The Castles of Britain

Are castles the jewel in the British heritage crown ?

There are those that certainly think so but either way the images of these grand, imposing builidings are evocative to say the very least.

Skipton CastleFrom the ruins of old Sarum to the gothic majesty of Eastnor this web site contains features, pictures and links to over 200 of Britain's finest castles spread out from the profusion of defence structures placed strategically along the south coast to the clan held remote wilds of Scotland.

Perfect for a day visit , perfect to stay in where you can or just perfect to fire the seeds of many a world wide imagination

Just click on the county below which corresponds with your area of interest, and you will be taken to a list of all the Castles in that county



England

Bedfordshire | Berkshire | Cheshire | Cornwall | Cotswolds | County Durham | Cumbria | Derbyshire | Devon | Dorset | Essex | Gloucestershire | Hampshire | Herefordshire | Kent | Lake District | Lancashire | Lincolnshire | London | Merseyside | Norfolk | Northamptonshire | Northumberland | Nottinghamshire | Oxfordshire | Shropshire | Somerset | Staffordshire | Suffolk | Surrey | Sussex | Warwickshire | Wiltshire | Worcestershire | Yorkshire |

Scotland

Angus and Dundee | Argyll and the Isle of Mull | Ayrshire | Borders | Dumfries and Galloway | Edinburgh and the Lothians | Fife | Glasgow | Grampian | Highlands | Isle of Skye | Perthshire | Stirlingshire |

Wales

Mid Wales | North Wales | South Wales | West Wales |

Offshore

Guernsey | Isle of Wight |



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