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Hereford Castle

Hereford Castle is a castle in Hereford. It is a scheduled monument. Nearby, Hereford Cathedral (300 m) heads a list of 19 within 15 km.

Photo: Hereford Castle, David Stowell (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

In Hereford

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 12%

#1,023 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 17–23°C

In brief

Castle in Hereford

Inside Hereford

Hereford Castle is inside Hereford’s built-up area, with 13 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Scheduled monument

On the official list of protected heritage; Hereford has 365 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 year in Hereford

Afternoons in Hereford peak at 17–23°C, May to September.

Jan8° / 2°69 mm

Feb9° / 2°51 mm

Mar11° / 3°49 mm

Apr14° / 5°51 mm

May17° / 7°52 mm

Jun20° / 10°51 mm

Jul23° / 12°46 mm

Aug22° / 12°57 mm

Sep19° / 10°55 mm

Oct15° / 7°73 mm

Nov11° / 4°70 mm

Dec8° / 2°70 mm

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

About

Hereford Castle

Its story is told in 8 languages on Wikipedia.

Hereford’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Castle
Listed: Scheduled monument
Wikipedias: Covered in 8 languages
Town: in Hereford

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

The map

Getting your bearings

Find Hereford Castle in orange; each number is a place listed below.

Towns near it

Bases near Hereford Castle

Largest of the 8 is Hereford, home to 60,471. Every town below has its own grades, prices and places to visit.

1 · It’s in town

Hereford

60,471 people · 16 places to visit

2 · 3.2 km northwest of it

King's Acre

537 people · 15 places to visit

3 · 3.5 km east of it

Lugwardine

534 people · 11 places to visit

4 · 4.3 km east of it

Hampton Bishop

334 people · 11 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Hereford Castle is	People	Places to visit
Hereford	It’s in town	60,471	16
King's Acre	3.2 km northwest of it	537	15
Lugwardine	3.5 km east of it	534	11
Hampton Bishop	4.3 km east of it	334	11
Bartestree	4.4 km east of it	1,655	9
Holme Lacy	5.8 km southeast of it	457	3
Burghill	5.8 km northwest of it	168	5
Withington and White Stone	6.2 km northeast of it	963	1

Make a day of it

Also near Hereford Castle

Also close at hand are 3 museums, a cathedral and an art gallery, among 19 within 15 km.

CathedralHereford Cathedral300 m away 2

MuseumOld House500 m away 3

MuseumConningsby-St Johns900 m away 4

Art galleryHereford Museum and Art Gallery400 m away 5

Abbey or prioryBelmont Abbey, Herefordshire3.4 km away 6

MuseumMuseum of Cider1.1 km away 7

Garden · National TrustThe Weir7.9 km away 8

CastleHampton Castle13 km away

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

Hereford Castle: what to know

Where is Hereford Castle?

Hereford Castle is in Hereford, Herefordshire, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Hereford Castle?

Castle in Hereford, England, UK.

When is the best time to visit Hereford Castle?

May to September are the warmest months in Hereford, with afternoon highs of 17–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Hereford Castle a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Hereford Castle?

Within 15 km: Hereford Cathedral (300 m), Old House (500 m), Conningsby-St Johns (900 m) and Hereford Museum and Art Gallery (400 m).

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)

Hereford Castle: David Stowell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Hereford Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Old House: Ruth Harris, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Conningsby-St Johns: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Hereford Museum and Art Gallery: Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Belmont Abbey, Herefordshire: Poemen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Museum of Cider: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
The Weir: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Hampton Castle: original: Tony Bailey first derivation: Sir Gawain second derivation: Paravane, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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