Knockin Castle
#2754 among destinations in the United Kingdom
Facts and practical information
Knockin Castle is situated in the village of Knockin on Shropshire between Oswestry and Shrewsbury. ()
EnglandUnited Kingdom
Knockin Castle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Whittington Castle, Oswestry Guildhall, Old Oswestry, Montgomery Canal.
Forts and castlesWhittington Castle, Oswestry
141 min walk • Whittington Castle is a castle in northern Shropshire, England, owned and managed by the Whittington Castle Preservation Fund. The castle was originally a motte-and-bailey castle, but this was replaced in the 13th century by one with buildings around a courtyard whose exterior wall was the curtain wall of the inner bailey.
City hallOswestry Guildhall, Oswestry
137 min walk • Oswestry Guildhall is a municipal building in Bailey Head in Oswestry, Shropshire, England. The structure, which was the meeting place of Oswestry Municipal Borough Council, is a Grade II listed building.
Forts and castlesOld Oswestry
151 min walk • Old Oswestry is a large early Iron Age hill fort in the Welsh Marches near Oswestry in north west Shropshire, England. The earthworks, which remain one of the best preserved hill forts in the UK, have been described as "The Stonehenge of the Iron Age Period".
CanalMontgomery Canal
49 min walk • The Montgomery Canal, known colloquially as "The Monty", is a partially restored canal in eastern Powys and northwest Shropshire.
ChurchSt Andrew's Church
113 min walk • St Andrew's Church is in the village of Great Ness, Shropshire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Ellesmere, the archdeaconry of Salop, and the diocese of Lichfield.
Historic walking areas, Historical place, Forts and castlesOswestry Castle, Oswestry
138 min walk • Oswestry Castle is a medieval castle in the town of Oswestry, Shropshire, England. The castle has also been known as, or recorded in historical documents as: Album Monasterium; Blancminster; Blankmouster; Blancmustier; Croes Oswald; L'Oeuvre; L'uvre; Castle Loure; Luure; Luvre; Lvvre: Castle Philip; Oswaldestre; Meresberie.
Museum, Archaeological museumLlanymynech Heritage Area
108 min walk • Llanymynech Heritage Area is an historic former lime kiln, quarry and industrial site near the village of Llanymynech, Shropshire in the Welsh Marches. The site is adjacent to the A483 road and close to the Montgomery Canal.
MuseumCambrian Heritage Railways
85 min walk • The Cambrian Heritage Railways is a heritage railway company, trust and society based at both Llynclys and Oswestry in its newly restored Oswestry railway station, Shropshire, England.
VillageWhittington
113 min walk • Whittington is a village in north west Shropshire, England. The civil parish of Whittington had a population of 2,490 at the 2001 census, increasing to 2,592 at the 2011 census.
Nature, Natural attraction, MountainBreidden Hill
152 min walk • Breidden Hill is an extinct volcanic hill in Powys, Wales, near the town of Welshpool. It is immediately surrounded by the villages of Trewern, Middletown, Criggion, Crew Green and Llandrinio. The peak of the hill reaches to 367 metres.
England