While you are near Bridgnorth Castle

3 historic houses, 3 museums and 2 abbeys or priories are among the 32 within 15 km.

Historic house · National TrustMorville Hall4.9 km away 2

Abbey or priory · English HeritageWenlock Priory12 km away 3

Museum · National TrustDudmaston Hall5 km away 4

Abbey or priory · English HeritageBuildwas Abbey14 km away 5

MuseumBlists Hill Victorian Town11 km away 6

Historic house · National TrustBenthall Hall11 km away 7

MuseumRAF Museum Midlands14 km away 8

Historic houseUpton Cressett Hall6.1 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Bridgnorth Castle, answered

Where is Bridgnorth Castle?

Bridgnorth Castle is in Bridgnorth, Shropshire, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Bridgnorth Castle?

Castle in Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England, UK.

When is the best time to visit Bridgnorth Castle?

June to September are the warmest months in Bridgnorth, with afternoon highs of 18–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Bridgnorth Castle a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Bridgnorth Castle?

Within 15 km: Morville Hall (4.9 km), Wenlock Priory (12 km), Dudmaston Hall (5 km) and Buildwas Abbey (14 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)

Bridgnorth Castle: Dr Phillip McCavity at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Morville Hall: Bob Embleton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Wenlock Priory: Speedbird2064, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Dudmaston Hall: Graham Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Buildwas Abbey: Grahamec, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Blists Hill Victorian Town: The Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Benthall Hall: Gammock, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
RAF Museum Midlands: Voice of Clam, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Upton Cressett Hall: Richard Law, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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