Ludgershall Castle
Located in Ludgershall, Wiltshire Coordinates: 51°15′30″ N 1°37′24″ W
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 133 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- SOU Southampton Airport39 km
- BOH Bournemouth Airport55 km
About Ludgershall Castle
Ludgershall Castle is a historic site. Location: Ludgershall, Wiltshire.
Ludgershall Castle is a ruined 12th-century fortified royal residence at Ludgershall in Wiltshire, England. Three large walls still remain of the castle, which was turned into a hunting lodge by Henry III and fell into disuse by the 15th century. The ruin was listed as a scheduled monument in 1981.
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At a glance
- Heritage designation
- scheduled monument
- Official website
- english-heritage.org.uk
Source: Wikidata
Photos of Ludgershall Castle
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Andrew Mathewson · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Ludgershall Castle
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 77 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 21°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- December (81 mm)
- Driest month
- July (43 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 7° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 16° | 19° | 21° | 21° | 18° | 14° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 1° | 2° | 4° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 12° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 79 | 53 | 61 | 46 | 50 | 56 | 43 | 56 | 66 | 70 | 77 | 81 |
How to get to Ludgershall Castle
The nearest airport is Southampton Airport (SOU), 39 km to the southeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Bristol Airport (BRS) (77 km). The nearest large city is Swindon, 35 km to the north.
Airports
- Southampton Airport (SOU) Southampton 39 kmsoutheast
- Bournemouth Airport (BOH) Bournemouth 55 kmsouth
- Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 77 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Swindon Population: 201.7K 35 kmnorth
- Basingstoke Population: 107.6K 37 kmeast
- Southampton Population: 269.8K 42 kmsouth
- Reading Population: 318K 50 kmnortheast
- Bath Population: 101.6K 53 kmwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Ludgershall Castle
Within 100 km: 556 historic and cultural sites, 953 natural sites, 265 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km79 places
- Swan Island Island 18 kmSE
- Kitt's Island Island 25 kmS
- Mill Lake 11 kmSE
- Porton Down Mountain 17 kmS
25–60 km419 places
- Avon Beach Beach 59 kmS
- Calshot Beach Beach 54 kmSE
- The Lynch Island 57 kmNE
- Andersey Island Island 51 kmNE
60–100 km1,276 places
- Portsea Island Natural site 64 kmSE
- Isle of Wight Island 69 kmS
- Brownsea Island Island 68 kmS
- Chesil Beach Beach 96 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Windmillhill Down Mountain, Tidworth1.7 km W
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Furze Hill Mountain, Tidworth3.7 km SW
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Sidbury Hill Mountain, Tidworth4.8 km W
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Little Down Mountain, Chute6.2 km NE
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Wexcombe Down Mountain, Grafton6.7 km N
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Marlborough Castle Historic site, Marlborough19 km NW -
Wolf Hall Historic site, Burbage11 km N
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Haydown Hill Mountain, Tidcombe and Fosbury7.5 km NE
Nearest towns and villages
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Ludgershall Village, Wiltshire0.3 km S
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Tidworth Town, Tidworth4.1 km SW -
Faberstown Neighbourhood, Ludgershall1.6 km E
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Collingbourne Ducis Village, Collingbourne Ducis3.6 km NW
Sources & licences
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