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Photo of Alnwick Castle, a castle in Northumberland, north east England.

Alnwick CastlePhoto Richard Michie / Unsplash

Castles & strongholds in EnglandEngland

979 castles across England, the finest first, then every one county by county.

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The finest castles & strongholdsnational icons and local highlights

Photo of Alnwick Castle, a castle in Northumberland, north east England.Iconic

Alnwick Castle

Great border castle, Hogwarts on screen.

Northumberland

Photo of Arundel Castle, a castle in the South Downs, West Sussex, south east England.Iconic

Arundel Castle

Great turreted castle towering over its town.

West Sussex

Photo of Dunster Castle, a motte & bailey in Exmoor, Somerset, south west England.Iconic

Dunster Castle

Wooded hilltop castle over a medieval Exmoor village.

Somerset

Photo of Hever Castle, a castle near Chiddingstone in the High Weald, Kent, south east England.Iconic

Hever Castle

Moated childhood home of Anne Boleyn.

Kent

Photo of Warwick Castle, a castle near Hampton Lucy, Warwickshire, central England.Iconic

Warwick Castle

Mighty medieval fortress above the River Avon.

Warwickshire

Photo of Windsor Castle, a castle near Eton, Berkshire, south east England.Iconic

Windsor Castle

Largest occupied castle in the world.

Berkshire

Photo of Bolsover Castle, a motte & bailey near Langwith - Whaley Thorns, Derbyshire, central England.Iconic

Bolsover Castle

Flamboyant Jacobean mock-castle on a ridge.

Derbyshire

Photo of Bodiam Castle, a ruined castle in the High Weald, East Sussex, south east England.Iconic

Bodiam Castle

Moated fairy-tale castle reflected in its water.

East Sussex

Photo of Corfe Castle, a ruined castle near Kingston, Dorset, south west England.Iconic

Corfe Castle

A Civil-War-slighted skyline ruin above its Purbeck village.

Dorset

Photo of Bamburgh Castle, a castle in Northumberland, north east England.Iconic

Bamburgh Castle

A vast castle on a basalt crag above miles of Northumberland sand.

Northumberland

Photo of Lindisfarne Castle, a castle near Holy Island (Lindisfarne), Northumberland, north east England.Iconic

Lindisfarne Castle

Lutyens castle on a crag, reached by causeway.

Northumberland

Photo of Tower of London, a castle in London, England.Iconic

Tower of London

William the Conqueror's Thames fortress, home of the Crown Jewels.

London

Photo of Beeston Castle, a ruined castle near Peckforton, Cheshire, north west England.Iconic

Beeston Castle

Ruined castle on a dramatic sandstone crag.

Cheshire

Photo of Dover Castle, a ruined castle near Deal, Kent, south east England.Iconic

Dover Castle

Vast clifftop fortress guarding England's gateway.

Kent

Photo of Dunstanburgh Castle, a ruined castle near Craster, Northumberland, north east England.Iconic

Dunstanburgh Castle

Gaunt ruin on a lonely coastal headland.

Northumberland

Photo of Goodrich Castle, a ruined castle near Ross-on-Wye in the Wye Valley, Herefordshire, central England.Iconic

Goodrich Castle

Red-sandstone castle commanding the Wye valley.

Herefordshire

Photo of Kenilworth Castle, a motte & bailey near Coventry, Warwickshire, central England.Iconic

Kenilworth Castle

Red sandstone ruin, Elizabeth I's Leicester romance.

Warwickshire

Photo of Stokesay Castle, a ruined castle near Craven Arms, Shropshire, central England.Iconic

Stokesay Castle

Best-preserved fortified medieval manor, timber gatehouse.

Shropshire

Photo of Tintagel Castle, a ruined castle in Cornwall, south west England.Iconic

Tintagel Castle

Clifftop ruins bound to the Arthur legend, on the north Cornwall coast.

Cornwall

Photo of Warkworth Castle, a ruined castle in Northumberland, north east England.Iconic

Warkworth Castle

Cross-shaped keep above a looping river.

Northumberland

Photo of Barnard Castle, a ruined castle near Cotherstone, County Durham, north east England.Iconic

Barnard Castle

Norman castle sharing the cathedral's World Heritage peninsula.

County Durham

Photo of Colchester Castle, a ruined castle in Essex, eastern England.Iconic

Colchester Castle

Largest Norman keep, built on a Roman temple.

Essex

Photo of Framlingham Castle, a ruined castle in Suffolk, eastern England.Iconic

Framlingham Castle

Complete curtain wall of thirteen linked towers.

Suffolk

Photo of Lincoln Castle, a ruined castle in Lincolnshire, central England.Iconic

Lincoln Castle

Norman walls guarding a Magna Carta original.

Lincolnshire

Photo of Ludlow Castle, a ruined castle in Shropshire, central England.Iconic

Ludlow Castle

Great border castle above a handsome market town.

Shropshire

Photo of Tattershall Castle, a ruined castle near Coningsby, Lincolnshire, central England.Iconic

Tattershall Castle

Soaring red-brick medieval tower in flat farmland.

Lincolnshire

Photo of Dartmouth Castle, a ruined castle in Devon, south west England.Iconic

Dartmouth Castle

Coastal fortress guarding the Dart estuary.

Devon

Photo of Peveril Castle, a ruined castle near Castleton in the Peak District, Derbyshire, central England.Iconic

Peveril Castle

Norman keep perched above Castleton and Cave Dale.

Derbyshire

Photo of Richmond Castle, a ruined castle in North Yorkshire, northern England.Iconic

Richmond Castle

Norman keep above the River Swale.

North Yorkshire

Photo of Tynemouth Priory and Castle, a ruined castle in Tyne and Wear, north east England.Iconic

Tynemouth Priory and Castle

Priory ruin on a headland above the sea.

Tyne and Wear

Photo of Burrow Mump, a motte & bailey near Bridgwater, Somerset, south west England.Highlight

Burrow Mump

Ruined church on a hillock above the Levels.

Somerset

Photo of Carlisle Castle, a castle in Cumbria, north west England.Highlight

Carlisle Castle

Border fortress that held Mary Queen of Scots.

Cumbria

Photo of Rockingham Castle, a castle in Northamptonshire, central England.Highlight

Rockingham Castle

Royal castle on a ridge, Dickens's favourite.

Northamptonshire

Photo of Herstmonceux Castle, a castle in East Sussex, south east England.Highlight

Herstmonceux Castle

Rare moated red-brick Tudor castle.

East Sussex

Photo of Skipton Castle, a castle near Addingham, North Yorkshire, northern England.Highlight

Skipton Castle

Remarkably complete medieval castle, gateway to Dales.

North Yorkshire

Photo of Deal Castle, an artillery fort in Kent, south east England.Highlight

Deal Castle

Tudor artillery fort shaped like a rose.

Kent

Photo of Helmsley Castle, a ringwork in the North York Moors, North Yorkshire, northern England.Highlight

Helmsley Castle

Ruined castle above a handsome market town.

North Yorkshire

Photo of Lulworth Castle, a ruined castle near Wareham, Dorset, south west England.Highlight

Lulworth Castle

A 17th-century mock castle built as a grand hunting lodge, gutted by fire and now an open shell in the Dorset parkland

Dorset

Photo of Middleham Castle, a ruined castle near Leyburn, North Yorkshire, northern England.Highlight

Middleham Castle

Richard III's ruined Wensleydale stronghold.

North Yorkshire

Photo of Nunney Castle, a ruined castle in Somerset, south west England.Highlight

Nunney Castle

Moated French-style tower castle in a village.

Somerset

Photo of Old Wardour Castle, a ruined castle near Tisbury, Wiltshire, south west England.Highlight

Old Wardour Castle

Romantic hexagonal ruin by a lake.

Wiltshire

Photo of Pevensey Castle, a ruined castle in East Sussex, south east England.Highlight

Pevensey Castle

Norman castle within Roman fort walls.

East Sussex

Photo of Rochester Castle, a ruined castle in Kent, south east England.Highlight

Rochester Castle

Norman keep beside England's second-oldest cathedral.

Kent

Photo of Walmer Castle and Gardens, an artillery fort near Deal, Kent, south east England.Highlight

Walmer Castle and Gardens

Artillery castle at Walmer

Kent

Photo of Hurst Castle, a ruined castle near Milford on Sea in the New Forest, Hampshire, south east England.Highlight

Hurst Castle

Henry VIII fort at the end of a shingle spit.

Hampshire

Photo of Bishop's Waltham Palace, a ruined palace in Hampshire, south east England.Highlight

Bishop's Waltham Palace

Flint ruins of the Bishops of Winchester's moated palace, begun by Henry of Blois in the 1100s and wrecked after a Civil War siege.

Hampshire

Photo of Carisbrooke Castle, a ruined castle near Shorwell, the Isle of Wight, south east England.Highlight

Carisbrooke Castle

Hilltop castle where Charles I was imprisoned.

Isle of Wight

Photo of Clitheroe Castle, a ruined castle in Lancashire, north west England.Highlight

Clitheroe Castle

Tiny hilltop Norman keep over the Ribble Valley.

Lancashire

More to explore among the 979 castles below.

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Castles & strongholds in Bedfordshire 16

Castles & strongholds in Berkshire 6

Castles & strongholds in Buckinghamshire 15

Castles & strongholds in Cambridgeshire 21

Castles & strongholds in Cheshire 13

Castles & strongholds in Cornwall 38

Castles & strongholds in County Durham 15

Castles & strongholds in Cumbria 57

Castles & strongholds in Derbyshire 19

Castles & strongholds in Devon 63

Castles & strongholds in Dorset 17

Castles & strongholds in East Riding of Yorkshire 12

Castles & strongholds in East Sussex 7

Castles & strongholds in Essex 17

Castles & strongholds in Gloucestershire 18

Castles & strongholds in Hampshire 21

Castles & strongholds in Herefordshire 57

Castles & strongholds in Hertfordshire 13

Castles & strongholds in Kent 29

Castles & strongholds in Lancashire 11

Castles & strongholds in Leicestershire 15

Castles & strongholds in Lincolnshire 24

Castles & strongholds in London 3

Castles & strongholds in Norfolk 18

Castles & strongholds in North Yorkshire 51

Castles & strongholds in Northamptonshire 26

Castles & strongholds in Northumberland 61

Castles & strongholds in Nottinghamshire 15

Castles & strongholds in Oxfordshire 15

Castles & strongholds in Rutland 4

Castles & strongholds in Shropshire 77

Castles & strongholds in Somerset 29

Castles & strongholds in South Yorkshire 12

Castles & strongholds in Staffordshire 10

Castles & strongholds in Suffolk 17

Castles & strongholds in Surrey 8

Castles & strongholds in Warwickshire 16

Castles & strongholds in West Midlands 5

Castles & strongholds in West Sussex 11

Castles & strongholds in West Yorkshire 10

Castles & strongholds in Wiltshire 23

Castles & strongholds in Worcestershire 7

Castles & strongholds elsewhere in North West England 4

Castles & strongholds elsewhere in England 5