A Medieval motte and bailey castle built in 1068 extended and rebuilt during the 13th and 14th century with 15th century additions. The castle was sold to Madame Tussaud’s in 1978. Warwick Castle is one of England’s finest surviving castles and hosts a variety of events. When after the death of Alfred the Great, his […]
Maxstoke Castle
Fortified manor house or castle, built circa 1345, and partly remodelled by the Earl of Stafford a century later. The surviving remains consist of a restored medieval gatehouse, curtain wall and four octagonal angle towers. A range of buildings lines the inside of the western curtain wall, including the 15th century great hall and a […]
Caludon Castle
The ruins, earthwork and buried remains of the moated site known as Caludon Castle no within Caludon Castle Park, one of Coventry’s Formal Parks. It is a pleasant stretch of open grassland, with a Children’s Playground. Caludon Castle lies 3½ miles N.E. from Coventry, near where the Wyken road separates from the main road to […]
Baginton Castle
Also known as Bagot’s Castle, the standing and buried remains of Baginton or Bagot’s Castle probably built circa 1397 by Sir William Bagot. Bagot’s tower keep castle was built on the site of an earlier motte castle, by the 16th century Baginton castle was in ruins and by the 18th century only the moat and […]
Astley Castle
Now in the hands of the Landmark Trust, Astley Castle is undergoing restoration. Ruins of a country house, surrounded by a moat and defensive wall. Originally a 13th and 14th century fortified house, licenced in 1266, it was altered in the 15th to 17th centuries and remodelled as a country house circa 1820. The bridge, […]