Heighley Castle

#3681 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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Heighley Castle is a ruined medieval castle near Madeley, Staffordshire. The castle was completed by the Audley family in 1233 and for over 300 years was one of their ancestral homes. It was held for Charles I during the English Civil War and was destroyed by Parliamentary forces in the 1640s. The ruinous remains comprise masonry fragments, mostly overgrown by vegetation. The site is protected by Grade II listed building status and is a Scheduled Ancient Monument. The castle is privately owned and is not open to visitors. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 53°1'3"N, 2°20'27"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Moseley Railway Trust, Newcastle-under-Lyme Guildhall, St Bertoline's Church, Whitmore Hall.

3.3 miE
Museum
Moseley Railway Trust, Stoke-on-Trent
85 min walk • The Moseley Railway Trust is a major British collection of industrial narrow gauge locomotives and other equipment.
4.8 miE
City hall
Newcastle-under-Lyme Guildhall, Stoke-on-Trent
122 min walk • The Guildhall is a municipal building in High Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme. It is a Grade II listed building.
3.5 miN
Church, Historical place
St Bertoline's Church
90 min walk • St Bertoline's Church is in the village of Barthomley, Cheshire, England. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building. It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Macclesfield and the deanery of Congleton.
4.2 miSE
Museum, Historical place, History museum
Whitmore Hall, Stoke-on-Trent
107 min walk • Whitmore Hall is the home of the Cavenagh-Mainwaring family at Whitmore, Staffordshire. A Grade I listed building, the hall was designated a house of outstanding architectural and historical interest and is a fine example of a small Carolean style manor house.
4.4 miS
52°57'21"N • 2°22'4"W
Dorothy Clive Garden, Market Drayton
112 min walk • Garden, Park
4.9 miW
Hiking, Hiking trail
South Cheshire Way
125 min walk • The South Cheshire Way is a 32-mile long-distance footpath running east–west mainly through Cheshire, England, though parts lie in Shropshire and Staffordshire. The western section from Grindley Brook, near Whitchurch, runs through farmland; the eastern section from Mow Cop, near Biddulph, runs through low hills.
3.3 miE
Museum, Specialty museum, Mine
Apedale Heritage Centre, Stoke-on-Trent
84 min walk • The Apedale Heritage Centre was created at the site of Staffordshire's Apedale Mine and is run by volunteers. It is located just outside the village of Chesterton near Newcastle-under-Lyme in the Apedale Community Country Park.
4.1 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Bignall Hill
106 min walk • Bignall Hill, Staffordshire is a local landmark, and forms part of an escarpment ridge 4 miles north-west of Newcastle-under-Lyme. It is classed as a sub HuMP.
3.2 miNW
Specialty museum, Museum
Englesea Brook Chapel & Museum, Crewe
82 min walk • Englesea Brook Chapel and Museum is in the village of Englesea-Brook, Cheshire, England. Built in 1828, the chapel was one of the earliest chapels of the Primitive Methodist movement, and the Sunday school was added in 1914. Since 1986 it has been a museum of Primitive Methodism.
3.2 miE
Architecture, Historical place, Library
Keele Hall, Stoke-on-Trent
81 min walk • Keele Hall is a 19th-century mansion house at Keele, Staffordshire, England, now standing on the campus of Keele University and serving as the university conference centre. It is a Grade II* listed building.
4.5 miE
Town, Area
Newcastle-under-Lyme, Stoke-on-Trent
115 min walk • Newcastle-under-Lyme is a market town and the administrative centre of the Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme in Staffordshire, England.