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Kentchurch Court

Visited September 2019

Location Kentchurch, Herefordshire
Entrance Fee Yes
Railway Station Nearby No
Parking Yes 
Facilities Toilets, Cafe
Map

 

One of the most fascinating things about Kentchurch Court in Herfordshire is that it has been owned by the same family for 1,000 years, which is an impressive family tree by anyone's standard! The first Scudamore named Ralph was a stonemason and he came over from Normandy in 1042 and built a castle for Edward the Confessor at nearby Ewyas Harold.

 


 

 


Category: Herefordshire

Kilpeck Castle

Visited September 2019

Location Kilpeck, Herefordshire
Entrance Fee No 
Railway Station Nearby No
Parking Yes 
Facilities None
Map

 

The best thing about visiting this castle is the peace and quiet. It is a small site in a small village and the castle mound itself is home to a few solitary sheep. On the day we visited there were no other signs of life, despite it being a glorious early September day.

 


 

 


Category: Herefordshire

Hampton Court Castle

Visited August 2015

Location Hope Under Dinmore, Herefordshire
Entrance Fee Yes
Railway Station Nearby Leominster
Parking Yes
Facilities Cafe, shop, Toilets
Map

 

I wonder how many people clicked on this page expecting to see pictures of a red-brick palace by the Thames, forever associated with Cardinal Wolsey and the extravagances of Henry VIII. If you were one of them, then hopefully you won't be too disappointed to find that this article is about Hampton Court Castle in Herefordshire, not Hampton Court Palace in Surrey. It is an easy mistake to make as the names are so similar, they even both have mazes, but once you have seen one you won't mistake it for the other as they are actually very different.

 


 

 


Category: Herefordshire

Longtown Castle

Visited September 2019

Location Longtown, Herefordshire
Entrance Fee No 
Railway Station Nearby No 
Parking Roadside
Facilities None
Map

 

A small but interesting castle in rural Herefordshire. Located in Longtown- a tiny village near the Welsh border. 

 


 

 

 

Category: Herefordshire

Croft Castle

Visited August 2012

Location Yarpole- Herefordshire
Entrance Fee Yes
Railway Station Nearby No
Parking Yes
Facilities Toilets, Gift Shop, Cafe
Map

 

 

 


 

 


Category: Herefordshire
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