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Whittington works well as a base: 5 minutes from Oswestry, 29km from B4391 Milltir Gerrig.
Whittington is in England, United Kingdom, with about 1,500 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Oswestry, about 4 km away.
Whittington Castle is a castle in northern Shropshire, England. The castle was originally a motte-and-bailey castle, but this was replaced in the 13th century by one with buildings around a courtyard whose exterior wall was the curtain wall of the inner bailey. As a castle of the Welsh Marches, it was built on theRead more
border of Wales and England very close to the historic fort of Old Oswestry.
Whittington Castle resides on a 12-acre (49,000 m2) property in the village of Whittington, in the former district of North Shropshire, in the county of Shropshire in England. It abuts Castle Road.
In 2003, a historical and archaeological investigation by Peter Brown and Peter King identified that the outer bailey of the castle had been two elaborate gardens and surrounded by water in the 14th century. This discovery was significant in that it proved the advanced state (as compared to those of the French or Flemish) of English gardening habits. The "lavish" garden was installed by one of the FitzWarin family. The viewing mound in the centre may be the oldest of its type yet discovered in England.
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Within an hour or so of Whittington: Loton Park (17 km), Horseshoe Pass (21 km), Horseshoe Pass (Bwlch yr Oernant) (21 km), Ponderosa Cafe (22 km).
The nearest famous roads are Horseshoe Pass, B4391 Milltir Gerrig and Bwlch y Groes (Pass of the Cross).
Whittington is in England, United Kingdom, about 4 km from Oswestry.
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Full driving guide for United Kingdom8 notable places within an hour's drive.
racetrack
A 1,475-yard hillclimb running through the deer park of a Shropshire country estate, twisting between mature trees with the hill's Museum Corner and Fallow bends. One of Britain's most scenic speed venues.
17 km · about 20 min drive
mountain pass
Sweeping A542 mountain pass curling above Llangollen in a giant horseshoe, climbing to 417m past the Ponderosa Cafe with wide views over the Dee Valley. A classic North Wales driving and biking road.
21 km · about 25 min drive
mountain pass
A sweeping 417m moorland pass on the A542 above Llangollen, with the Ponderosa cafe at the top and views to the Berwyns.
21 km · about 25 min drive
cafe
A legendary biker stop high on the Horseshoe Pass above Llangollen with panoramic views across the Welsh valleys.
22 km · about 25 min drive
waterfall
Wales's tallest single-drop waterfall at 73 metres, cascading through a natural rock arch in a remote Berwyn Mountains valley.
25 km · about 30 min drive
famous road
A high, empty moorland crossing of the Berwyn range between Bala and Llangynog, all long sightlines and sheep.
29 km · about 35 min drive
landmark
The UK's most-visited zoo housing over 35,000 animals across 128 acres with award-winning conservation programs.
40 km · about 45 min drive
famous road
Legendary 20-mile loop of the A5, A543 and B4501 across the empty Denbigh Moors, made famous as evo magazine's road-test circuit. Fast, open sightlines past Llyn Brenig make it a pilgrimage for keen drivers.
42 km · about 50 min drive
April to October
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