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Aydon Castle

Open to visitorsan English Heritage site — check opening times and admission before you go

Substantial ruinsruined, but plenty survives above ground

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Aydon Castle is a castle in Northumberland. The Albion Guide charts 32 castles in the county; this is one of them. Nearby castles include Dilston Castle, Bywell Castle and Nafferton castle. The closest station is Corbridge, 3 km to the south-west.

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More places to visit near Aydon Castle

Photo of Corbridge, a village in Northumberland, north east England.Highlight

Corbridge

Village

Pretty Tyne-side market village of honey-stone houses, independent shops and a Saxon-towered church built from Roman stone.

2.1 km SW · Northumberland

Photo along the Hadrian's Wall Path, an 84-mile National Trail running from Wallsend to Bowness-on-Solway, England.Iconic

Hadrian's Wall Path

National Trail

Coast to coast along the Roman frontier, milecastle by milecastle.

2.2 km N · Northumberland, Cumbria & Tyne and Wear

Photo of Corbridge Roman Town, a Roman town in Northumberland, north east England.Highlight

Corbridge Roman Town

Roman town near Corbridge

Walkable streets, granaries and temples of the Roman supply town behind Hadrian's Wall.

2.4 km SW

Photo of Hexham, a village in Northumberland, north east England.Highlight

Hexham

Village

Historic Tyne Valley town built around a great Anglo-Saxon abbey, with the oldest purpose-built prison in England and a lively market.

6.4 km W · Northumberland

Photo of Hexham Old Gaol, a visitor attraction in Northumberland, north east England.Highlight

Hexham Old Gaol

Attraction near Hexham

The earliest purpose-built prison in England, of 1333, now a museum of border reiver history in the centre of Hexham.

6.8 km W

Photo of Planetrees, Hadrian's Wall, a frontier wall near Hexham, Northumberland, north east England.

Planetrees, Hadrian's Wall

Frontier wall near Hexham

Short length of Hadrian's Wall near Wall village, a thinner curtain built on footings laid for a broader one before the builders changed plans.

7.9 km NW