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Dilston Castle

Photo of Dilston Castle, a ruined castle near Corbridge, Northumberland, north east England.

Dilston Castle

© brian clark / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

© brian clark / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Dilston Castle

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

Substantial ruinsruined, but plenty survives above ground

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Dilston Castle is a castle in Northumberland. The Albion Guide lists 32 castles in the county; this is one of them. The closest station is Corbridge, 1.4 km to the east. Other castles nearby include Aydon Castle and Bywell Castle.

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More places to visit near Dilston Castle

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.

1.7 km NE

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.

1.9 km NE · 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.

3.9 km W

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.

5.4 km N · Northumberland, Cumbria & Tyne and Wear

Photo of High Cup Nick, the glacial valley cut into the North Pennines escarpment, Cumbria, north west England.Highlight

North Pennines

National Landscape near Wearhead

England's high, quiet backbone of moorland tops, waterfalls and old lead-mining dales, designated in 1988

6.2 km W

Photo of Chesters Roman Fort, a Roman fort near Hexham, Northumberland, north east England.Highlight

Chesters Roman Fort

Roman fort · Frontier wall near Hexham

The best-preserved cavalry fort on Hadrian's Wall, with its riverside bath house and museum.

9.4 km NW