Wilton Castle
Wilton Castle is a grade I listed castle. Its place is inside Wilton and Bridstow’s built-up area. Our list has 27 more places within 15 km; first among them is Goodrich Castle, at 4.6 km.
Castle in Wilton and Bridstow
Inside Wilton and Bridstow
Wilton Castle is inside Wilton and Bridstow’s built-up area, with 1 more place to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Scheduled monument
On the official list of protected heritage; Wilton and Bridstow has 19 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
The year in Wilton and Bridstow
For warmth, aim for May to September (18–22°C highs in Wilton and Bridstow).
Wilton Castle
It is written up in 8 Wikipedias.
- Type
- Castle
- Listed
- Scheduled monument
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 8 languages
- Town
- in Wilton and Bridstow
Getting your bearings
The places near Wilton Castle are numbered on the map in the order below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Wilton and Bridstow’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns close to Wilton Castle
The most populous of the 8 is Ross-on-Wye, at 10,993. Every one of these towns counts it as a place to visit.
- 1Wilton and Bridstow
- 2Ross-on-Wye
- 3Weston under Penyard
- 4Ruardean
- 5Lea
- 6Welsh Bicknor
- 7Gorsley Common
- 8Ruardean Woodside
Wilton and Bridstow
Ross-on-Wye
Weston under Penyard
Ruardean
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Wilton Castle is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilton and Bridstow | It’s in town | 589 | 2 |
| Ross-on-Wye | 400 m east of it | 10,993 | 3 |
| Weston under Penyard | 4.1 km east of it | 327 | 2 |
| Ruardean | 7.5 km southeast of it | 1,195 | 4 |
| Lea | 7.8 km east of it | 501 | 2 |
| Welsh Bicknor | 8.4 km south of it | 1,988 | 4 |
| Gorsley Common | 8.5 km east of it | 664 | 2 |
| Ruardean Woodside | 8.5 km southeast of it | 317 | 4 |
Combine it with these
Within 15 km you can add 5 castles, an abbey or priory and an attraction.
Castle · English HeritageGoodrich Castle4.6 km away2
Castle · CadwMonmouth Castle14 km away3CastleCastle · CadwSkenfrith Castle14 km away4
Abbey or prioryMonmouth Priory14 km away5CastleCastleTreago Castle10 km away6AttractionAttractionMonmouth Heritage Trail15 km away7
MuseumShire Hall Museum14 km away8
CastleCastle House14 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Visiting Wilton Castle: the answers
Where is Wilton Castle?
Wilton Castle is in Wilton and Bridstow, Herefordshire, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Wilton Castle?
Grade I listed castle in Herefordshire, England, UK.
When is the best time to visit Wilton Castle?
May to September are the warmest months in Wilton and Bridstow, with afternoon highs of 18–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Wilton Castle a listed building?
Yes: scheduled monument.
What else is there to see near Wilton Castle?
Within 15 km: Goodrich Castle (4.6 km), Monmouth Castle (14 km), Skenfrith Castle (14 km) and Monmouth Priory (14 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 (6)
- Wilton Castle: Pauline Eccles, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Goodrich Castle: kitmasterbloke, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Monmouth Castle: Pauline Eccles, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Monmouth Priory: Philbly, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shire Hall Museum: Pauline Eccles, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castle House: Eirian Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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