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Penyard Castle

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

Substantial ruinsruined, but plenty survives above ground

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Penyard Castle is one of 27 castles the Albion Guide maps in Herefordshire. Wilton Castle and Ruardean Castle are among the castles within 4.8 km. The closest station is Ledbury, 18.5 km to the north-east.

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More places to visit near Penyard Castle

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.

0.9 km SW

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.

1.2 km NW · spans 4 counties

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.

2.4 km NW · Herefordshire

Photo of Ross-on-Wye, a village in the Wye Valley, Herefordshire, central England.Highlight

Ross-on-Wye

Village

Market town perched on a sandstone cliff above a bend of the River Wye, gateway to the Wye Valley.

2.5 km NW · Herefordshire

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.

2.8 km NW · spans 4 counties

Photo of Goodrich Castle, a ruined castle near Ross-on-Wye in the Wye Valley, Herefordshire, central England.Iconic

Goodrich Castle

Castle near Ross-on-Wye

Red-sandstone castle commanding the Wye valley.

4.8 km SW