BAMBURGH CASTLE

Photo Ian Brereton

An 11th century motte & bailey castle was erected on a Roman and Saxon site on the Northumbrian coast. The stone curtain wall and the keep were added in the mid 12th century and the entrance gate in the 13th century. It was badly damaged in a seige in 1464 and through subsequent neglect it slowly became ruinous by the 18th century. It has been restored over the last 200 years and is now one of the most impressives castles in the country.

Open May to October.

Directions
On the coast off the B1340, 5 miles south west of Holy Isle.

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