Castle · near Clearwell · Gloucestershire

Clearwell Castle

The site of Clearwell Castle is 100 m south of Clearwell. It holds the status of a Grade II* listed building. There are 35 more places to see within 15 km, beginning with Monmouth Castle (8.1 km).

Photo: Clearwell Castle, AHFilms Adam Huckle Films. www.adamhuckle.com (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Where

100 m

south of Clearwell

How well known

Top 18%

#1,466 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–22°C

In brief

Castle near Clearwell

Just outside Clearwell

Clearwell Castle is 100 m south of Clearwell. Towns near it ↓

Grade II* listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Clearwell has 19 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

Picking your season

The warmest stretch in Clearwell is June to September, at 18–22°C in the afternoon.

Jan7° / 2°110 mm

Feb8° / 2°85 mm

Mar11° / 3°75 mm

Apr14° / 5°69 mm

May17° / 7°73 mm

Jun20° / 10°70 mm

Jul22° / 12°64 mm

Aug21° / 12°81 mm

Sep18° / 10°72 mm

Oct14° / 7°112 mm

Nov10° / 5°108 mm

Dec8° / 2°121 mm

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

About

Clearwell Castle

Articles on it exist in 6 languages.

Clearwell’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Castle
Listed: Grade II* listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 6 languages
Town: 100 m south of Clearwell

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

The map

Map of Clearwell Castle and nearby

Clearwell Castle is in orange, with the places near it numbered as below.

Towns near it

The towns around Clearwell Castle

Among the 8, Coleford is the biggest, home to 5,023 people. Start with its own town; the others follow by distance.

1 · 100 m north of it

Clearwell

399 people · 7 places to visit

2 · 1 km east of it

Sling

895 people · 9 places to visit

3 · 1.7 km northeast of it

Milkwall

948 people · 10 places to visit

4 · 1.8 km north of it

Coleford

5,023 people · 9 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Clearwell Castle is	People	Places to visit
Clearwell	100 m north of it	399	7
Sling	1 km east of it	895	9
Milkwall	1.7 km northeast of it	948	10
Coleford	1.8 km north of it	5,023	9
Broadwell and Coalway	2.4 km northeast of it	3,304	8
St Briavels	3 km south of it	707	8
Bream	3.2 km southeast of it	3,117	10
Lower Redbrook	3.4 km northwest of it	253	15

Make a day of it

While you are near Clearwell Castle

Around it, within 15 km, lie 35 more, including 5 castles, 2 abbeys or priories and a museum.

Castle · CadwMonmouth Castle8.1 km away 2

Abbey or priory · CadwTintern Abbey8.5 km away 3

Castle · English HeritageSt Briavels Castle3.3 km away 4

Castle · English HeritageGoodrich Castle12 km away 5

Castle · CadwChepstow Castle14 km away 6

Abbey or prioryMonmouth Priory8.1 km away 7

MuseumClearwell Caves900 m away 8

CastleBerkeley Castle14 km away

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

Questions before you go

Where is Clearwell Castle?

Clearwell Castle is 100 m south of Clearwell, Gloucestershire.

What is Clearwell Castle?

House in Gloucestershire, England, UK.

When is the best time to visit Clearwell Castle?

June to September are the warmest months in Clearwell, with afternoon highs of 18–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Clearwell Castle a listed building?

Yes: Grade II* listed building.

What else is there to see near Clearwell Castle?

Within 15 km: Monmouth Castle (8.1 km), Tintern Abbey (8.5 km), St Briavels Castle (3.3 km) and Goodrich 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)

Clearwell Castle: AHFilms Adam Huckle Films. www.adamhuckle.com, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Monmouth Castle: Pauline Eccles, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Tintern Abbey: Saffron Blaze, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
St Briavels Castle: Roy Parkhouse, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Goodrich Castle: kitmasterbloke, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Chepstow Castle: eszgé, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Monmouth Priory: Philbly, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Clearwell Caves: Andy Dingley, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Berkeley Castle: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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