Taping the knowledge of NSC......Castles?

[Hillian1]

Maiden Castle

A Hillfort, bloody fascinating.

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If he does Corfe, he can stop at Maiden Castle, on the way, if he likes neolithic 'castles' that are actually, just, um, hills.

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[seagully]

Can go there by Steam Railway and stay in Swanage - nice little seaside town. Basil Fawlty was born there I recall.

The steam railway is great. I stay in Swanage several times a year for work and love the place. Some cracking pubs in the area.

 

[edna krabappel]

Windsor Castle?

I doubt it's cheap, but it's easy to get to and is pretty imposing from any angle. Hey, if it's good enough for Her Majesty...

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Peever - are you only after the romanticised 'English-looking' medieval castles, or is it military history that interests you? If its the latter, then Dover Castle could be a good one, and also Portchester Castle (Portsmouth).

 

[Hatterlovesbrighton]

Edinburgh,

Herstmonceux

 

[edna krabappel]

Also- a long way north, but Alnwick Castle is pretty nice too (and in a lovely area with lots of other stuff worth visiting).

They used it for external Hogwarts shots in some of the Harry Potter movies. Was also used in Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves I believe.

 

[KZNSeagull]

Is Herstmonceux any good any more? Went there donkeys years ago when the observatory was there.

 

[edna krabappel]

Assuming your rail ticket allows you to cross into Wales, they do have some pretty textbook old castles there too.

This is Caerphilly (it's got a MOAT and everything: all proper castles should have a moat in my book)

 

[Peever]

Peever - are you only after the romanticised 'English-looking' medieval castles, or is it military history that interests you? If its the latter, then Dover Castle could be a good one, and also Portchester Castle (Portsmouth).

More the military history behind them. But not a requirement for any of course

 

[edna krabappel]

And Caernarfon Castle.

 

[SouthCoastOwl]

Richmond castle N Yorks - it's the mut's nuts.

 

[edna krabappel]

More the military history behind them. But not a requirement for any of course

I suspect the Welsh ones would have loads of military history, as they were mostly devoted to keeping out the nasty English

 

[edna krabappel]

 

[willyfantastic]

Lewes castle is always good

my uncle is a history teacher, and he took me round there as a kid, giving me a lesson as we went - it was awesome

Ypres is good too

Canterbury is good to see as a city with some medieval charm to it, they have the canterbury tales tours, the river tours and the city is surrounded by walls too which you can walk across/around

Just avoid it on a Monday/Thursday/Friday night as then its full of blokes stagering out of Wetherspoons looking for a fight

 

[EDS]

Make sure you don't miss the fabulous Elephantand Castle, in London.

Just make sure you hide any valuables


Dover castle and Leeds are very nice

 

[Peever]

Lewes castle is always good

my uncle is a history teacher, and he took me round there as a kid, giving me a lesson as we went - it was awesome

Ypres is good too

Canterbury is good to see as a city with some medieval charm to it, they have the canterbury tales tours, the river tours and the city is surrounded by walls too which you can walk across/around

Just avoid it on a Monday/Thursday/Friday night as then its full of blokes stagering out of Wetherspoons looking for a fight

Mondays? lol

 

[surrey jim]

Vote for Hever Castle here.

www.hevercastle.co.uk/

 

[Curious Orange]

I suspect the Welsh ones would have loads of military history, as they were mostly devoted to keeping out the nasty English

Not really, most of the castles in Wales were built to enable keeping the locals in line - by natives and interlopers alike.

 

[jgmcdee]

I suspect the Welsh ones would have loads of military history, as they were mostly devoted to keeping out the nasty English

Actually most of them were the other way around; built by the English (/normans) to subdue the Welsh.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Come to Winchester.

Within a five minute walk of the train station, you have:

All that remains of the original medieval castle, is the Great Hall, which is worth a visit, and contains King Arthur's legendary round table. http://www3.hants.gov.uk/greathall/greathall-history.htm

Winchester Cathedral http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winchester_Cathedral

Wolvesey Castle http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/daysout/properties/wolvesey-castle-old-bishops-palace
My wife was the Custodian of Wolvesey, for two summers, a few years back.