Castle · near Wigmore · Herefordshire

Wigmore Castle

Head 200 m northwest of Wigmore for Wigmore Castle. Its status is a scheduled monument. Our list has 23 more places within 15 km; first among them is Ludlow Castle, at 11 km.

Photo: Wigmore Castle, Humphrey Bolton (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

200 m

northwest of Wigmore

Run by

English Heritage

a national heritage body

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 Wigmore

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 (8 Wikipedias). About ↓

Just outside Wigmore

Wigmore Castle is 200 m northwest of Wigmore. 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; Wigmore has 32 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

The year in Wigmore

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

Jan7° / 1°83 mm

Feb8° / 1°66 mm

Mar10° / 2°60 mm

Apr13° / 4°62 mm

May16° / 6°60 mm

Jun19° / 9°65 mm

Jul21° / 11°61 mm

Aug20° / 11°69 mm

Sep18° / 9°62 mm

Oct14° / 6°92 mm

Nov10° / 3°86 mm

Dec7° / 1°93 mm

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

About

Wigmore Castle

English Heritage looks after it. There are Wikipedia articles on it in 8 languages.

Wigmore’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Castle
Run by: English Heritage
Listed: Scheduled monument
Wikipedias: Covered in 8 languages
Town: 200 m northwest of Wigmore
Official site: english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/wigmore-castle

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

The map

Getting your bearings

Numbered points are the places near Wigmore Castle, which is in orange.

Towns near it

The towns around Wigmore Castle

Among the 8, Bucknell is the biggest, home to 740 people. Start with its own town; the others follow by distance.

1 · 200 m southeast of it

Wigmore

527 people · 3 places to visit

2 · 4.3 km north of it

Leintwardine

611 people · 3 places to visit

3 · 5.9 km southeast of it

Lucton

190 people · 2 places to visit

4 · 7.1 km northwest of it

Bucknell

740 people · 2 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Wigmore Castle is	People	Places to visit
Wigmore	200 m southeast of it	527	3
Leintwardine	4.3 km north of it	611	3
Lucton	5.9 km southeast of it	190	2
Bucknell	7.1 km northwest of it	740	2
Shobdon	7.5 km south of it	481	3
Orleton	8.6 km east of it	631	6
Kingsland	8.7 km southeast of it	605	4
Luston	10 km southeast of it	529	6

Make a day of it

Nearby, too

Around it, within 15 km, lie 23 more, including 4 castles, 3 historic houses and a museum.

CastleLudlow Castle11 km away 2

Historic house · National TrustCroft Castle5.6 km away 3

CastleBrampton Bryan Castle5 km away 4

Castle · English HeritageStokesay Castle13 km away 5

Historic house · National TrustBerrington Hall12 km away 6

CastleHopton Castle9.6 km away 7

Historic houseStokesay Court10 km away 8

MuseumLeominster Museum14 km away

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

Know before you visit Wigmore Castle

Where is Wigmore Castle?

Wigmore Castle is 200 m northwest of Wigmore, Herefordshire.

What is Wigmore Castle?

Castle in Herefordshire, England, UK.

Who runs Wigmore Castle?

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

When is the best time to visit Wigmore Castle?

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

Is Wigmore Castle a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Wigmore Castle?

Within 15 km: Ludlow Castle (11 km), Croft Castle (5.6 km), Brampton Bryan Castle (5 km) and Stokesay 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 (9)

Wigmore Castle: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Ludlow Castle: Ian Capper, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Croft Castle: Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Brampton Bryan Castle: Philip Pankhurst https://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/19770, CC BY-SA 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
Hopton Castle: Ostrich, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Stokesay Court: PJMarriott, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Leominster Museum: Andy Mabbett, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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