Amberley Castle
Within easy reach of Brighton, Amberley Castle is a delightfully restored medieval castle now run as a luxury hotel. ...
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Beaumys Castle
A licence to crenellate (to fortify) the manor house at Beaumys was granted by King Edward III in March 1338. ...
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Boarstall Castle
A square gatehouse next to a square moat. ...
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Bodiam Castle
A picture-perfect moated castle complete with three drawbridges and a barbican. ...
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Cambridge Castle
The centre of the historic University town of Cambridge is the site of a norman Motte and Bailey castle. Although no stones remain, all having been used over the centuries to build the town's colleges, the motte earthworks still remain above ground and there is a lot of local information about the castle and its history. ...
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Deal Castle
Deal Castle is a massive late medieval costal fort built by Henry VIII to deter the threat of invasions from both French and Spanish forces. ...
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Dover Castle
Dover Castle sits on the site of a former Iron Age Hill fort, high up on the White Cliffs of Dover, looking out towards France and mainland Europe. Dover later became home to an Anglo-Saxon fortress which was strengthened by William the Conqueror in 1066. ...
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Farnham Castle
Farnham Castle was the home of the powerful Bishops of Winchester for over 900 years. Farnham is one of the oldest continually inhabited buildings in the south of England. There was probably a Norman Motte and Bailey fort here built soon after the invasion of 1066. ...
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Framlingham Castle
Well preserved battlements are worth viewing. ...
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Guildford Castle
Guildford Castle replaced a motte and bailey castle erected soon after 1066 by the Norman invaders. The stone tower we see today was built during the 12th century. ...
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Hedingham Castle
Hedingham Castle in Essex has the finest surviving Norman Keep in England and in its day has played host to many royal visitors including King Henry VII, King Henry VIII and Queen Elizabeth I. ...
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Herstmonceux Castle
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Hertford Castle
A 15th Century Gatehouse is all that remains today of the old Hertford Castle on the banks of the river Lea. ...
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Hever Castle
Hever Castle was the birthplace of Anne Boleyn, second wife of Henry VIII and mother of Queen Elizabeth I. King Henry came and stayed at Hever Castle at least nine times, holding court in the alcove at one end of the long gallery built by Anne's father. Such details are the stuff of Hever Castle. ...
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Hinton Castle
A moat is all that remains of a once very regal castle. ...
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Hurst Castle
Hurst Castle sits at the end of a dramatic shingle spit that juts out into the solent by Milford-On-Sea. ...
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Kimbolton Castle
Cambridgeshire's Kimbolton Castle was once home to Katherine of Aragon, one of the unfortunate wives of Henry VIII. Katherine died at Kimbolton Castle in 1536, ...
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Leeds Castle
Lord Conway described Leeds Castle as 'The Loveliest Castle in the World'. This was not hyperbole. ...
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Perborough Castle
Not a castle at all in the modern sense of the word, but the name of a splendid ancient hillfort near Hampstead Norreys, close to Newbury in Berkshire. ...
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Rochester Castle
This massive square keep was raised by William of Corbeil, Archbishop of Canterbury, in the early 12th century. Rochester Castle stands in the middle of historic Rochester on the river Medway in Kent. The medway has been used by invaders since time immemorial, so Rochester Castle was constructed as one of the fortifications built to defend the river from hostile approaches. ...
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The Tower of London
Since the days of William the Conqueror almost a thousand years ago the Tower of London has stood at the eastern edge of the city of London, the country's greatest castle guarding the greatest city. ...
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Walmer Castle
Walmer Castle is a massive squat tudor fortress near Deal in Kent. It was built on the order of King Henry VIII in 1539. It is much lower than earlier castles because it was designed to stand up to cannon fire which was changing the face of warfare at the time. ...
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Windsor Castle
Samuel Pepys described Windsor Castle as "The most romantic castle that is in the world" and he may well have a point. ...
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