Ludlow Castle and more: what to see in Ludlow
This is a list led by castles or historic places, 3 of its 5. There are 3 places to visit inside Ludlow’s built-up area, and 2 more within 5 km of its edge. On foot, 3 are within 1 km of the centre. Further afield, Stokesay Castle is 10 km from the centre.
Start with these in Ludlow
Beyond Ludlow Castle, there are 2 museums, a castle and an abbey or priory.
CastleLudlow Castlein townMuseumMuseumLudlow Museumin town
MuseumShropshire Museums' Collections Centrein town
CastleRichard's Castle4.7 km outside town, to the southwestAbbey or prioryAbbey or priorySaint Mary the Virgin2.1 km 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.
Around Ludlow, mapped
The farthest of them, Richard's Castle, is 5.8 km out.
The dashed line is Ludlow’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Sorted by kind
Castles or historic places are the biggest group (3), then museums or galleries (2).
Green: inside Ludlow. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Each place in turn
The town has 3; within 5 km of its edge, the list finds 2 more.
Shropshire Museums' Collections Centre
Museum collections centre in Ludlow, Shropshire, United Kingdom.
The 3 inside Ludlow 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.
436 listed buildings and 5 scheduled monuments are on Ludlow’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Ludlow →
The wider area
Allow a day for Stokesay Castle, 10 km away, the pick of 12.
Castle · English HeritageStokesay Castle10 km northwest
CathedralCathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Mary, the Virgin of Worcester39 km southeast
Castle · English HeritageWigmore Castle12 km southwest
CathedralHereford Cathedral35 km south
Historic house · National TrustCroft Castle12 km southwest
Historic house · National TrustBerrington Hall11 km south
CastleBrampton Bryan Castle15 km west
Castle · English HeritageClun Castle23 km west
Abbey or prioryShrewsbury Abbey37 km north
CastleHopton Castle15 km west
Castle · English HeritageActon Burnell Castle27 km north
Castle · CadwCastell Trefaldwyn37 km northwestPlaces well known beyond Ludlow (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.
Common questions about Ludlow
What are the main attractions in Ludlow?
The best known inside Ludlow’s built-up area are Ludlow Castle, Ludlow Museum and Shropshire Museums' Collections Centre. In all, 3 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 2 more within 5 km.
Does Ludlow have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Ludlow: Ludlow Museum and Shropshire Museums' Collections Centre.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Ludlow?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Stokesay Castle (English Heritage), 10 km northwest.
What are the best-known days out near Ludlow?
Within 40 km: Stokesay Castle (10 km), Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Mary, the Virgin of Worcester (39 km), Wigmore Castle (12 km), Hereford Cathedral (35 km).
Where are Ludlow’s historic buildings listed?
Ludlow has 436 listed buildings, 9 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 Ludlow 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 (15)
- Ludlow Castle: Ian Capper, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shropshire Museums' Collections Centre: Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard's Castle: Twold4this, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stokesay Castle: Andy / Andrew Fogg from near Cambridge, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Mary, the Virgin of Worcester: SimonWiseman, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wigmore Castle: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hereford Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Croft Castle: Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Berrington Hall: Vauxford, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brampton Bryan Castle: Philip Pankhurst https://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/19770, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clun Castle: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shrewsbury Abbey: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hopton Castle: Ostrich, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Acton Burnell Castle: MortimerCat, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Trefaldwyn: Stoker243, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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