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Elmley Castle

Access unclearno public right of way confirmed — check locally before setting out

Substantial ruinsruined, but plenty survives above ground

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Elmley Castle is a castle in Worcestershire. The Albion Guide lists three castles in the county; this is one of them. The surrounding countryside is part of the Cotswolds National Landscape.

The nearest other castle is Elmley Castle village cross, 1.3 km to the north. Evesham Station is 7.2 km away to the north-east.

More at the National Heritage List entry

More places to visit near Elmley Castle

Photo of the Cotswolds, a National Landscape in England.Highlight

Cotswolds

You’re inside itNational Landscape near Cirencester

Honey-coloured limestone villages scattered across rolling sheep country, and paths enough to link them all up

Photo of Elmley Castle, a village in the Cotswolds, Worcestershire, central England.Highlight

Elmley Castle

Village

Timber-and-thatch village at the foot of Bredon Hill with a wide chestnut-lined main street.

1.1 km N · Worcestershire

Photo: Bredon Hill, a viewpoint near Elmley Castle in the Cotswolds, Worcestershire, central England.Highlight

Bredon Hill

Viewpoint near Elmley Castle

Isolated outlier of the Cotswolds rising over the Vale, its summit crowned by the folly tower of Parsons Folly, a landmark for miles.

2.1 km W

Photo of Pershore Abbey, an abbey in Worcestershire, central England.Highlight

Pershore Abbey

Abbey near Pershore

A parish church in Worcestershire.

6.3 km NW

Photo of The Monkey House (Old Cider House), a pub near Defford, Worcestershire, central England.Highlight

The Monkey House (Old Cider House)

Pub near Defford

One of Britain's last thatched farm cider houses, cider poured by the jug and drunk in the yard or a lean-to shelter.

7.7 km W

Photo along the Cotswold Way, a 102-mile National Trail running from Bath to Chipping Campden, England.Highlight

Cotswold Way

National Trail

A hundred miles of honeyed limestone, beech hangers and escarpment views to the Severn.

10.7 km SE · Gloucestershire, Somerset & Worcestershire