Where is Bronsil Castle?

Bronsil Castle is in the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode HR8 1EP), in the parish of Eastnor.

Is Bronsil Castle a listed building?

Bronsil Castle is officially recognised as scheduled monument listed.

Is Bronsil Castle a protected site?

Yes — Bronsil Castle is part of the Eastnor Park SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Cotswolds National Landscape (AONB).

Does Bronsil Castle charge admission?

Bronsil Castle typically charges admission. Check the official site for current ticket prices and opening hours.

How do I get to Bronsil Castle?

The nearest railway station is Ledbury, about 4.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode HR8 1EP.

Castles · West Midlands

Bronsil Castle

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Bronsil Castle — former manor house in Eastnor, Herefordshire, England, UK.

Bronsil Castle, castles in West Midlands — Wikimedia Commons contributors — see linked file page for photographer and licence licence

Plan your visit

Typical visit: 1.5 h–3 h
Nearest railway station: Ledbury · 4.3 km

Family-friendly
Limited wheelchair access

Bronsil Castle is a castle in the United Kingdom — fortified architecture from the medieval, Tudor, or Victorian-revival period. Heritage designation: scheduled monument. Wikidata describes it as: "former manor house in Eastnor, Herefordshire, England, UK". Coordinates: 52.0327°, -2.3666°.

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Heritage listing

Bronsil Castle was a fortified manor house about 1 mile (1.6 km) to the east of Eastnor in Herefordshire, England near Ledbury). It is a Grade II* listed building, first listed in 1967. The first record of Bronsil Castle is around 1240, but no description of the structure at that time is given. In 1449 and again in 1460 Richard Beauchamp, Treasurer to Henry VI, was given licence to crenellate his house on the site. In 1644 during the Civil War it was taken and set alight by the Roundheads. The remains indicate that the manor house was four-sided, with corner and mid-wall tower fortifications. There is an extant moat that surrounds the castle, spanned by a late 19th century bridge.

From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.

Protected designations

Site of Special Scientific Interest: Eastnor Park SSSI
Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cotswolds
Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Malvern Hills

Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.

From the Wikipedia article

Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.

Coordinates: 52.0327, -2.3666
District: Herefordshire, County of
Parish: Eastnor
Postcode: HR8 1EP
Parliamentary constituency: North Herefordshire
Nearest railway station: Ledbury — 4.3 km

Sources

wikidata: Q4974032 (CC0)
wikipedia: Bronsil Castle (CC BY-SA 4.0)
commons: Bronsil Castle remains.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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