Shrewsbury Castle
Shrewsbury Castle is a red sandstone castle in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. It stands on a hill in the neck of the meander of the River Severn on which the town originally developed.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Opening hours:
February 10th—May 24th: Monday—Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday 10:30 AM—4:00 PM
May 25th—September 15th: Monday—Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday 10:30 AM—5:00 PM; Sunday 10:30 AM—4:00 PM - Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: medieval castle in Shrewsbury, England
- Address: Shrewsbury, SY1 2AT
- Wheelchair access: limited
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Shrewsbury railway station and Shrewsbury Library.
Shrewsbury railway station
Railway station
Photo: Qoan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Shrewsbury railway station serves the town of Shrewsbury, in Shropshire, England. Built in 1848, it was designated a grade II listed building in 1969. Many services starting at or passing through the station are bound for Wales, and it is a key hub for its operator, Transport for Wales; services are also provided by West Midlands Railway.
Shrewsbury Library
Library
Photo: Elliott Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Shrewsbury Library is housed in a Grade I listed building situated on Castle Gates near Shrewsbury Castle. The site was the home of Shrewsbury School from 1550 until 1882.
Former Church of St Nicholas
Hotel
Former Church of St Nicholas is a hotel, which is situated 390 feet southwest of Shrewsbury Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Frankwell and Mountfields.
Frankwell
Suburb
Photo: ChrisJB, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Frankwell is a district of the town of Shrewsbury, in Shropshire, England. It lies adjacent to the River Severn, to the northwest of the town centre, and is one of Shrewsbury's oldest suburbs.
Mountfields
Neighborhood
Mountfields is an area in Shrewsbury, England, just north of the Welsh Bridge.
Coton Hill
Suburb
Coton Hill is a suburb of Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. The River Severn flows to the west, and Bagley Brook, the original river bed of the Severn, to the east.
Shrewsbury Castle
- Categories: castle, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Shrewsbury, Shropshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.71098° or 52° 42′ 40″ northLongitude
-2.74961° or 2° 44′ 59″ westElevation
207 feet (63 metres)Levels
3Open location code
9C4VP762+95OpenStreetMap ID
way 58073711OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=limitedGeoNames ID
6287276Wikidata ID
Q2280236
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Shrewsbury Castle” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Shrewsbury Castle”
- Chinese: “什魯斯伯里城堡”
- Danish: “Shrewsbury Castle”
- Dutch: “Shrewsbury Castle”
- French: “château de Shrewsbury”
- French: “Château de Shrewsbury”
- German: “Shrewsbury Castle”
- Swedish: “Shrewsbury Castle”
- Welsh: “Castell Amwythig”
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