Historic site · near Craven Arms · Shropshire

Flounders' Folly

Set 3.1 km northeast of Craven Arms, Flounders' Folly is a historic site. Within 15 km there are 13 more places to visit, starting with Ludlow Castle (11 km).

Where

3.1 km

northeast of Craven Arms

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–21°C

In brief

Historic site near Craven Arms

Just outside Craven Arms

Flounders' Folly is 3.1 km northeast of Craven Arms. Towns near it ↓

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

When to go

Weather, month by month

June to September are the warmest in Craven Arms, with afternoon highs of 18–21°C.

Jan7° / 1°72 mm

Feb8° / 1°61 mm

Mar10° / 3°56 mm

Apr13° / 4°57 mm

May16° / 7°58 mm

Jun19° / 10°64 mm

Jul21° / 11°59 mm

Aug20° / 11°65 mm

Sep18° / 9°62 mm

Oct14° / 7°85 mm

Nov10° / 4°81 mm

Dec8° / 2°86 mm

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

About

Flounders' Folly

Historic site.

Type: Historic site
Town: 3.1 km northeast of Craven Arms
Official site: floundersfolly.org.uk

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

The map

Its place on the map

Use the numbers to match each place near Flounders' Folly with the list.

Towns near it

The towns around Flounders' Folly

They run in order of distance, starting where it stands.

1 · 3.1 km southwest of it

Craven Arms

2,563 people · 5 places to visit

Make a day of it

Around Flounders' Folly

Nearby, 13 places within 15 km include 4 castles, 3 museums and a historic house.

CastleLudlow Castle11 km away 2

Castle · English HeritageStokesay Castle4.2 km away 3

MuseumLand of Lost Content3.5 km away 4

CastleHopton Castle12 km away 5

Historic houseStokesay Court6.6 km away 6

CastleRichard's Castle15 km away 7

MuseumShropshire Museums' Collections Centre11 km away 8MuseumMuseumLudlow Museum12 km away

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

Flounders' Folly in questions

Where is Flounders' Folly?

Flounders' Folly is 3.1 km northeast of Craven Arms, Shropshire.

What is Flounders' Folly?

Historic site.

When is the best time to visit Flounders' Folly?

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

What else is there to see near Flounders' Folly?

Within 15 km: Ludlow Castle (11 km), Stokesay Castle (4.2 km), Land of Lost Content (3.5 km) and Hopton 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 (7)

Ludlow Castle: Ian Capper, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Stokesay Castle: Andy / Andrew Fogg from near Cambridge, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Land of Lost Content: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Hopton Castle: Ostrich, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Stokesay Court: PJMarriott, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Richard's Castle: Twold4this, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Shropshire Museums' Collections Centre: Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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