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Kilpeck Castle

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

Substantial ruinsruined, but plenty survives above ground

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Kilpeck Castle is a castle in Herefordshire. It is one of 27 castles the Albion Guide charts in the county. Nearby castles include Orcop Castle and Grosmont Castle. For arrivals by rail, Hereford Station is 12.2 km to the north-east.

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More places to visit near Kilpeck Castle

Photo of Kilpeck, a village in Herefordshire, central England.Highlight

Kilpeck

Village

Tiny village hidden west of Hereford, world-famous for the carvings on its Romanesque church.

0.1 km SW · Herefordshire

Photo along the Herefordshire Trail, a 154-mile long-distance path in central England.

Herefordshire Trail

Long-distance path

A circuit of Herefordshire's five market towns — Ledbury, Ross, Kington, Leominster and Bromyard — through orchard and hop country.

0.2 km SE · Herefordshire

Photo of the Wye Valley, a National Landscape in England and Wales.Highlight

Wye Valley

National Landscape near Monmouth

A wooded river gorge winding along the Wales–England border, past Tintern Abbey down to Chepstow.

7.1 km E

Photo of Gwatkin Cider, a farm & farm shop near Abbey Dore, Herefordshire, central England.

Gwatkin Cider

Farm & farm shop near Abbey Dore

Golden Valley farm at Abbey Dore making over thirty naturally fermented ciders and perries, with a daily shop and cafe.

7.6 km NW

Photo of the River Wye, a river navigation running from Hay-on-Wye to Bigsweir Bridge, England and Wales.

River Wye

River navigation

Britain's canoeing river, running lock-free down its wooded border gorge from Hay past Ross and Symonds Yat to the tide at Bigsweir.

8.9 km N · spans 4 counties

Photo along the Wye Valley Walk, a 136-mile long-distance path running from Chepstow to Plynlimon, Wales and England.

Wye Valley Walk

Long-distance path

Following the Wye upstream from Chepstow's castle through gorge, orchard and moorland to the river's source country on Plynlimon.

9 km N · spans 4 counties