The House on Crutches Museum
Independent museum in the West Midlands, United Kingdom.
Attractions in Bishop's Castle
Photo: Ludlow Castle, Ian Capper (CC BY-SA 2.0)The House on Crutches Museum opens Bishop's Castle’s list
For a trip from Bishop's Castle, Ludlow Castle is 23 km away. The list holds 2 places inside Bishop's Castle’s built-up area and nothing else within 5 km of its edge. There are a museum and a castle to choose from.
In Bishop's Castle
2
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
0
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
1
in or near town
Castles & historic places
1
in or near town
Best known
What Bishop's Castle is known for
Beyond The House on Crutches Museum, there is a castle.
Each 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
The layout
At 500 m, Bishop's Castle (remains) is the farthest one out.
The dashed line is Bishop's Castle’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
By kind
What is on offer
It comes down to a museum and a castle.
Museums & galleries 1 museum1 in town
Castles & historic places 1 castle1 in town
Green: inside Bishop's Castle. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place
Each place in turn
The list is 2 places, all in town.
Bishop's Castle (remains)
Motte-and-bailey castle in Bishop's Castle, Shropshire, England, UK.
The 2 inside Bishop's Castle come first, best known first; then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
82 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Bishop's Castle’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Bishop's Castle →
Big names nearby
Further afield
Start with Ludlow Castle, 23 km off, the best known of 12.
CastleLudlow Castle23 km southeast
Castle · National TrustPowis Castle21 km northwest
Castle · English HeritageClun Castle8.1 km south
Castle · CadwCastell Trefaldwyn13 km northwest
Castle · English HeritageStokesay Castle13 km southeast
Abbey or prioryShrewsbury Abbey30 km northeast
Castle · CadwDolforwyn Castle18 km west
Castle · English HeritageWigmore Castle21 km southeast
CastleHopton Castle12 km southeast
CathedralShrewsbury Cathedral29 km northeastCastleCastleShrewsbury Castle30 km northeast
CastleBrampton Bryan Castle17 km southPlaces well known beyond Bishop's Castle (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.
Bishop's Castle: questions and answers
What are the main attractions in Bishop's Castle?
The best known inside Bishop's Castle’s built-up area are The House on Crutches Museum and Bishop's Castle (remains). In all, 2 places to visit are mapped inside the town.
Does Bishop's Castle have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Bishop's Castle: The House on Crutches Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Bishop's Castle?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Powis Castle (National Trust), 21 km northwest.
What are the best-known days out near Bishop's Castle?
Within 40 km: Ludlow Castle (23 km), Powis Castle (21 km), Clun Castle (8.1 km), Castell Trefaldwyn (13 km).
Where are Bishop's Castle’s historic buildings listed?
Bishop's Castle has 82 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 Bishop's Castle 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)
- Ludlow Castle: Ian Capper, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Powis Castle: Alexander Forst-Rakoczy, CC BY-SA 2.0 at, Wikimedia Commons
- Clun Castle: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Trefaldwyn: Stoker243, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stokesay Castle: Andy / Andrew Fogg from near Cambridge, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shrewsbury Abbey: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dolforwyn Castle: user Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wigmore Castle: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hopton Castle: Ostrich, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shrewsbury Cathedral: Fountain Posters, 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
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