In Clun, Town Hall (museum) is the place to visit
From Clun, the big name within reach is Ludlow Castle, 22 km away. The built-up area itself has one place on our list; another is within 5 km of its edge. On the list: a museum and a castle, among others. One of the places on the list is maintained by English Heritage.
Top of the list in Clun
After Town Hall (museum) comes a castle.
MuseumTown Hall (museum)in town
Castle · English HeritageClun Castle100 m outside town, to the northwestEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Mapped
At 200 m, Town Hall (museum) is the farthest one out.
The dashed line is Clun’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
It comes down to a museum and a castle.
Green: inside Clun. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by English Heritage (Clun Castle).
Everything on the list
The one inside Clun comes first, then one more within 5 km of its edge.
The one inside Clun comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
94 listed buildings are on Clun’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Clun →
Beyond the town
Of the 12 day trips, Ludlow Castle (22 km) is the best known.
CastleLudlow Castle22 km east
Castle · English HeritageStokesay Castle14 km east
Castle · National TrustPowis Castle27 km north
Castle · CadwCastell Trefaldwyn18 km northwest
Castle · English HeritageWigmore Castle16 km southeast
CastleHopton Castle7.3 km east
CastleBrampton Bryan Castle11 km southeast
Castle · CadwDolforwyn Castle21 km northwest
Abbey or prioryShrewsbury Abbey37 km northeast
Historic house · National TrustCroft Castle21 km southeast
CathedralShrewsbury Cathedral37 km northeastCastleCastleShrewsbury Castle38 km northeastPlaces well known beyond Clun (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.
Asked about places to visit in Clun
What are the main attractions in Clun?
The place to visit inside Clun’s built-up area is Town Hall (museum). In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 1 more within 5 km.
Does Clun have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Clun: Town Hall (museum).
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Clun?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Clun, 1 place is cared for by English Heritage (Clun Castle).
What are the best-known days out near Clun?
Within 40 km: Ludlow Castle (22 km), Stokesay Castle (14 km), Powis Castle (27 km), Castell Trefaldwyn (18 km).
Where are Clun’s historic buildings listed?
Clun has 94 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 Clun 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 (13)
- Town Hall (museum): Jeff Buck, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clun Castle: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 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
- Powis Castle: Alexander Forst-Rakoczy, CC BY-SA 2.0 at, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Trefaldwyn: Stoker243, 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
- Brampton Bryan Castle: Philip Pankhurst https://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/19770, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dolforwyn Castle: user Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shrewsbury Abbey: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Croft Castle: Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shrewsbury Cathedral: Fountain Posters, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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