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Castles near Bristol
28 castles sit within 40 miles of Bristol, the second-highest count of any city on this list - Chepstow and the Wye Valley ruins just over the Severn, Cardiff and Caerphilly a little further into South Wales.
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Every castle on this list - 28 in total, 9 free to enter, 2 you can stay overnight in
Thornbury Castle
Gloucestershire · 11 mi away
Tudor castle hotel; dining open to non-residents
Caldicot Castle
Monmouthshire · 12 mi away
Free entry Tue-Sun Apr-Oct; country park setting
Chepstow Castle
Monmouthshire · 14 mi away
Britain's oldest surviving post-Roman stone castle, above the Wye
Farleigh Hungerford Castle
Somerset · 16 mi away
Ruins with intact chapel and crypt
Berkeley Castle
Gloucestershire · 17 mi away
Occupied by Berkeleys for ~900 years
Nunney Castle
Somerset · 19 mi away
Interior closed; exterior viewing from outer moat
St Briavels Castle
Gloucestershire · 20 mi away
YHA hostel; bailey usually open 11am-4pm
Newport Castle
Newport · 20 mi away
Interior fenced off; riverside towers viewable externally only
Raglan Castle
Monmouthshire · 25 mi away
Grand late-medieval castle with moated Great Tower
Monmouth Castle
Monmouthshire · 25 mi away
Fragmentary; birthplace of Henry V; regimental museum adjacent
Cardiff Castle
Cardiff · 26 mi away
Norman keep, Victorian Gothic apartments, wartime tunnels
Caerphilly Castle
Caerphilly · 28 mi away
Britain's second-largest castle; famous leaning tower and water defences
Goodrich Castle
Herefordshire · 29 mi away
Castell Coch
Cardiff · 29 mi away
Victorian Gothic fantasy rebuild by William Burges; fully roofed
White Castle
Monmouthshire · 30 mi away
Best preserved of the Three Castles; water-filled moat; free
Skenfrith Castle
Monmouthshire · 31 mi away
NT-owned, Cadw-managed; round keep by River Monnow; free; also listed under National Trust
Abergavenny Castle & Museum
Monmouthshire · 31 mi away
Grounds daily; free museum in castle grounds
Fonmon Castle
Vale of Glamorgan · 34 mi away
Now runs as Jurassic Wales dinosaur attraction plus castle
Hensol Castle
Vale of Glamorgan · 34 mi away
Gin distillery tours in cellars; wedding/event venue
Grosmont Castle
Monmouthshire · 34 mi away
One of the Three Castles of Gwent; free
Sherborne Castle
Dorset · 35 mi away
16thC 'new' castle; old castle is EH
Sherborne Old Castle
Dorset · 35 mi away
Free entry; seasonal opening hours
Old Wardour Castle
Wiltshire · 36 mi away
Old Beaupre Castle
Vale of Glamorgan · 36 mi away
Fortified Tudor manor with Renaissance porch; free; field walk
St Quentin's Castle (Llanblethian)
Vale of Glamorgan · 37 mi away
Twin-towered gatehouse near Cowbridge; free
Taunton Castle
Somerset · 38 mi away
Houses Museum of Somerset; free entry
Longtown Castle
Herefordshire · 39 mi away
Tretower Court and Castle
Powys · 39 mi away
Round keep plus adjacent restored medieval manor house
Distances are straight-line ("as the crow flies"), not driving or train time - check the operator's own site for real travel options before you go.