Rowton Castle, Shrewsbury

Name: Rowton Castle
Address: Halfway House, Shrewsbury, SY5 9EP, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1743 884044

#19 among attractions in Shrewsbury

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Rowton Castle, near Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, is a Grade II* listed country house that was once the home of the Royal National College for the Blind before it moved to its present location in Hereford. This 17th-century castle is surrounded by 17 acres of gardens, and is approximately six miles from Shrewsbury. It is currently used as a wedding venue, hotel and restaurant. ()

Completed: XVII centuryCoordinates: 52°42'31"N, 2°55'15"W

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Halfway HouseShrewsbury SY5 9EP United Kingdom

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+44 1743 884044

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Nearby attractions include: St Andrew's Church, The Parade Shopping Centre, Poles Coppice countryside site, Christ Church.

4.1 miN
Church
St Andrew's Church
104 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.
5.5 miE
Shopping, Shopping centre
The Parade Shopping Centre, Shrewsbury
141 min walk • The Parade Shops, formerly the Royal Salop Infirmary, is a specialist shopping centre at St Mary's Place in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. It is a Grade II listed building.
5.1 miS
Park
Poles Coppice countryside site
130 min walk • Poles Coppice countryside site is an area of ancient oak woodland with disused quarry workings, located around 0.5 miles south of Pontesbury, Shropshire. It is managed by Shropshire Council as a picnic spot and area for walking and recreation activities.
5 miE
Church
Christ Church, Shrewsbury
127 min walk • The parish of Christ Church, Shelton and Oxon, lies within the Diocese of Lichfield, in the county of Shropshire, England. The parish church was built in 1854 by Edward Haycock Snr in Early English style with many lancet features.
5.4 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Breidden Hill
139 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.
5.4 miNE
Manor house
Fitz Manor
138 min walk • Fitz Manor is a manor house in the village of Fitz near Montford Bridge, Shropshire, England. It is a Grade II* listed building.
4.3 miS
Village
Pontesbury
111 min walk • Pontesbury is a village and civil parish in Shropshire and is approximately eight miles southwest of Shrewsbury. In the 2011 census, the village had a population of 1,873 and the parish had a population of 3,227.
1.6 miNW
Sport, Sport venue
Loton Park Hill Climb
41 min walk • Loton Park Hill Climb is a hillclimb held in part of the Loton Park deer park just outside the village of Alberbury in Shropshire, England.