Wigmore Castle

#753 among destinations in the United Kingdom

Forts and castles, Ruins

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Wigmore Castle is a ruined castle about 1 km from the village of Wigmore in the northwest region of Herefordshire, England. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 52°19'6"N, 2°52'9"W

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Castle MoundWigmore HR6 9UB EnglandUnited Kingdom

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

Nearby attractions include: Croft Castle, St Mary the Virgin's Church, St John's Church, Hopton Castle.

3.5 miSE
Forts and castles
Croft Castle
89 min walk • Croft Castle and Parkland is a National Trust property comprising a country house, park, church and garden, in Croft, Herefordshire, England.
6.5 miNE
Church
St Mary the Virgin's Church
167 min walk • St Mary the Virgin's Church is a former priory church located in the village of Bromfield, Shropshire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Ludlow, the archdeaconry of Ludlow, and the diocese of Hereford. Its benefice is united with those of 5 other parishes to form the Bromfield Benefice.
4 miS
Church
St John's Church
103 min walk • The Church of St John is a Church of England parish church at Shobdon in the English county of Herefordshire.
6 miNW
Forts and castles
Hopton Castle
153 min walk • Hopton Castle is situated in the village of the same name which lies approximately halfway between Knighton and Craven Arms, in the English county of Shropshire. Hopton Castle featured in the British TV series Time Team in 2010.
4.7 miE
Church
St Bartholomew's
121 min walk • St Bartholomew's Church is a redundant Anglican church in the village of Richard's Castle, Herefordshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.
4.1 miNE
Forts and castles
Downton Castle
105 min walk • Downton Castle is a grade I listed 18th-century country house in the parish of Downton on the Rock in Herefordshire, England, situated about 5 miles west of Ludlow, Shropshire.
3.6 miS
Museum
Mortimer's Cross Water Mill, Leominster
92 min walk • Mortimer's Cross Water Mill is an 18th-century watermill located on the River Lugg, 11 km northwest of Leominster, Herefordshire, England. It is owned by Historic England and is in partial working order.
2.7 miSE
Forts and castles
Croft Ambrey
69 min walk • Croft Ambrey is an Iron Age hill fort in Herefordshire, England.
5.7 miSW
Forts and castles
Wapley Hill
146 min walk • Wapley Hill is an Iron Age hill fort in Herefordshire, England, 3 km south-east of Presteigne.
4 miS
Monastery
Shobdon Priory
103 min walk • Shobdon Priory was a priory in Herefordshire, England at grid reference SO40106284. The church dated from 1140 and was demolished in the 18th century.
3.2 miNW
Forts and castles
Brampton Bryan Castle
81 min walk • Brampton Bryan Castle is a ruined medieval castle in the small village of Brampton Bryan in north-western Herefordshire, England, 50m south of the River Teme.