Explore The Castles of England
Between the 11th and 16th Centuries, fortified castles were build in every corner of England. These massive stone structures were built to withstand besieging armies and so it is no wonder that so many of them survive to this day. Visiting the castles of England allows us to recapture something of the atmosphere of the distant past.
- The Tower of London - built 1066
- Dover Castle - built 1066
- Mountfitchet Castle - built 1066
- Prideaux Castle - built 1066
- Barnard Castle - built 1066
- Nottingham Castle - built 1067
- Wallingford Castle - built 1067
- Guildford Castle - built 1067(?)
- Cambridge Castle - built 1068
- Launceston Castle - built 1068
- Warwick Castle - built 1068
- York Castle - built 1068
- Hinton Castle - built 1068
- Lincoln Castle - built 1068
- Tamworth Castle - built 1068(?)
- Wollaston Castle - built 1068(?)
- Pickering Castle - built 1069
- Leeds Castle - built 1070
- Rockingham Castle - built 1070
- Corfe Castle - built 1070(?)
- Ellesmere Castle - built 1070(?)
- Tong Castle - built 1070(?)
- Farnham Castle - built 1070?
- Dudley Castle - built 1071
- Oxford Castle - built 1071
- Colchester Castle - built 1080
- Lullingstone Castle - built 1080
- Hertford Castle - built 1080
- Peveril Castle - built 1080
- Windsor Castle - built 1088
- Alnwick Castle - built 1090(?)
- Brancepeth Castle - built 1090(?)
- Bewcastle Castle - built 1092
- Restormel Castle - built 1100
- Warkworth Castle - built 1100
- Framlingham Castle - built 1100?
- Tiverton Castle - built 1106
- Devizes Castle - built 1120
- Kenilworth Castle - built 1122
- Rochester Castle - built 1127
- Newark Castle - built 1130
- Cockermouth Castle - built 1134
- Banbury Castle - built 1135
- Hedingham Castle - built 1140
- Tintagel Castle - built 1145
- Tintagel Castle - built 1145
- Cholmondeley Castle - built 1220(?)
- Chillingham Castle - built 1220(?)
- Bolingbroke Castle - built 1230
- Dunster Castle - built 1240(?)
- Hopton Castle - built 1264
- Hever Castle - built 1270
- Bellister Castle - built 1290(?)
- Acton Burnell Castle - built 1300(?)
- Ripley Castle - built 1308
- Boarstall Castle - built 1312
- Dunstanburgh Castle - built 1314
- Kimbolton Castle - built 1320
- Naworth Castle - built 1320?
- Beaumys Castle - built 1338
- Torrington Castle - built 1340
- Raby Castle - built 1360(?)
- Amberley Castle - built 1377
- Bodiam Castle - built 1385
- Donnington Castle - built 1386
- Witton Castle - built 1411(?)
- Herstmonceux Castle - built 1440
- Sudeley Castle - built 1441
- Bury Castle - built 1469
- Deal Castle - built 1539
- Walmer Castle - built 1539
- St. Mawes Castle - built 1539
- Hurst Castle - built 1541
- Pendinnis Castle - built 1544
- Croft Castle - built 1662
- Rowton Castle - built 1669
- Castle Howard - built 1699
- Peckforton Castle - built 1844
- Castle Drogo - built 1910
- Woodbury Castle - built 300BC
- Maiden Castle - built 450BC
- Sidbury Castle - built 500BC
- Perborough Castle - built 500BC(?)
- Cadbury Castle - built 500BC(?)
- Bamburgh Castle - built 547