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Croft Castle Walk

1.74 miles (2.8 km)

Ordnance Survey Map Open Streetmap This walk explores the grounds and gardens of the National Trust's Croft Castle near Leominster and Ludlow in Herefordshire.
Park at the National Trust car park and you can pick up footpaths heading around the castle to the walled garden with its lovely herbaceous border. There's also a chestnut avenue with some splendid ancient trees to see, just to the north of the castle. You can extend your walk by heading north from the castle to climb Croft Ambrey Hill Fort where you can enjoy great views over the area.

Postcode

HR6 9PW - Please note: Postcode may be approximate for some rural locations

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Croft Castle OS Map Ordnance survey map - Mobile GPS OS Map with Location tracking

Croft Castle Open Street Map Open Streetmap - Mobile GPS Map with Location tracking

Further Information and Other Local Ideas

Just to the east of the castle there's some nice woodland trails to follow through Bircher Common.
For more walking ideas in the area see the Herefordshire Walks page.

Photos

Croft Castle 1

Croft Castle

Herbaceous border at Croft Castle Garden - geograph.org.uk - 1103350

Herbaceous border at Croft Castle Garden

Walled Garden at Croft Castle - geograph.org.uk - 454255

Walled Garden at Croft Castle

Entrance to Croft Castle - geograph.org.uk - 454224

Entrance to Croft Castle

Ancient Oaks - Croft Castle - Feb 2012 - panoramio (1)

Ancient Oaks

Croft Castle - Spanish Chestnut Avenue - geograph.org.uk - 1016486

Spanish Chestnut Avenue

Video

GPS Files

GPX File

Croft Castle.gpx (On Desktop:Right Click>Save As. On Ipad/Iphone:Click and hold>Download Linked File)

Memory Map Route

Croft Castle.mmo (On Desktop:Right Click>Save As. On Ipad/Iphone:Click and hold >Download Linked File)