Castle · Shrewsbury · Shropshire

Shrewsbury Castle

Shrewsbury Castle is a medieval castle in Shrewsbury. It is on the official list as a scheduled monument. Look also at Shrewsbury Abbey, 500 m away, first of 27 more within 15 km.

Where

In Shrewsbury

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 7%

#598 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–22°C

In brief

Castle in Shrewsbury

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

#598 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (11 Wikipedias). About ↓

Inside Shrewsbury

Shrewsbury Castle is inside Shrewsbury’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; Shrewsbury has 764 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

Month by month

Expect highs of 19–22°C in Shrewsbury from June to September.

Jan8° / 2°55 mm

Feb8° / 2°42 mm

Mar11° / 3°43 mm

Apr14° / 4°43 mm

May17° / 7°51 mm

Jun20° / 10°56 mm

Jul22° / 12°56 mm

Aug21° / 12°54 mm

Sep19° / 10°56 mm

Oct15° / 7°70 mm

Nov11° / 4°61 mm

Dec8° / 2°69 mm

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

About

Shrewsbury Castle

Its Wikipedia coverage spans 11 languages.

Shrewsbury’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Castle
Listed: Scheduled monument
Wikipedias: Covered in 11 languages
Town: in Shrewsbury
Official site: shropshiremuseums.org.uk/shrewsbury-castle

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

Plan your visit

Practical details

Entrance fees

EntryA fee is charged

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

The map

Shrewsbury Castle on the map

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

Towns near it

The towns around Shrewsbury Castle

The largest of the 8 towns is Shrewsbury, with 76,013 people. The list runs from its own town outward.

1 · It’s in town

Shrewsbury

76,013 people · 22 places to visit

2 · 3.8 km south of it

Bayston Hill

5,221 people · 14 places to visit

3 · 4.7 km southwest of it

Hanwood

1,257 people · 11 places to visit

4 · 6.8 km south of it

Condover

794 people · 3 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Shrewsbury Castle is	People	Places to visit
Shrewsbury	It’s in town	76,013	22
Bayston Hill	3.8 km south of it	5,221	14
Hanwood	4.7 km southwest of it	1,257	11
Condover	6.8 km south of it	794	3
Cross Houses	7 km southeast of it	825	7
Bomere Heath	7 km north of it	1,364	2
Hadnall	7.5 km north of it	924	5
Ford	8 km west of it	693	0

Make a day of it

Nearby, too

Of the 27 within 15 km, look for 2 abbeys or priories, 2 historic houses and 2 castles.

Abbey or prioryShrewsbury Abbey500 m away 2

CathedralShrewsbury Cathedral700 m away 3

Fort · National TrustTown Walls Tower800 m away 4

Abbey or priory · English HeritageHaughmond Abbey5.2 km away 5

Historic house · National TrustAttingham Hall6.3 km away 6

Castle · English HeritageMoreton Corbet Castle12 km away 7

Castle · English HeritageActon Burnell Castle12 km away 8

Historic houseLongner Hall3.9 km away

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

Know before you visit Shrewsbury Castle

Where is Shrewsbury Castle?

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

What is Shrewsbury Castle?

Medieval castle in Shrewsbury, England.

When is the best time to visit Shrewsbury Castle?

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

Is Shrewsbury Castle a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Shrewsbury Castle?

Within 15 km: Shrewsbury Abbey (500 m), Shrewsbury Cathedral (700 m), Town Walls Tower (800 m) and Haughmond Abbey (5.2 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)

Shrewsbury Abbey: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Shrewsbury Cathedral: Fountain Posters, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Town Walls Tower: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Haughmond Abbey: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Attingham Hall: Wehha, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Moreton Corbet Castle: John H Darch, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Acton Burnell Castle: MortimerCat, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Longner Hall: TCExplorer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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