What to see from Lyonshall: Kington Museum first
Nothing to visit is mapped inside Lyonshall’s built-up area, but 3 places are within 5 km of its edge. The mix takes in a museum, a garden and a zoo. Further afield, Ludlow Castle is 26 km from the centre.
Leading the list near Lyonshall
Next to Kington Museum, the best known are a garden and a zoo.
MuseumKington Museum3.9 km outside town, to the westGardenGardenWestonbury Mill Water Gardens3 km outside town, to the eastZooZooSmall Breeds Farm Park3.9 km outside town, to the westEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Places on the map
Most of the 3 out of town lie to the west.
The dashed line is Lyonshall’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 sort of places
The list holds a museum, a garden and a zoo.
Green: inside Lyonshall. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The full list
Everything here is within 5 km of its edge, 3 places in all.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
11 listed buildings are on Lyonshall’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Lyonshall →
For a day out
The standout of the 12 is Ludlow Castle, 26 km from town.
CastleLudlow Castle26 km northeast
CathedralHereford Cathedral23 km southeast
CastleKinnersley Castle6 km south
Castle · English HeritageWigmore Castle15 km northeast
CastleHuntington Castle8.9 km west
Historic house · National TrustCroft Castle15 km northeast
Castle · CadwCastell y Grysmwnt32 km south
CastleHay Castle17 km southwest
CastleClifford Castle14 km southwest
Castle · English HeritageStokesay Castle28 km northCastleCastle · English HeritageLongtown Castle26 km southCastleCastle · CadwSkenfrith Castle37 km southPlaces well known beyond Lyonshall (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.
Visiting Lyonshall: questions
What is there to see near Lyonshall?
No attraction is mapped inside Lyonshall itself. Within 5 km of it are Kington Museum, Westonbury Mill Water Gardens and Small Breeds Farm Park.
Does Lyonshall have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Lyonshall: Kington Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Lyonshall?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Wigmore Castle (English Heritage), 15 km northeast.
What are the best-known days out near Lyonshall?
Within 40 km: Ludlow Castle (26 km), Hereford Cathedral (23 km), Kinnersley Castle (6 km), Wigmore Castle (15 km).
Where are Lyonshall’s historic buildings listed?
Lyonshall has 11 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 Lyonshall 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 (11)
- Kington Museum: Benjamin Richards, 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
- Kinnersley Castle: Philip Pankhurst, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wigmore Castle: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Huntington Castle: Lucy Sheers, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Croft Castle: Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell y Grysmwnt: Robert Cutts from Bristol, England, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hay Castle: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clifford Castle: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stokesay Castle: Andy / Andrew Fogg from near Cambridge, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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