Castle · Ludgershall · Wiltshire

Ludgershall Castle

Ludgershall Castle is a castle in Ludgershall, Wiltshire. It counts as a scheduled monument. Look also at Hawk Conservancy Trust, 7.1 km away, first of 17 more within 15 km.

Photo: Ludgershall Castle, Ade Sims (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where

In Ludgershall

inside the built-up area

Run by

English Heritage

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 10%

#792 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–22°C

In brief

Castle in Ludgershall

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 ↓

Inside Ludgershall

Ludgershall Castle is inside Ludgershall’s built-up area, with 1 more place to visit within 5 km. 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; Ludgershall has 15 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

Choosing a month

In Ludgershall, June to September bring the warmest days: highs of 19–22°C.

Jan7° / 2°88 mm

Feb8° / 1°65 mm

Mar10° / 2°60 mm

Apr13° / 4°60 mm

May17° / 7°55 mm

Jun19° / 10°61 mm

Jul22° / 12°63 mm

Aug21° / 12°66 mm

Sep19° / 10°65 mm

Oct14° / 7°97 mm

Nov10° / 4°100 mm

Dec8° / 2°93 mm

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

About

Ludgershall Castle

Upkeep is seen to by English Heritage. Articles on it exist in 7 languages.

Ludgershall’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Castle
Run by: English Heritage
Listed: Scheduled monument
Wikipedias: Covered in 7 languages
Town: in Ludgershall
Official site: english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/ludgershall-castle-and-cross

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

The map

Where to find Ludgershall Castle

Orange marks Ludgershall Castle, and the numbered points match the list of places below.

Towns near it

Bases for a visit

The 8 towns are led in size by Tidworth, with 10,693 people. Closest first, each of these towns names it on its page.

1 · It’s in town

Ludgershall

5,400 people · 3 places to visit

2 · 1.7 km southwest of it

Perham Down

1,397 people · 2 places to visit

3 · 2.7 km southwest of it

Tidworth

10,693 people · 2 places to visit

4 · 3 km northwest of it

Collingbourne Ducis

908 people · 2 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Ludgershall Castle is	People	Places to visit
Ludgershall	It’s in town	5,400	3
Perham Down	1.7 km southwest of it	1,397	2
Tidworth	2.7 km southwest of it	10,693	2
Collingbourne Ducis	3 km northwest of it	908	2
Appleshaw	4.4 km southeast of it	470	3
Collingbourne Kingston	4.7 km northwest of it	515	2
Thruxton	6.2 km southeast of it	321	2
Weyhill	6.5 km southeast of it	658	3

Make a day of it

Places to add to Ludgershall Castle

17 more lie within 15 km, 4 museums, a zoo and a fort among them.

ZooHawk Conservancy Trust7.1 km away 2FortFortDanebury Hill Camp15 km away 3Historic siteHistoric site · English HeritageLudgershall Cross200 m away 4

MuseumCrofton Pumping Station11 km away 5

MuseumHistoric Army Aircraft Flight12 km away 6

MuseumAndover Museum12 km away 7

MuseumArmy Flying Museum13 km away 8AttractionAttractionWilton Windmill11 km away

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

Questions people have about Ludgershall Castle

Where is Ludgershall Castle?

Ludgershall Castle is in Ludgershall, Wiltshire, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Ludgershall Castle?

Castle in Ludgershall, Wiltshire, England, UK.

Who runs Ludgershall Castle?

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

When is the best time to visit Ludgershall Castle?

June to September are the warmest months in Ludgershall, with afternoon highs of 19–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Ludgershall Castle a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Ludgershall Castle?

Within 15 km: Hawk Conservancy Trust (7.1 km), Danebury Hill Camp (15 km), Ludgershall Cross (200 m) and Crofton Pumping Station (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 (6)

Ludgershall Castle: Ade Sims, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Hawk Conservancy Trust: Shaun Ferguson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Crofton Pumping Station: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Historic Army Aircraft Flight: Alan Wilson from Peterborough, Cambs, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Andover Museum: Chris Talbot, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Army Flying Museum: geni, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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