Trips from Hodnet, starting with Hodnet Hall
Nothing to visit is mapped inside Hodnet’s built-up area, but 3 places are within 5 km of its edge. Look for a historic house, a garden and a castle. For a full day, there is Moreton Corbet Castle, 7.6 km away.
Around Hodnet: where to begin
Following Hodnet Hall are a garden and a castle.
Historic houseHodnet Hall400 m outside town, to the west
GardenWollerton Old Hall Garden1.1 km outside town, to the north
CastleRed Castle4.1 km outside town, to the westEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
On the map
Out of town, most of the 3 are to the west.
The dashed line is Hodnet’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 kind of places
Castles or historic places lead the count with 2 of 3.
Green: inside Hodnet. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The places, one by one
Look within 5 km of its edge for all 3 places listed.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
15 listed buildings are on Hodnet’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Hodnet →
Days out
Moreton Corbet Castle, at 7.6 km, heads the 12.
Castle · English HeritageMoreton Corbet Castle7.6 km southwest
Castle · English HeritageBeeston Castle32 km north
Abbey or prioryShrewsbury Abbey20 km southwest
Castle · National TrustChirk Castle36 km westCastleCastleShrewsbury Castle20 km southwest
CastleHolt Castle Ruins33 km northwest
CathedralShrewsbury Cathedral20 km southwest
CastlePeckforton Castle31 km north
Abbey or priory · English HeritageHaughmond Abbey15 km southwest
CathedralWrexham Cathedral36 km northwest
CastleStafford Castle29 km east
CastleWhittington Castle29 km westPlaces well known beyond Hodnet (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.
Visiting Hodnet: questions
What is there to see near Hodnet?
No attraction is mapped inside Hodnet itself. Within 5 km of it are Hodnet Hall, Wollerton Old Hall Garden and Red Castle.
Does Hodnet have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Hodnet.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Hodnet?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Moreton Corbet Castle (English Heritage), 7.6 km southwest.
What are the best-known days out near Hodnet?
Within 40 km: Moreton Corbet Castle (7.6 km), Beeston Castle (32 km), Shrewsbury Abbey (20 km), Chirk Castle (36 km).
Where are Hodnet’s historic buildings listed?
Hodnet has 15 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 Hodnet 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)
- Hodnet Hall: Tom Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wollerton Old Hall Garden: Lesbardd, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Red Castle: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Moreton Corbet Castle: John H Darch, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Beeston Castle: TCExplorer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shrewsbury Abbey: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chirk Castle: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Holt Castle Ruins: Peter Craine, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shrewsbury Cathedral: Fountain Posters, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peckforton Castle: Bs0u10e01, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Haughmond Abbey: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wrexham Cathedral: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stafford Castle: Nashetty, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Whittington Castle: AtticTapestry, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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