Castle · near Welsh Bicknor · Gloucestershire

Goodrich Castle

Goodrich Castle is a grade I listed castle. The site is 2.5 km northwest of Welsh Bicknor. Its care is managed by English Heritage.

Photo: Goodrich Castle, kitmasterbloke (CC BY 2.0)

Where

2.5 km

northwest of Welsh Bicknor

Run by

English Heritage

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 4%

#269 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–21°C

In brief

Castle near Welsh Bicknor

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

#269 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (16 Wikipedias). About ↓

Just outside Welsh Bicknor

Goodrich Castle is 2.5 km northwest of Welsh Bicknor. 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; Welsh Bicknor has 6 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

Weather by the month

In Welsh Bicknor the warm season is June to September, with highs of 18–21°C.

Jan7° / 2°93 mm

Feb8° / 1°78 mm

Mar10° / 3°63 mm

Apr13° / 4°75 mm

May16° / 7°69 mm

Jun19° / 10°62 mm

Jul21° / 12°65 mm

Aug21° / 12°83 mm

Sep18° / 9°74 mm

Oct14° / 7°109 mm

Nov10° / 4°106 mm

Dec8° / 2°116 mm

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

About

Goodrich Castle

16 Wikipedia editions have an article on it. Look also at Monmouth Castle, 10 km away, first of 31 more within 15 km.

Welsh Bicknor’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Castle
Run by: English Heritage
Listed: Scheduled monument
Wikipedias: Covered in 16 languages
Town: 2.5 km northwest of Welsh Bicknor
Official site: english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/goodrich-castle

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

The map

Goodrich Castle on the map

Orange shows Goodrich Castle; numbers mark the places near it.

Towns near it

The nearest towns

Ross-on-Wye tops the 8 for size, at 10,993 people. The list runs from its own town outward.

1 · 2.5 km southeast of it

Welsh Bicknor

1,988 people · 4 places to visit

2 · 3.1 km northeast of it

Ross-on-Wye

10,993 people · 3 places to visit

3 · 3.2 km southwest of it

Symonds Yat West

287 people · 4 places to visit

4 · 4.2 km north of it

Wilton and Bridstow

589 people · 2 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Goodrich Castle is	People	Places to visit
Welsh Bicknor	2.5 km southeast of it	1,988	4
Ross-on-Wye	3.1 km northeast of it	10,993	3
Symonds Yat West	3.2 km southwest of it	287	4
Wilton and Bridstow	4.2 km north of it	589	2
Ruardean	4.5 km southeast of it	1,195	4
Llangrove	4.7 km west of it	435	3
Ruardean Woodside	6 km southeast of it	317	4
Weston under Penyard	6.5 km northeast of it	327	2

Make a day of it

More to see nearby

Among the 31 within 15 km are 4 castles, an abbey or priory and an attraction.

Castle · CadwMonmouth Castle10 km away 2

CastleWilton Castle4.6 km away 3CastleCastle · CadwSkenfrith Castle12 km away 4

Abbey or prioryMonmouth Priory9.7 km away 5AttractionAttractionMonmouth Heritage Trail11 km away 6

MuseumShire Hall Museum9.9 km away 7

CastleCastle House9.9 km away 8GardenGardenNelson Garden10 km away

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

Questions before you go

Where is Goodrich Castle?

Goodrich Castle is 2.5 km northwest of Welsh Bicknor, Gloucestershire.

What is Goodrich Castle?

Grade I listed castle in Goodrich, Herefordshire, England, UK.

Who runs Goodrich Castle?

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

When is the best time to visit Goodrich Castle?

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

Is Goodrich Castle a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Goodrich Castle?

Within 15 km: Monmouth Castle (10 km), Wilton Castle (4.6 km), Skenfrith Castle (12 km) and Monmouth Priory (9.7 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 (6)

Goodrich Castle: kitmasterbloke, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Monmouth Castle: Pauline Eccles, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Wilton Castle: Pauline Eccles, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Monmouth Priory: Philbly, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Shire Hall Museum: Pauline Eccles, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Castle House: Eirian Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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