Photo: Philip Pankhurst · CC BY-SA 2.0From Bodenham: Hereford Cathedral and other trips
Only Hampton Castle is on our list in Bodenham or within 5 km of its edge. Allow a day for Hereford Cathedral, 12 km off. Within 40 km you can choose from 12, 8 castles and 2 cathedrals among them.
Close to Bodenham
Measured from the middle, Hampton Castle is 3 km off. Hampton Castle is a castellated country house in Herefordshire.
1Map of the places
7 places are numbered, in the order below.
Bodenham is the orange dot; the numbers match the places below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
What is on offer
Every one of them is among castles or historic places.
Green: inside Bodenham. Grey: the rest, within 40 km.
8 places are cared for: 3 by Cadw, 3 by English Heritage and 2 by the National Trust (Monmouth Castle, Goodrich Castle, Castell y Grysmwnt and Berrington Hall, and 4 more).
Place after place
13 places, all within 40 km, make the list.
Goodrich Castle
Grade I listed castle in Goodrich, Herefordshire, England, UK.
Berrington Hall
Grade I listed historic house museum in Herefordshire, England, UK.
Croft Castle
Castle and historic house museum near Leominster, Herefordshire, England, UK.
Skenfrith Castle
Ruined castle in the village of Skenfrith in Monmouthshire, Wales.
Stokesay Castle
Grade I listed historic house museum in Shropshire, England, UK.
What is in or close to Bodenham comes first, then the best known within 40 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
9 listed buildings are on Bodenham’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Bodenham →
Big names within reach
Of 12 places within 40 km, these come first.
2CathedralHereford Cathedral12 km south
3CastleLudlow Castle24 km north
4CathedralCathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Mary, the Virgin of Worcester31 km east
5Castle · CadwMonmouth Castle38 km south
6Castle · English HeritageGoodrich Castle31 km south
7CastleHereford Castle12 km south
Castle · CadwCastell y Grysmwnt30 km southwest
Historic house · National TrustBerrington Hall13 km north
Historic house · National TrustCroft Castle17 km northwest
Castle · English HeritageWigmore Castle23 km northwestCastleCastle · CadwSkenfrith Castle32 km south
Castle · English HeritageStokesay Castle33 km northThe best known within 40 km, the closest and best known first.
The nearest town with more to see: Hereford →
Good to know in Bodenham
What is there to see near Bodenham?
No attraction is mapped inside Bodenham itself. Within 5 km of it are Hampton Castle.
Does Bodenham have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Bodenham.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Bodenham?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Monmouth Castle (Cadw), 38 km south.
What are the best-known days out near Bodenham?
Within 40 km: Hereford Cathedral (12 km), Ludlow Castle (24 km), Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Mary, the Virgin of Worcester (31 km), Monmouth Castle (38 km).
Where are Bodenham’s historic buildings listed?
Bodenham has 9 listed buildings. They are on its History page, from Historic England’s list, not repeated here.
How is this list made?
From OpenStreetMap (museums, galleries, zoos, theme parks and attractions, castles, forts and abbeys, and historic houses and gardens that are open to visitors) and Wikidata (what each place is, who runs it, its website and visitor counts). A place counts for Bodenham when it is inside the ONS 2022 built-up area, and as nearby within 5 km of its edge. Opening times and prices are not shown: check the official site.
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 (7)
- Hampton Castle: original: Tony Bailey first derivation: Sir Gawain second derivation: Paravane, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hereford Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ludlow Castle: Ian Capper, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Mary, the Virgin of Worcester: SimonWiseman, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Monmouth Castle: Pauline Eccles, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Goodrich Castle: kitmasterbloke, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hereford Castle: David Stowell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.