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Astwell Castle

Access unclearno public right of way confirmed — check locally before setting out

Substantial ruinsruined, but plenty survives above ground

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Astwell Castle is a castle in Northamptonshire. It is one of eleven castles the Albion Guide lists in the county. The nearest railway station is Kings Sutton, 13.8 km to the south-west. The nearest other castle is Castle Dykes motte, 12.7 km to the north.

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More places to visit near Astwell Castle

Photo of Sulgrave, a village in Northamptonshire, central England.

Sulgrave

Village

Quiet stone village on the Oxfordshire edge, home to Sulgrave Manor, the Tudor ancestral home of George Washington's family.

4.9 km W · Northamptonshire

Photo along the Macmillan Way, a 290-mile long-distance path running from Boston to Abbotsbury, England.Highlight

Macmillan Way

Long-distance path

Boston to Abbotsbury down the limestone belt — 290 miles waymarked in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support.

6.3 km NW · spans 10 counties

Photo of Stowe, a Grade I registered house & garden in Buckinghamshire, south east England.Iconic

Stowe

House & garden near Buckingham

Sublime Georgian landscape garden of temples and lakes.

9.5 km SE

Photo of Everdon Stubbs, a visitor attraction near Badby, Northamptonshire, central England.Highlight

Everdon Stubbs

Attraction near Badby

Woodland Trust ancient wood near Everdon that blazes with bluebells in spring, with views over the rolling west of the county.

12.6 km N

Photo of Boddington Reservoir, a reservoir near Badby, Northamptonshire, central England.Highlight

Boddington Reservoir

Reservoir near Badby

Quiet canal-feeder reservoir near Byfield with a lakeside path, fishing and sailing in the far south-west of the county.

13.9 km NW

Photo of Buckingham, a village in Buckinghamshire, south east England.

Buckingham

Village

Former county town in a loop of the Great Ouse, with a Georgian old gaol, a market hill and the Stowe landscape gardens close to the north.

13.9 km SE · Buckinghamshire