Acton Burnell Castle
This wonderful ruin by Wenlock Edge on the Welsh Border of Shropshire is everything a ruin should be. There are bags of atmosphere in these red sandstone remains of a thirteenth century fortified manor house. ...
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Banbury Castle
These days nothing can be seen of the castle that once stood in the middle of banbury to the north of the marketplace. ...
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Bolingbroke Castle
In the 14th century Bolingbroke Castle was the home of John of Gaunt and was the birthplace of his son, Henry Bolingbroke, who later became King Henry IV of England. ...
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Cholmondeley Castle
A great name for a castle (it is pronounced 'chumley') and a fantastic garden too. ...
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Croft Castle
About six miles north west of Leominster, this splendid 17th Century Castle has lovely gardens and dramatic interiors decked out as they would have looked in the 18th Century. ...
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Donnington Castle
The fairly small but very attractive ruins of Donnington Castle sit on a hill close to the centre of the village. There is a good free car park at Donnington Castle but no toilets or other facilities. The lawns are well kept, making Donnington Castle a great picnic spot on a sunny day. ...
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Dudley Castle
Dudley Castle was built by the Normans in about 1071AD. It was built in classic motte and bailey style on a hill close to the present centre of town. ...
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Ellesmere Castle
Ellesmere in Shropshire had a castle for a very short time. Founded just after the Norman conquest, Ellesmere Castle was a motte and bailey fortification abandoned within a few years of being built. ...
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Kenilworth Castle
Only a few miles south of Coventry Kenilworth sits in rolling countryside and must have been a remarkably atmospheric place when Robert Dudley transformed the medieval fortress into a luxurious palace where he famously entertained Queen Elizabeth the first. ...
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Lincoln Castle
Lincoln Castle is one of the County's leading tourist attractions. ...
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Newark Castle
The ruins of Newark Castle which sit in a park in the heart of Newark town beside the river Trent was the first british castle to be rennovated at public expense to serve as a place for the general public to wander at will. ...
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Nottingham Castle
Robin Hood would not recognise Nottingham Castle these days. The old 11th century earthwork motte and bailey fortress is almost entirely gone, leaving only a huge twin-towered gatehouse and curtain wall above ground. ...
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Oxford Castle
The remains of Oxford Castle once lay within the walls of Oxford Gaol and therefore were hidden from visitors, despite sitting in the very heart of a city which is one of England's top tourist attractions. ...
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Rockingham Castle
According to the current owners of Rockingham Castle "There are very few other homes that have been continuously occupied for nearly 1000 years and have had just two owners." The first owner of Rockingham Castle was the monarchy. William the Conqueror ordered a Castle to be built on the spot to command control of the Welland Valley area. ...
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Rowton Castle
Rowton Castle is now one of Shropshire's most interesting hotels. ...
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Sudeley Castle
Outside Winchcombe, off the B4632 Sudeley Castle offers the visitor superb interiors, artworks by Rubens, Van Dyke and Turner, dramatic ruined walls and wonderful landscaped gardens. ...
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Tamworth Castle
A beautiful round keep, well preserved as a museum, Tamworth Castle was built shortly after the Norman Conquest of 1066. ...
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Tong Castle
The few details we do know about Tong Castle are as follows. The castle was built in the 12th century and belonged to Roger de Montgomery after the Norman Conquest. ...
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Wallingford Castle
The attractive ruins of Wallingford's motte and bailey castle stand in Wallingford Town. This Norman Fortress was founded by Robert D'Oyley and stood as a family home until it was demolished in the 17th century. ...
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Warwick Castle
The castle at Warwick is one of the midland's greatest tourist attractions. First built in 1068 by William the Conqueror, Warwick Castle has stood prodly ever since. Once a royal castle, Warwick was important during The Wars of the Roses as the 'Kingmaker' Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick from 1449 to 1471 lived here. ...
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Wollaston Castle
An early stone castle about which very little is known. ...
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