Warkworth Castle

Warkworth Castle is, to my mind anyway, one of the most complete and finest examples of a medieval castle in…

Alnwick Castle

It is not certain when the first castle was built at Alnwick. It was probably between 1070 and 1090 as…

In 1623 a survey of the Tudor castle at Southsea found that many of the guns were unusable and that…

The original Southsea Castle was built in the mid-16th century following Henry VIII’s break with the church of Rome and…

Arundel Castle is situated on a rock bluff overlooking the valley of the River Arun. The first castle on this…

We got the internet back at 10.30pm last night and I resolved to catch up on posts this morning. But…

The first castle on this important site where the London Road crosses the River Medway was built by Odo, the…

Canterbury Castle in Kent built as one of the earliest Norman castles in 1066. Originally a woodern castle it was…

We still have no internet or phone at home but I have been able to find somewhere to work where…

We have been without internet and phone for 8 days now! As I was travelling last week I had put…