Castle · near Whittington · Shropshire

Whittington Castle

Head 100 m northeast of Whittington for Whittington Castle. Its status is a scheduled monument. Close by, Chirk Castle is 9 km away, one of 19 within 15 km.

Photo: Whittington Castle, AtticTapestry (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where

100 m

northeast of Whittington

How well known

Top 8%

#682 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–21°C

In brief

Castle near Whittington

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

#682 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (10 Wikipedias). About ↓

Just outside Whittington

Whittington Castle is 100 m northeast of Whittington. Towns near it ↓

Scheduled monument

On the official list of protected heritage; Whittington has 10 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

Picking your season

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

Jan8° / 2°79 mm

Feb8° / 2°59 mm

Mar11° / 3°56 mm

Apr14° / 5°57 mm

May17° / 8°61 mm

Jun19° / 11°66 mm

Jul21° / 12°63 mm

Aug21° / 12°61 mm

Sep18° / 10°62 mm

Oct14° / 7°87 mm

Nov11° / 5°80 mm

Dec8° / 2°89 mm

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

About

Whittington Castle

It has articles in 10 Wikipedias.

Whittington’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Castle
Listed: Scheduled monument
Wikipedias: Covered in 10 languages
Town: 100 m northeast of Whittington
Official site: whittingtoncastle.co.uk

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

The map

Getting your bearings

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

Towns near it

Towns around Whittington Castle, by distance

The most populous of the 8 is Oswestry, at 17,500. Closest first, each of these towns names it on its page.

1 · 100 m southwest of it

Whittington

1,618 people · 8 places to visit

2 · 2 km northwest of it

Gobowen

3,046 people · 11 places to visit

3 · 2.1 km southwest of it

Oswestry

17,500 people · 11 places to visit

4 · 4.5 km southwest of it

Morda

1,976 people · 10 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Whittington Castle is	People	Places to visit
Whittington	100 m southwest of it	1,618	8
Gobowen	2 km northwest of it	3,046	11
Oswestry	2.1 km southwest of it	17,500	11
Morda	4.5 km southwest of it	1,976	10
St Martins	5 km north of it	2,692	6
West Felton	5.9 km south of it	791	1
Weston Rhyn	6.3 km northwest of it	1,381	5
Chirk Bank	6.7 km northwest of it	576	2

Make a day of it

Combine it with these

Choose from 19 places within 15 km, such as 4 castles, 2 historic houses and a fort.

Castle · National TrustChirk Castle9 km away 2

Fort · English HeritageOld Oswestry3 km away 3

CastleOswestry Castle3.7 km away 4

CastleSycharth Castle13 km away 5

Historic houseBrynkinalt Hall7.1 km away 6CastleCastleKnockin Castle8.8 km away 7

Heritage railwayCambrian Heritage Railways8.3 km away 8

Historic houseTrevor Hall13 km away

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

Planning a visit to Whittington Castle

Where is Whittington Castle?

Whittington Castle is 100 m northeast of Whittington, Shropshire.

What is Whittington Castle?

Castle in Shropshire, England, UK.

When is the best time to visit Whittington Castle?

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

Is Whittington Castle a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Whittington Castle?

Within 15 km: Chirk Castle (9 km), Old Oswestry (3 km), Oswestry Castle (3.7 km) and Sycharth Castle (13 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)

Whittington Castle: AtticTapestry, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Chirk Castle: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Old Oswestry: Oswestry Borderland Tourism, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Oswestry Castle: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Sycharth Castle: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Brynkinalt Hall: Tony Teperek, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Cambrian Heritage Railways: Cambrian Railways Trust, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Trevor Hall: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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