Close to Wigmore: Wigmore Castle and more
Nothing is mapped inside Wigmore’s built-up area, but 3 places to visit are within 5 km of its edge. They include a castle, a historic house and a park or estate. Heritage bodies look after 3 of them: 2 by the National Trust and 1 by English Heritage. Beyond the town, the best known is Ludlow Castle, 11 km off.
Leading the list near Wigmore
The list goes on from Wigmore Castle to a historic house and a park or estate.
Castle · English HeritageWigmore Castle200 m outside town, to the northwest
Historic house · National TrustCroft Castle4.2 km outside town, to the southeastPark or estatePark or estate · National TrustCroft Castle and Parkland3.8 km outside town, to the southeastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Around Wigmore, mapped
On the map, most of the 3 sit to the southeast.
The dashed line is Wigmore’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
The types of place
Castles or historic places lead the count with 2 of 3.
Green: inside Wigmore. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
3 places are cared for: 2 by the National Trust and 1 by English Heritage (Wigmore Castle, Croft Castle and Croft Castle and Parkland).
All the places to visit
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.
32 listed buildings are on Wigmore’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Wigmore →
A little further out
Start with Ludlow Castle, 11 km off, the best known of 12.
CastleLudlow Castle11 km northeast
Castle · English HeritageStokesay Castle13 km north
CathedralHereford Cathedral30 km south
CastleBrampton Bryan Castle6.1 km northwest
Historic house · National TrustBerrington Hall10 km southeast
Castle · English HeritageClun Castle17 km northwest
CastleHopton Castle11 km northwest
Castle · CadwCastell Trefaldwyn34 km northwest
CastleKinnersley Castle20 km south
Historic houseStokesay Court10 km north
Castle · English HeritageActon Burnell Castle35 km north
Historic house · English HeritageWitley Court35 km eastPlaces well known beyond Wigmore (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.
Places to visit in Wigmore: questions
What is there to see near Wigmore?
No attraction is mapped inside Wigmore itself. Within 5 km of it are Wigmore Castle, Croft Castle and Croft Castle and Parkland.
Does Wigmore have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Wigmore.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Wigmore?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Wigmore, 3 places are cared for: 2 by the National Trust and 1 by English Heritage (Wigmore Castle, Croft Castle and Croft Castle and Parkland).
What are the best-known days out near Wigmore?
Within 40 km: Ludlow Castle (11 km), Stokesay Castle (13 km), Hereford Cathedral (30 km), Brampton Bryan Castle (6.1 km).
Where are Wigmore’s historic buildings listed?
Wigmore has 32 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 Wigmore 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 (14)
- Wigmore Castle: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Croft Castle: Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ludlow Castle: Ian Capper, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stokesay Castle: Andy / Andrew Fogg from near Cambridge, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hereford Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brampton Bryan Castle: Philip Pankhurst https://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/19770, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Berrington Hall: Vauxford, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clun Castle: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hopton Castle: Ostrich, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Trefaldwyn: Stoker243, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kinnersley Castle: Philip Pankhurst, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stokesay Court: PJMarriott, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Acton Burnell Castle: MortimerCat, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Witley Court: Robek, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
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