Castle · near Orleton · Herefordshire

Richard's Castle

Look for Richard's Castle 2.7 km north of Orleton. On the official register, it is a scheduled monument. Within 15 km there are 21 more places to visit, starting with Ludlow Castle (5 km).

Photo: Richard's Castle, Twold4this (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where

2.7 km

north of Orleton

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–21°C

In brief

Castle near Orleton

Just outside Orleton

Richard's Castle is 2.7 km north of Orleton. Towns near it ↓

Scheduled monument

On the official list of protected heritage; Orleton has 22 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

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

Jan7° / 2°66 mm

Feb8° / 1°56 mm

Mar10° / 2°53 mm

Apr13° / 4°60 mm

May16° / 7°53 mm

Jun19° / 10°60 mm

Jul21° / 11°65 mm

Aug21° / 11°70 mm

Sep18° / 9°59 mm

Oct14° / 7°80 mm

Nov10° / 4°76 mm

Dec7° / 2°86 mm

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

About

Richard's Castle

Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 2 languages.

Orleton’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Castle
Listed: Scheduled monument
Wikipedias: Covered in 2 languages
Town: 2.7 km north of Orleton

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

The map

Numbered points are the places near Richard's Castle, which is in orange.

Towns near it

Nearby towns

The 4 towns are led in size by Ludlow, with 10,037 people. Nearest first, every town here counts it among its places to visit.

1 · 2.7 km south of it

Orleton

631 people · 6 places to visit

2 · 3.5 km southeast of it

Brimfield

737 people · 4 places to visit

3 · 3.8 km east of it

Ashford Carbonell

316 people · 4 places to visit

4 · 4.7 km northeast of it

Ludlow

10,037 people · 5 places to visit

Compare the 4 towns

Town	Where Richard's Castle is	People	Places to visit
Orleton	2.7 km south of it	631	6
Brimfield	3.5 km southeast of it	737	4
Ashford Carbonell	3.8 km east of it	316	4
Ludlow	4.7 km northeast of it	10,037	5

Make a day of it

Other places close by

Within 15 km are 21 places, among them 5 castles and 3 historic houses.

CastleLudlow Castle5 km away 2

Castle · English HeritageWigmore Castle7.6 km away 3

Historic house · National TrustCroft Castle5.9 km away 4

Castle · English HeritageStokesay Castle12 km away 5

Historic house · National TrustBerrington Hall7.1 km away 6

CastleBrampton Bryan Castle12 km away 7

CastleHopton Castle14 km away 8

Historic houseStokesay Court9.3 km away

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

Good to know about Richard's Castle

Where is Richard's Castle?

Richard's Castle is 2.7 km north of Orleton, Herefordshire.

What is Richard's Castle?

Castle in Herefordshire, England, UK.

When is the best time to visit Richard's Castle?

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

Is Richard's Castle a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Richard's Castle?

Within 15 km: Ludlow Castle (5 km), Wigmore Castle (7.6 km), Croft Castle (5.9 km) and Stokesay 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 (9)

Richard's Castle: Twold4this, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Ludlow Castle: Ian Capper, CC BY-SA 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
Stokesay Castle: Andy / Andrew Fogg from near Cambridge, 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
Hopton Castle: Ostrich, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Stokesay Court: PJMarriott, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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