Information about UK Castles

CastleFacts is comprehensive listing of all the medieval fortifications of England and Wales, large and small, great tourist attractions, lonely mounds of earth and even totally lost and generally forgotten places. This is a lot of places and CastleFacts uses the best features of modern design to make this information readily and attractively available.

Remains of medieval moated manor house fortified by licence granted by Edward IV in 1469, after which it became known as Bury Castle. It was later razed to the ground by order of Henry Tudor. Excavation of the site in the 1970s revealed six main phases of development and decline, the first construction of a house platform and moat being in 1359-1400.

Be inspired to come and visit this thirteenth century romantic castle - once the childhood home of Anne Boleyn. Set in magnificent gardens from the majestic formal Italian Garden and topiary, to the informal meanderings of the lakeside and Sunday Walk. The Water Maze on Sixteen Acre Island and the Yew Maze challenges both adults and children alike!

England is steeped in history and tradition. All over the country magnificent castles provide us with an opportunity to get a real sense of our past. Many are open to the public and offer an intriguing day out for visitors of all ages. To read of dramatic and often disturbing events that took place on the floor where you stand is very moving – and if you have children, they’ll be fascinated by your interpretations! Read on for some grand examples of our living history around the re...

The small Suffolk town of Orford at the time of the Domesday book was only a small hamlet. Less than one hundred years later it was transformed by Henry II into a busy port with a magnificent castle to guard it. The area before the castle was built was dominated by the Bigod family from their castle at Framlingham. Hugh Bigod, Earl of Norfolk was one of a band of dissenting Barons in the reigns of Stephen and Henry II. Henry was keen to regain his authority in the region, and the Bigods were a t

We have a number of ghosts. The most famous is the "blue boy", who as midnight rang out would cry and moan in agony (or maybe fear). The noises could be traced to a spot near a passage cut through a ten foot wall. When the bloodcurdling wails die away a soft halo of light appears around an old four poster bed. Anyone sleeping there, even today, can see the figure of a young boy dressed in blue, and surrounded by light. Behind the wall the bones of a young boy and fragments of blue clothing

The Castle Area Campaign Group is fighting the City of York Council to stop the building of the Castle Piccadilly shopping mall next to the ancient monument of Clifford's Tower and the Castle Museum in York, England.

Castles in England have many stories to tell. The English were slower than their continental cousins and the building of castles only really started towards the end of the Middle Ages. The castles marked on many maps were nothing more than earth mounds thrown up as a defence against marauding gangs - the castles that we find dotted around the countryside today, in various states of repair were residential settlements, acting as a home for the local baron and at the same time providing billeting

At the top of Skipton's main street stand the massive twin towers of Skipton Castle... Over 900 years old, Skipton Castle is one of the most complete and best preserved medieval castles in England and is well worth a visit at any season of the year.

The development of "the castle" from a fortified site into a home and administrative centre can approximately be dated to the period between 1160 and 1270. Castles of this period often incorporated earlier motte and bailey sites into this new role, and this could create spatial problems - many early motte and bailey sites were relatively small, being intended for use as purely military sites, and could not contain all of the necessary facilities required for this new role. Goodrich Castle