Out from Shobdon: Eardisland Dovecote and more
Look within 5 km of its edge for the 3 places to visit; none is inside Shobdon’s built-up area. They include a museum, an attraction and a garden. Ludlow Castle lies 17 km out, the pick for a day trip.
Where to start near Shobdon
Alongside Eardisland Dovecote you find an attraction and a garden.
Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Around Shobdon, mapped
Furthest out is Westonbury Mill Water Gardens, at 5.7 km.
The dashed line is Shobdon’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 they are
The list holds a museum, an attraction and a garden.
Green: inside Shobdon. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The whole list for Shobdon
3 places make the list, every one within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
2 listed buildings are on Shobdon’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Shobdon →
Trips out
Day trips number 12; the best known is Ludlow Castle, 17 km off.
CastleLudlow Castle17 km northeast
Castle · English HeritageWigmore Castle7.5 km north
CathedralHereford Cathedral25 km southeast
Historic house · National TrustCroft Castle6.6 km northeast
Castle · English HeritageStokesay Castle20 km north
Historic house · National TrustBerrington Hall12 km east
CastleBrampton Bryan Castle11 km north
CastleKinnersley Castle13 km south
Castle · English HeritageClun Castle21 km northwest
Castle · CadwCastell y Grysmwnt37 km south
CastleHopton Castle16 km north
Castle · CadwCastell Trefaldwyn39 km northwestPlaces well known beyond Shobdon (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 Shobdon’s attractions
What is there to see near Shobdon?
No attraction is mapped inside Shobdon itself. Within 5 km of it are Eardisland Dovecote, Dunkertons Cider Mill and Westonbury Mill Water Gardens.
Does Shobdon have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Shobdon: Eardisland Dovecote.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Shobdon?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Wigmore Castle (English Heritage), 7.5 km north.
What are the best-known days out near Shobdon?
Within 40 km: Ludlow Castle (17 km), Wigmore Castle (7.5 km), Hereford Cathedral (25 km), Croft Castle (6.6 km).
Where are Shobdon’s historic buildings listed?
Shobdon has 2 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 Shobdon 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 (12)
- Ludlow Castle: Ian Capper, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wigmore Castle: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hereford Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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
- Berrington Hall: Vauxford, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brampton Bryan Castle: Philip Pankhurst https://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/19770, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kinnersley Castle: Philip Pankhurst, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clun Castle: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell y Grysmwnt: Robert Cutts from Bristol, England, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hopton Castle: Ostrich, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Trefaldwyn: Stoker243, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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