Castle · Ludlow · Shropshire

Ludlow Castle

Ludlow Castle is a medieval fortification. Its location is inside Ludlow’s built-up area. It is on the official list as a scheduled monument.

Photo: Ludlow Castle, Ian Capper (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

In Ludlow

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 2%

#107 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–21°C

In brief

Castle in Ludlow

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

#107 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (28 Wikipedias). About ↓

Inside Ludlow

Ludlow Castle is inside Ludlow’s built-up area, with 4 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Scheduled monument

On the official list of protected heritage; Ludlow has 436 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

Aim for June to September, when Ludlow reaches 18–21°C.

Jan7° / 1°76 mm

Feb8° / 1°59 mm

Mar11° / 3°54 mm

Apr14° / 4°57 mm

May17° / 7°56 mm

Jun19° / 10°62 mm

Jul21° / 12°58 mm

Aug21° / 11°67 mm

Sep18° / 9°56 mm

Oct14° / 7°83 mm

Nov10° / 4°77 mm

Dec8° / 2°84 mm

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

About

Ludlow Castle

There are Wikipedia articles on it in 28 languages. A short trip away is Stokesay Castle, 10 km off, the first of 19 within 15 km.

Ludlow’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Castle
Listed: Scheduled monument
Wikipedias: Covered in 28 languages
Town: in Ludlow
Official site: ludlowcastle.com

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

Plan your visit

The essentials

Entrance fees

EntryA fee is charged

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

The map

Where it sits

Each numbered point is one of the places listed below; Ludlow Castle is the orange one.

Towns near it

Towns within reach of Ludlow Castle

The largest of the 8 towns is Ludlow, with 10,037 people. The towns whose pages list it: the one it is in, those within 5 km of it, then larger towns further out.

1 · It’s in town

Ludlow

10,037 people · 5 places to visit

2 · 1.7 km northeast of it

Rockgreen

243 people · 4 places to visit

3 · 1.9 km east of it

Sheet

175 people · 3 places to visit

4 · 3.6 km southeast of it

Ashford Carbonell

316 people · 4 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Ludlow Castle is	People	Places to visit
Ludlow	It’s in town	10,037	5
Rockgreen	1.7 km northeast of it	243	4
Sheet	1.9 km east of it	175	3
Ashford Carbonell	3.6 km southeast of it	316	4
Knowbury	6.8 km east of it	316	0
Brimfield	7 km south of it	737	4
Orleton	7.5 km south of it	631	6
Cleehill	8.5 km east of it	572	0

Each has its own grades, prices and things to do.

Make a day of it

Combine it with these

Of the 19 within 15 km, look for 4 castles, 3 historic houses and a museum.

Castle · English HeritageStokesay Castle10 km away 2

Castle · English HeritageWigmore Castle11 km away 3

Historic house · National TrustCroft Castle11 km away 4

Historic house · National TrustBerrington Hall11 km away 5

CastleBrampton Bryan Castle14 km away 6

Historic houseStokesay Court7.6 km away 7

CastleHopton Castle15 km away 8MuseumMuseumLudlow Museum300 m away

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

Questions people have about Ludlow Castle

Where is Ludlow Castle?

Ludlow Castle is in Ludlow, Shropshire, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Ludlow Castle?

Medieval fortification in Shropshire, England, UK.

When is the best time to visit Ludlow Castle?

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

Is Ludlow Castle a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Ludlow Castle?

Within 15 km: Stokesay Castle (10 km), Wigmore Castle (11 km), Croft Castle (11 km) and Berrington Hall (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 (8)

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
Wigmore Castle: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Croft Castle: Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Berrington Hall: Vauxford, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
Hopton Castle: Ostrich, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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