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Croft Ambrey Hillfort

Croft Ambrey Hillfort

4.2km from Wigmore Castle

Croft Ambrey is an Iron Age hill fort in Herefordshire, England. The fort is on high ground beyond and adjoining the north-east boundary of National Trust Croft Castle parkland. The nearest settlements are the villages of Yarpole, Aymestrey and Yatton, and the hamlet of Mortimer's Cross. The Mortimer Trail waymarked long-distance footpath passes the site.

National Trust - Croft Castle and Parkland

Croft Castle and Parkland is a National Trust property comprising a country house, park, church and garden, in Croft, Herefordshire, England. The property has a walled garden than includes a vineyard, orchard and a glasshouse dating from 1908. It also has a Georgian stable block. It contains the tomb of Richard Croft and his wife Eleanor.

High Vinnalls

High Vinnalls

7.59km from Wigmore Castle

High Vinnalls is a summit in the region or range in England. High Vinnalls is 375 metres high. Climb to this wonderful viewpoint on this circular walk in Mortimer Forest in Ludlow. It's a challenging climb with the High Vinnalls viewpoint reaching a height of over 1200ft. From the high points there are fabulous panoramic views over the surrounding Herefordshire countryside.

Mortimer Forest

Mortimer Forest

7.69km from Wigmore Castle

Mortimer Forest is the ideal place to explore and get away from it all. There are a number of walking trails on offer which take in spectacular views, archaeological features and a variety of habitats. Although originally made up of ancient royal chases and deer parks, the forest we see today was largely planted by the Forestry Commission in the 1920s.

Stokesay Court

Stokesay Court

10.06km from Wigmore Castle

Stokesay Court is a country house and estate in the parish of Onibury in Shropshire, England. Described by John Newman, in the Shropshire volume of Pevsner's Buildings of England, as "the most grandiloquent Victorian mansion in the county", Stokesay is a Grade II* listed building.

Ludlow Castle

Ludlow Castle

11.31km from Wigmore Castle

Ludlow Castle is a ruined medieval fortification in the town of the same name in the English county of Shropshire, standing on a promontory overlooking the River Teme. The castle was probably founded by Walter de Lacy after the Norman conquest and was one of the first stone castles to be built in England.

National Trust - Berrington Hall

National Trust - Berrington Hall

11.43km from Wigmore Castle

Berrington Hall is one of the few masterpieces of the architect Henry Holland to survive intact, which was built Built in 1778-81 for Thomas Harley. A notable feature is the ha-ha wall, which was subject to extensive renovation in the late 20th century by local craftsmen. Berrington Pool, a lake and island, is a Site of Special Scientific Interest.

Ludlow Museum

Ludlow Museum

11.44km from Wigmore Castle

The museum contains an interactive environment rich in history, while encapsulating the architecture and social history through its town centre location. The building is prominently located within the historic walled town of Ludlow, forming a key focal point at the head of Broad Street. It reveals the town’s proud architectural heritage to visitors and signposts them to other heritage venues in Ludlow to help visitors get the most from their stay.

Ludlow Market

Ludlow Market

11.47km from Wigmore Castle

Ludlow Local Produce Market is a large, twice-monthly farmers' market selling a wide range of everyday and specialist food and drink produced within 30 miles of Ludlow. The market is run by Local to Ludlow CIC on a non-profit-making basis. The market space also hosts a range of specialist markets on Thursdays and Sundays throughout the year. Including the Local to Ludlow produce markets on the second and fourth Thursday of the month and the Antique & Flea market on the first and third Sunday of

St Laurence's

St Laurence's

11.58km from Wigmore Castle

One of the truly outstanding medieval town churches in England. Its benefice is united with those of St Michael and All Angels, All Stretton, and All Saints, Little Stretton to form the parish of Church Stretton. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building.

Stokesay Castle

Stokesay Castle

12.78km from Wigmore Castle

Westonbury Mill Water Gardens

Westonbury Mill Water Gardens

13.02km from Wigmore Castle

This water garden surrounds an old corn mill and is laid out around a network of streams. Set amidst large trees and amongst a tangle of streams and ponds and looking out to wonderful views across Herefordshire, Westonbury Mill is the perfect situation for a garden. About half of its 3½ acres is filled with massed planting of vividly colourful moisture-lovers laid out around a tangle of streams and ponds, partly shaded by a backdrop of mature trees.

The Priory Church of St Peter & St Paul

The Priory Church of St Peter & St Paul

13.36km from Wigmore Castle

The priory of St. Peter and St. Paul was established in the parish of St. Peter, Ipswich, for Austin canons about the end of the reign of Henry II. The building was constructed for a Benedictine Priory in about the 13th century, although there had been an Anglo-Saxon monastery in Leominster, possibly on the same site. In 1539 the east end of the church was destroyed along with most of the monastic buildings, but the main body of the church was preserved.

Grange Court

Grange Court

13.53km from Wigmore Castle

Grange Court is the last surviving market house known to be built by John Abel, a local master carpenter, in the year of 1633. The building originally stood at the top of Broad Street in Leominster and housed the weekly butter market, selling chickens, eggs, and butter. It was then known as the Butter Crosse. The building has had many different functions in its near 400-year life, and every new owner has adapted the building to make it fit for their purpose.

Leominster Museum

Leominster Museum

13.54km from Wigmore Castle

Leominster Folk Museum is an independent, volunteer-run, museum in Leominster, Herefordshire, England. It tells the story of Leominster, its surrounding villages, and their people from pre-Roman times to the present day. The collection comprises artifacts, pictures, photographs, postcards, and documents, including an important collection of paintings and drawings by famous Leominster artist John Scarlett Davis.

Stockton Bury Gardens

Stockton Bury Gardens

13.54km from Wigmore Castle

Stockton Bury Gardens is a renowned plantsman's garden with over four acres to enjoy. You will be amazed by the variety of plants and the artistic touches throughout. The four acres is split into separate garden offering formal and informal design. The gardens are the heart of a working farm that has been looked after by the same family for five generations.

Clun Castle

Clun Castle

16.11km from Wigmore Castle

Clun Castle is a Welsh Border fortress in a dramatic location overlooking the River Clun. The impressive castle enclosure consists of a motte and no less than three baileys, or earthwork enclosures, with a narrow causeway leading from one bailey to the next. It was used as a hunting lodge in the 14th century, but was increasingly neglected, and by 1539 the castle was reported as ruinous. Today the castle is classed as a Grade I listed building and as a Scheduled Monument.

Flounders' Folly

Flounders' Folly

16.66km from Wigmore Castle

Flounders’ Folly is the landmark stone tower standing 80 feet above Callow Hill, near Craven Arms, South Shropshire. The Folly is visible for miles around and provides visitors with spectacular views. Constructed in 1838 by Benjamin Flounders , was restored in 2004-2005 by the Flounders’ Folly Trust and is now open to the public one day each month. enabling visitors to scale the 78 steps to the viewing platform and enjoy the wonderful views of the South Shropshire landscape.

Bury Ditches

Bury Ditches

16.69km from Wigmore Castle

Bury Ditches is home to one of the best-preserved hill forts in the country! Located near the town of Clun in the Shropshire Hills Area of Natural Beauty, Bury Ditches isn't short of stunning views, ancient history and blood-pumping walks. Dating from around 500 BC the site is managed by the Forestry Commission.

Black and White Trail

Black and White Trail

16.72km from Wigmore Castle

The Black and White villages of North Herefordshire, set in the beautiful and historic borderlands of England and Wales. Enjoy the tranquil peace of delightful Norman stone churches and the sheer beauty of the villages and countryside. The buildings' black oak beams are exposed on the outside, with white painted walls between. The numbers of houses surviving in this style in the villages creates a very distinctive impression and differs from building styles outside this area.

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Wigmore Castle

Wigmore Castle

Wigmore, Leominster HR6 9UB, UK

Wigmore was one of many castles built close to the England–Wales border after the Norman Conquest. Founded in 1067 by William Fitz Osbern, it was a major centre of power for over 500 years and it is among the most remarkable ruins in England, largely buried up to first floor level by earth and fallen masonry. Yet many of its fortifications survive to full height, including parts of the keep on its towering mound.