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SO 449-655 Herefordshire England
Croft Castle is a late 17th century stone quadrangular manor house, built close to the site of the old medieval castle. At each corner of the high curtain wall, is a small castellated round tower, with a small square tower flanking the north side. The castle was restored after Civil War slighting and the east range was given a Gothic reconstruction in the 18th century. In 1461, the medieval castle, Sir Richard Croft and Wigmore Castle, five miles north-west, played a part in the nearby battle of Mortimer's
Cross.
Croft Castle is located north of Kingsland, off the B4362. 9 miles south of Ludlow, on the B4361-B4362.
The
site is owned by The National Trust and is open Wednesday to Sunday March to October, 11:00-5:00pm. Daily 5th to 16th April, 31st May to 4th June, July and August, 23th to 31st October, 11:00-5:00pm. Saturday and Sunday 6th November to 19th December 11:00-4:00pm.
Parkland, open all year, dawn till dusk.
There is a car park.
For admission rates and special events go to its HomePage.
and a castle map
of the area 