Photo of Castle Acre Priory, a ruined castle in Norfolk, eastern England.

Castle Acre Priory© Hugh Venables / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Castles & strongholds in NorfolkNorfolk, England

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

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Castle Acre Priory

Castle near Castle Acre

Cluniac ruins with an ornate west front.

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Castle Rising Castle

Castle near King's Lynn

Norman keep ringed by massive earthwork banks.

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Norwich Castle

Castle near Norwich

Norman keep on a mound above the city.

The Cow Tower

Artillery fort near Norwich

Blockhouse known as the Cow Tower

Burgh Castle

Castle · Motte & bailey near Somerleyton

Burgh Castle Roman fort, vicus, pre-Conquest monastery and Norman motte and bailey castle

Castle Acre Castle

Castle near Castle Acre

Castle Acre Castle, town defences and Bailey Gate

Claxton Castle

Castle near Loddon

A medieval castle in Norfolk.

Baconsthorpe Castle

Castle near Holt

Baconsthorpe Castle moated site with fortified house, gatehouse, courtyards and formal gardens

Weeting Castle

Castle near Brandon

Weeting Castle moated site and 12th century manor house with post-medieval ice house

Buckenham Castle

Castle near Diss

A medieval castle in Norfolk.

Caister Castle

Castle near Winterton-on-Sea

A medieval castle in Norfolk.

Gresham Castle

Castle near Sheringham

A medieval castle in Norfolk.

Horsford Castle

Castle near Norwich

A medieval castle in Norfolk.

Mileham Castle

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A medieval castle in Norfolk.

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Crabb's Castle

Ringwork · Castle near Little Walsingham

Remains of a medieval ringwork castle known as Crabb's Castle, 680m north east of Crabb's Castle Farm

Middleton Mount motte

Motte & bailey · Castle near King's Lynn

Middleton Mount motte and bailey castle

Red Castle (Norfolk)

Ringwork · Castle near Thetford

Red Castle: a medieval ringwork castle overlying Mid-Saxon and early medieval churches, Romano-British, Saxon and medieval settlement remains, and a Late Saxon town ditch

Wormegay Castle

Motte & bailey · Castle near King's Lynn

Motte and bailey castle in Wormegay village