Clifford Castle
Head 2.7 km northeast of Hay-on-Wye for Clifford Castle. Officially, it is a scheduled monument. Top of the 13 other places within 15 km is Hay Castle, 3.7 km off.
Castle near Hay-on-Wye
Just outside Hay-on-Wye
Clifford Castle is 2.7 km northeast of Hay-on-Wye. Towns near it ↓
Scheduled monument
On the official list of protected heritage; Hay-on-Wye has 152 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Seasons in Hay-on-Wye
In Hay-on-Wye the warm season is June to September, with highs of 18–22°C.
Clifford Castle
7 Wikipedia editions have an article on it.
- Type
- Castle
- Listed
- Scheduled monument
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 7 languages
- Town
- 2.7 km northeast of Hay-on-Wye
Where Clifford Castle is
Clifford Castle sits at the orange dot; the numbered ones are listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
The towns around Clifford Castle
The biggest base of the 8 is Kington (2,423 people). Its own town leads; the rest list it too, closest first.
Hay-on-Wye
Clyro
Llanigon
Eardisley
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Clifford Castle is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hay-on-Wye | 2.7 km southwest of it | 2,065 | 3 |
| Clyro | 3.2 km southwest of it | 753 | 3 |
| Llanigon | 6.3 km southwest of it | 266 | 3 |
| Eardisley | 7.7 km northeast of it | 565 | 3 |
| Dorstone | 8 km southeast of it | 385 | 2 |
| Three Cocks | 11 km southwest of it | 310 | 4 |
| Kington | 12 km northeast of it | 2,423 | 3 |
| Lyonshall | 14 km northeast of it | 466 | 3 |
After Clifford Castle
Within 15 km you can add 5 castles, a museum and an attraction.
CastleHay Castle3.7 km away2
Castle · CadwBronllys Castle15 km away3
CastleHuntington Castle8.2 km away4
CastleKinnersley Castle11 km away5
CastleUrishay Castle11 km away6
MuseumKington Museum12 km away7AttractionAttraction · National TrustCwmmau Farmhouse6.3 km away8
Historic houseLlangoed Hall14 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Visiting Clifford Castle: the answers
Where is Clifford Castle?
Clifford Castle is 2.7 km northeast of Hay-on-Wye, Powys.
What is Clifford Castle?
Castle.
When is the best time to visit Clifford Castle?
June to September are the warmest months in Hay-on-Wye, with afternoon highs of 18–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Clifford Castle a listed building?
Yes: scheduled monument.
What else is there to see near Clifford Castle?
Within 15 km: Hay Castle (3.7 km), Bronllys Castle (15 km), Huntington Castle (8.2 km) and Kinnersley Castle (11 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 (8)
- Clifford Castle: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hay Castle: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bronllys Castle: Keith Salvesen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Huntington Castle: Lucy Sheers, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kinnersley Castle: Philip Pankhurst, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Urishay Castle: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kington Museum: Benjamin Richards, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Llangoed Hall: Chris Eason, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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