Kington Castle, Kington

#3 among attractions in Kington

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Kington Castle stood in the medieval market town of Kington in Herefordshire, England. It was built in the 11th century and destroyed in 1215. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 52°12'21"N, 3°2'20"W

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Kington United Kingdom

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

Nearby attractions include: Kington Museum, Ye Olde Tavern, Hergest Ridge, St Stephen's Church.

0.5 miE
History museum, Museum
Kington Museum, Kington
12 min walk • Kington Museum is a volunteer-run local history museum in the market town of Kington, Herefordshire, England. It opened in June 1986 and occupies the stable block of the former King’s Head Inn. The building was extended in 1988, 1991 and 2005.
0.6 miE
Nightlife
Ye Olde Tavern, Kington
16 min walk • Ye Olde Tavern is a Grade II listed public house at 22 Victoria Rd, Kington, Herefordshire, England, built in the late 18th/early 19th century. It is on the Campaign for Real Ale's National Inventory of Historic Pub Interiors, and features a parlour, public bar, plus a side-room, into which beer is provided via a serving hatch.
2.2 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Hergest Ridge
57 min walk • Hergest Ridge is a large elongated hill which traverses the border between England and Wales in the United Kingdom, between the town of Kington in Herefordshire and the village of Gladestry in Powys.
2.9 miNW
Church
St Stephen's Church
74 min walk • St Stephen's Church is a Church of England parish church in Old Radnor, Powys, Wales. It was constructed in the 15th century in perpendicular gothic style on the site of a 6th-century church.
5.1 miS
Park
Eardisley Castle
130 min walk • Eardisley Castle was in the village of Eardisley in Herefordshire, England, 11 km north-east of Hay-on-Wye. The site of the castle is a scheduled monument. This was an 11th-century motte and bailey castle with a moat around the bailey filled by a stream. It is recorded in the Domesday Book as being held by Robert from Roger de Lacy.
2.6 miN
Prehistoric site
Burfa Castle
67 min walk • Burfa Castle is an Iron Age hillfort near the tiny town of Old Radnor, Radnorshire in Powys, Wales. The site is a scheduled monument described as a prehistoric defensive hillfort, and was included in an inventory of monuments by 1913.
4.9 miNE
Forts and castles
Wapley Hill
124 min walk • Wapley Hill is an Iron Age hill fort in Herefordshire, England, 3 km south-east of Presteigne.
4.9 miN
Town
Presteigne
125 min walk • One of the town's main attractions is The Judge's Lodging, a beautifully preserved Victorian courthouse and living quarters that offers a fascinating glimpse into the legal system of the 19th century. Visitors can wander through the historic rooms and experience the...
2 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Stanner Rocks
52 min walk • Stanner Rocks is a rounded hill, steep in parts, which lies close to the Wales border with England between Walton and Kington. A superb collection of wild plants can be found here.
6.4 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Bache Hill
162 min walk • Bache Hill is a subsidiary summit of Rhos Fawr or Great Rhos, in the Radnor Forest in Wales. It is located to the east of Black Mixen.
3.1 miNW
Forts and castles
Castle Nimble
80 min walk • Castle Nimble was a motte and bailey defensive fortification near Old Radnor, in Radnorshire, Wales. Castle Nimble appears to have had an oval-shaped ditched motte, with a semi-rectangular bailey, and some other enclosures, including possibly a pond.