Brampton Bryan Castle
Grade I listed castle in Brampton Bryan, Herefordshire, England,UK.
Attractions in Bucknell
Photo: Brampton Bryan Castle, Philip Pankhurst https://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/19770 (CC BY-SA 2.0)From Bucknell, 2.1 km to Brampton Bryan Castle
A day out from Bucknell leads to Ludlow Castle, 15 km away. The built-up area has no place on our list of its own; 2 are within 5 km of its edge.
In Bucknell
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
2
of the town’s edge
Castles & historic places
2
in or near town
Best known
Top of the list around Bucknell
Second to Brampton Bryan Castle is a castle.
CastleBrampton Bryan Castle1.6 km outside town, to the southeast
CastleHopton Castle3.8 km outside town, to the northEach 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
Where to go
The farthest of them, Hopton Castle, is 4.2 km out.
The dashed line is Bucknell’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
The mix
Every one of them is among castles or historic places.
Castles & historic places 2 castles0 in town · 2 nearby
Green: inside Bucknell. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place
Every place, in and near Bucknell
All of it lies within 5 km of its edge: 2 places.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
26 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Bucknell’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Bucknell →
Big names nearby
Day trips from Bucknell
Worth the drive, Ludlow Castle (15 km) is first of the 12.
CastleLudlow Castle15 km east
Castle · English HeritageWigmore Castle7.1 km southeast
Castle · English HeritageStokesay Castle11 km northeast
Castle · English HeritageClun Castle8.9 km northwest
CathedralHereford Cathedral38 km southeast
Castle · National TrustPowis Castle35 km northwest
Historic house · National TrustCroft Castle13 km southeast
Castle · CadwCastell Trefaldwyn26 km northwest
Historic house · National TrustBerrington Hall19 km southeast
Castle · CadwDolforwyn Castle29 km northwest
Historic houseStokesay Court10 km northeast
Castle · English HeritageActon Burnell Castle33 km northeastPlaces well known beyond Bucknell (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.
Bucknell, answered
What is there to see near Bucknell?
No attraction is mapped inside Bucknell itself. Within 5 km of it are Brampton Bryan Castle and Hopton Castle.
Does Bucknell have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Bucknell.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Bucknell?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Wigmore Castle (English Heritage), 7.1 km southeast.
What are the best-known days out near Bucknell?
Within 40 km: Ludlow Castle (15 km), Wigmore Castle (7.1 km), Stokesay Castle (11 km), Clun Castle (8.9 km).
Where are Bucknell’s historic buildings listed?
Bucknell has 26 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 Bucknell 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)
- Brampton Bryan Castle: Philip Pankhurst https://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/19770, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hopton Castle: Ostrich, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ludlow Castle: Ian Capper, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wigmore 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
- Clun Castle: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hereford Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Powis Castle: Alexander Forst-Rakoczy, CC BY-SA 2.0 at, Wikimedia Commons
- Croft Castle: Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Trefaldwyn: Stoker243, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Berrington Hall: Vauxford, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dolforwyn Castle: user Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stokesay Court: PJMarriott, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Acton Burnell Castle: MortimerCat, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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