A museum to see in Kington: Kington Museum
Mapped inside Kington’s built-up area is one place to visit, and within 5 km of its edge another 2. Look for a museum, a castle and a zoo. Beyond the town, the best known is Ludlow Castle, 28 km off.
Start here in Kington
Beyond Kington Museum, there are a castle and a zoo.
MuseumKington Museumin town
CastleHuntington Castle4.4 km outside town, to the southwestZooZooSmall Breeds Farm Park1.2 km outside town, to the southEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
The map view
Furthest from the centre is Huntington Castle, 5.7 km away.
The dashed line is Kington’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
What you can see
The places here are a museum, a castle and a zoo.
Green: inside Kington. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The complete list
3 places in all: one in town and 2 within 5 km of its edge.
The one inside Kington comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
136 listed buildings and 2 scheduled monuments are on Kington’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Kington →
A little further out
Best known of the 12 within reach is Ludlow Castle, at 28 km.
CastleLudlow Castle28 km northeast
CathedralHereford Cathedral27 km southeast
Castle · English HeritageWigmore Castle17 km northeast
CastleKinnersley Castle8.6 km southeast
CastleClifford Castle12 km southwest
CastleHay Castle16 km southwest
Historic house · National TrustCroft Castle17 km northeast
Castle · English HeritageStokesay Castle28 km northeast
Castle · CadwCastell y Grysmwnt34 km south
Castle · CadwBronllys Castle27 km southwest
Castle · English HeritageClun Castle24 km northCastleCastle · English HeritageLongtown Castle28 km southPlaces well known beyond Kington (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a National Trust, English Heritage or Cadw property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.
Questions about Kington’s attractions
What are the main attractions in Kington?
The place to visit inside Kington’s built-up area is Kington Museum. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 2 more within 5 km.
Does Kington have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Kington: Kington Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Kington?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Wigmore Castle (English Heritage), 17 km northeast.
What are the best-known days out near Kington?
Within 40 km: Ludlow Castle (28 km), Hereford Cathedral (27 km), Wigmore Castle (17 km), Kinnersley Castle (8.6 km).
Where are Kington’s historic buildings listed?
Kington has 136 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. 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 Kington 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 (13)
- Kington Museum: Benjamin Richards, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Huntington Castle: Lucy Sheers, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ludlow Castle: Ian Capper, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hereford Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wigmore Castle: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kinnersley Castle: Philip Pankhurst, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clifford Castle: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hay Castle: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Croft Castle: Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stokesay Castle: Andy / Andrew Fogg from near Cambridge, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell y Grysmwnt: Robert Cutts from Bristol, England, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bronllys Castle: Keith Salvesen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clun Castle: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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