Ludgershall Castle

#1908 among destinations in the United Kingdom

Forts and castles, Historical place, Ruins, Architecture

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Ludgershall Castle is a ruined 12th-century fortified royal residence at Ludgershall in Wiltshire, England. Three large walls still remain of the castle, which was turned into a hunting lodge by Henry III but fell into disuse by the 15th century. The ruin was listed as a Scheduled Ancient Monument in 1981. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 51°15'35"N, 1°37'24"W

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Castle StreetLudgershall SP11 9QT EnglandUnited Kingdom

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Ludgershall Castle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Bulford Kiwi, Sidbury Hill, Fosbury Camp, Royal Army Chaplains' Museum.

6 miSW
Memorial
Bulford Kiwi, Salisbury
154 min walk • The Bulford Kiwi is a large depiction of a kiwi, carved in the chalk on Beacon Hill above the military town of Bulford on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England.
3 miW
Archaeological site, Forts and castles
Sidbury Hill
76 min walk • Sidbury Hill, or Sidbury Camp, is the site of an Iron Age bivallate hillfort on the eastern edge of Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England.
4.7 miNE
Archaeological site
Fosbury Camp
121 min walk • Fosbury Camp, is the site of an Iron Age bivallate hillfort located in Wiltshire. The site is oval in shape, and approximately 26 acres in area The site is a scheduled national monument number WI162.
4.9 miSE
Specialty museum, Museum
Royal Army Chaplains' Museum, Andover
124 min walk • The Royal Army Chaplains' Museum tells the story of British Army chaplaincy from earliest times to the present day, with the help of archive material and historical relics from several centuries.
4.2 miNE
Archaeological site
Bevisbury, Andover
109 min walk • Bevisbury is the site of a former Iron Age plateau fort of a single bank and ditch construction. The site is now largely destroyed and overgrown and the southern ramparts are the best preserved.
2.8 miSW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St Mary's Church, Tidworth
72 min walk • St Mary's Church in South Tidworth, Wiltshire, England, was built in 1878. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, and is now a redundant church in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.
7 miSE
Archaeological site
Bury Hill, Andover
178 min walk • Bury Hill is the site of a former Iron Age hillfort about 1.5 miles southwest of the centre of Andover, Hampshire. The site encloses about 22 acres.
6.8 miSE
Archaeological site
Balksbury, Andover
173 min walk • Balksbury is the site of a former Bronze Age hill fort to the southwest of Andover, Hampshire. Originally triangular in shape, most of it has been destroyed by the A303 Andover Bypass, and a large housing development.
3.9 miS
Sport venue, Sport
Thruxton Karting Circuit
101 min walk • Thruxton Karting Circuit is a kart racing circuit situated at Thruxton Circuit in Hampshire. At 1,100 metres long, the full circuit has a variety of fast, slow and technical corners.
3.5 miS
Sport venue, Sport
Thruxton Circuit
91 min walk • The Thruxton Circuit is a 2.356 mi motor-racing circuit located near the village of Thruxton in Hampshire, England which hosts motorsport events including British Touring Cars and Formula 3 racing.