My Castle Tour
I lived in England for 5 years, and while I was there, spent as much time as I could in search of castles. I enjoyed each and every one I was able to visit, whether it be ruins or fully preserved.
I'd like to share some of my favorites with you now! Just click on the small pictures to see a larger version (all my own photographs, unless noted otherwise - other photographs are actually postcards purchased at the site). Text links are to the castles' own websites, or some other interesting site that features it.
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Castle Rising Castle near Kings Lyn, East Anglia
The castle sits down in the center of a large earthworks ring. |
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Deal Castle, Kent, as seen from the beach across the street. It is a multi-level, Tudor rose shaped castle, lower than street level. |
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Aerial photograph of Deal Castle, courtesy of English Heritage. Shows how the castle is in sort of a moat like walled area, and the fantastic shape of the castle. |
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Edinburgh Castle in Scotland, photo courtesy of Braemar Films Ltd. Doesn't really show how beautiful or extensive the Castle and grounds are, but still impressive. |
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Probably my favorite of all the castles I visited in England, Bodiam. This photo courtesy of Judges Postcards, Ltd. This is a great picture of Bodiam, showing the large moatlike lake it sits in the middle of. On the far side, is the road leading to the castle itself. |
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Bodiam, again, a truly beautiful scene in Kent county. This photo courtesy of Judges Postcards, Ltd. How I would love to see this castle exactly was it was when new! |
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This is a favorite view of Bodiam Castle, looming out of the mist. When we were heading to the castle, I almost stepped into the lake before I saw the castle itself in the fog. What a perfect fantasy castle! Can you see why it is my favorite? |
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Richmond Castle in Yorkshire. Very impressive against the skyline.
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Orford castle was one I really liked. It is small, but stands so stalwart and commanding. This picture is also the one I made the background for this page with. |
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I didn't want to leave Rievaulx Abbey. It was so incredible. I wandered among the ruins for as long as I could draw out the visit. The work on this building was so riveting. Just look at the architecture! |
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This is Rochester Castle. Can you imagine climbing all those stairs daily to get to the top floor? What a view from the top, though. |
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Framlingham Castle was a wide, low castle, with an enormous courtyard inside. This castle was not much more than an hour from where we lived in England - in Suffolk. It was the first castle my son, Alexander visited, at the ripe old age of 6 weeks! Photo courtesy of English Heritage. |
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Visit the link below to see some fantastic photos of Wales Castles, and also you can join a discussion list about castles!
Castles of Wales
Visit the English Heritage Page, to see many fine English properties! 
Visit the Welsh Castle Tours, with links to other castle sites!
Purchase David Winter Cottages or JP Editions Castles at these links to The Collectors Gallery. I am not affiliated with this company, but was impressed by what they had to offer!
Here is a cool Castle desktop theme set!
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