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

Hurst Castle© Des Blenkinsopp / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Castles & strongholds in HampshireHampshire, England

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

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Hurst Castle

Castle near Milford on Sea

Henry VIII fort at the end of a shingle spit.

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Bishop's Waltham Palace

Palace near Bishop's Waltham

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.

Fort Brockhurst

Artillery fort near Portsmouth

Fort of around 1860 in Gosport, one of a ring guarding Portsmouth against French invasion, with a round keep set within its own moat.

Wolvesey Castle

Palace near Winchester

Ruined 12th-century palace of the Bishops of Winchester, built mainly by Henry of Blois, where Mary I held her wedding breakfast in 1554.

Calshot Castle

Artillery fort · Castle near Hamble-le-Rice

Calshot Castle: a 16th century artillery castle

Netley Castle

Castle near Hamble-le-Rice

A medieval castle in Hampshire.

Odiham Castle

Castle near North Warnborough

A medieval castle in Hampshire.

Southsea Castle

Castle near Portsmouth

A medieval castle in Hampshire.

Portchester Castle

Castle near Portsmouth

A medieval castle in Hampshire.

Fort Blockhouse

Artillery fort near Portsmouth

An artillery fort in Hampshire.

Malwood Castle

Castle near Minstead

Malwood Castle hillfort

Merdon Castle

Castle near Twyford

A medieval castle in Hampshire.

Rowlands Castle

Castle near Chalton

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St Andrew's Castle

Castle near Hamble-le-Rice

Promontory defined by an Iron Age linear earthwork, St Andrew's Castle and additional remains on Hamble Common

Studley Castle

Castle near Minstead

Studley Castle royal hunting lodge

Town wall

Castle near Southampton

A medieval castle in Hampshire.

Warblington Castle

Castle near Chidham

A medieval castle in Hampshire.

Winchester Castle

Castle near Winchester

A medieval castle in Hampshire.

Oliver's Battery

Motte & bailey · Castle near Basingstoke

Oliver's Battery: a motte and bailey castle at Old Basing

Powderham Castle

Castle near Farnham

An obscured, hard-to-read earthwork siege castle of the 1140s with nothing to see on the ground — catalogued, not a visit (research 2026).

Woodgarston ring

Motte & bailey near Basingstoke

Woodgarston ring motte

Gains Castle

Ringwork near Houghton

Gains Castle: a 13th century ringwork and bailey

Ringwork and bailey at Motleys Copse

Ringwork near Chalton

The earthworks of a Norman ringwork castle in Hampshire.