Castle · near Clun · Shropshire

Clun Castle

Clun Castle is a castle in Clun, Shropshire. Its status is a scheduled monument. Top of the 10 other places within 15 km is Town Hall (museum), 200 m off.

Photo: Clun Castle, Philip Halling (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

100 m

northwest of Clun

Run by

English Heritage

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 10%

#792 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Aug

highs of 18–20°C

In brief

Castle near Clun

One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

#792 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (7 Wikipedias). About ↓

Just outside Clun

Clun Castle is 100 m northwest of Clun. Towns near it ↓

Cared for by English Heritage

One of the places English Heritage looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓

Scheduled monument

On the official list of protected heritage; Clun has 94 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 best months to visit

If warmth matters, go June to August: Clun reaches 18–20°C.

Jan6° / 1°103 mm

Feb7° / 0°80 mm

Mar9° / 2°72 mm

Apr12° / 3°69 mm

May15° / 6°69 mm

Jun18° / 8°69 mm

Jul20° / 10°66 mm

Aug19° / 10°78 mm

Sep17° / 8°73 mm

Oct13° / 6°107 mm

Nov9° / 3°103 mm

Dec7° / 1°113 mm

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

About

Clun Castle

The site is kept up by English Heritage. 7 Wikipedia editions have an article on it.

Clun’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Castle
Run by: English Heritage
Listed: Scheduled monument
Wikipedias: Covered in 7 languages
Town: 100 m northwest of Clun
Official site: english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/clun-castle

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

Plan your visit

The essentials

Entrance feesFreeNo entrance fee.

Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

Getting your bearings

The orange dot is Clun Castle; the numbers are the places near it, as listed below.

Towns near it

The towns around Clun Castle

With 2,911 people, Knighton is the largest of the 8. Start with its own town; the others follow by distance.

1 · 100 m southeast of it

Clun

654 people · 2 places to visit

2 · 8.1 km north of it

Bishop's Castle

1,847 people · 2 places to visit

3 · 8.8 km south of it

Knighton

2,911 people · 1 place to visit

4 · 8.9 km southeast of it

Bucknell

740 people · 2 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Clun Castle is	People	Places to visit
Clun	100 m southeast of it	654	2
Bishop's Castle	8.1 km north of it	1,847	2
Knighton	8.8 km south of it	2,911	1
Bucknell	8.9 km southeast of it	740	2
Leintwardine	12 km southeast of it	611	3
Craven Arms	13 km east of it	2,563	5
Churchstoke	13 km north of it	756	1
Norton	14 km south of it	377	2

Make a day of it

Next door to Clun Castle

Around it, within 15 km, lie 10 more, including 4 museums, 3 castles and a historic house.

MuseumTown Hall (museum)200 m away 2

Castle · English HeritageStokesay Castle14 km away 3

CastleHopton Castle7.4 km away 4

CastleBrampton Bryan Castle11 km away 5

Historic houseStokesay Court15 km away 6

MuseumLand of Lost Content14 km away 7MuseumMuseumThe House on Crutches Museum8.5 km away 8MuseumMuseumKnighton Museum8.7 km away

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

A visit to Clun Castle: questions

Where is Clun Castle?

Clun Castle is 100 m northwest of Clun, Shropshire.

What is Clun Castle?

Castle in Clun, Shropshire, England, UK.

Who runs Clun Castle?

English Heritage, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.

When is the best time to visit Clun Castle?

June to August are the warmest months in Clun, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Clun Castle a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Clun Castle?

Within 15 km: Town Hall (museum) (200 m), Stokesay Castle (14 km), Hopton Castle (7.4 km) and Brampton Bryan 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 (7)

Clun Castle: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Town Hall (museum): Jeff Buck, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Stokesay Castle: Andy / Andrew Fogg from near Cambridge, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Hopton Castle: Ostrich, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Brampton Bryan Castle: Philip Pankhurst https://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/19770, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Stokesay Court: PJMarriott, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Land of Lost Content: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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