Photo of Someries Castle, a ruined castle near Luton, Bedfordshire, eastern England.

Someries Castle© Jack Hill / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Castles & strongholds in BedfordshireBedfordshire, England

16 castles in the Albion Guide across Bedfordshire — see the full castles directory, or everything to explore in Bedfordshire.

Someries Castle

Castle near Luton

Someries Castle: a medieval magnate's residence and formal garden remains

Ampthill Castle

Castle near Clophill

Ampthill Castle: a medieval magnate's residence

Bedford Castle

Castle · Motte & bailey near Bedford

Bedford Castle motte and bailey

Gannocks Castle

Castle near Ickwell

Gannocks Castle moated site

Totternhoe Castle

Motte & bailey · Castle near Ivinghoe

Totternhoe Castle: a motte and bailey castle, medieval quarries and cultivation terraces

Bury Hill Camp

Motte & bailey · Castle near Sharnbrook

Bury Hill Camp: a motte and bailey castle with three fishponds

Cainhoe Castle

Motte & bailey near Clophill

Cainhoe Castle: a motte and bailey with associated moated site, fishponds and field system

Conger Hill

Motte & bailey · Castle near Woburn

Conger Hill: a motte and bailey castle

Eastcotts Castle

Motte & bailey · Castle near Cardington

Motte castle in Exeter Wood, 780m south east of Wood Farm

Howbury ringwork and trackway

Ringwork near Cardington

Howbury ringwork and medieval trackway

Mount (Bedfordshire)

Motte & bailey · Castle near Silsoe

The Mount: a motte and bailey castle

Quince Hill ringwork, Old Warden

Ringwork near Old Warden

The earthworks of a Norman ringwork castle in Bedfordshire.

Ringwork and bailey castle, Brogborough

Ringwork · Castle near Woburn

The earthworks of a Norman ringwork castle in Bedfordshire.

The Hills motte and baileys

Motte & bailey near Silsoe

The earthworks of a Norman motte-and-bailey castle in Bedfordshire.

Warren Knoll

Motte & bailey · Castle near Ivinghoe

Warren Knoll: a motte castle reused as a warren

Yielden Castle

Motte & bailey · Castle near Sharnbrook

Yielden Castle: a motte and bailey castle, fishponds and associated enclosures