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Castles near Liverpool
16 castles are within 40 miles of Liverpool, though most of the notable ones - Conwy, Flint, Chester - sit across the Welsh border rather than in Merseyside itself.
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Every castle on this list - 16 in total, 5 free to enter, 4 you can stay overnight in
Flint Castle
Flintshire · 12 mi away
First of Edward I's Welsh castles; detached great tower; free
Halton Castle
Cheshire · 13 mi away
Open days; grounds access via pub
Ewloe Castle
Flintshire · 15 mi away
Hidden Welsh castle in woodland; 500m walk across farmland; free
Chester Castle: Agricola Tower and Castle Walls
Cheshire · 16 mi away
Free; volunteer-run weekend openings April to October
Caergwrle Castle
Flintshire · 21 mi away
Hilltop castle of Dafydd ap Gruffudd; recent Cadw guardianship; free
Rhuddlan Castle
Denbighshire · 21 mi away
Edward I diamond-plan castle beside canalised River Clwyd; seasonal opening
Beeston Castle
Cheshire · 23 mi away
Crag-top ruin with woodland park
Bodelwyddan Castle
Denbighshire · 23 mi away
Museum closed 2019; Warner bought castle 2021, adults-only hotel
Peckforton Castle
Cheshire · 23 mi away
Full-scale Victorian castle hotel
Denbigh Castle
Denbighshire · 24 mi away
Hilltop castle with triple-towered gatehouse and town walls
Ruthin Castle
Denbighshire · 24 mi away
Hotel and spa amid genuine medieval ruins
Castell Dinas Bran
Denbighshire · 30 mi away
Hilltop ruin above Llangollen; free, steep walk
Chirk Castle
Wrexham · 33 mi away
Edwardian-era marcher fortress, inhabited 700 years
Conwy Castle
Conwy · 36 mi away
World Heritage Site; eight-towered Edwardian castle with town walls
Whittington Castle
Shropshire · 37 mi away
Community-managed moated gatehouse ruin
Gwydir Castle
Conwy · 38 mi away
Self-guided visits Wed/Fri/Sun in season; two B&B rooms
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.