- Open
- Free entry
- No car park on site
- English Heritage
Quick answer
Berwick Castle is a ruined castle near Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, managed by English Heritage. Entry is free and the site is open at any reasonable time. There is no car park on site.
Getting to Berwick Castle and parking
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- Address
- TD15 1DF
- Parking
- No car park on site, paid. Public car parks around the town, not managed by English Heritage; charges apply.
- By train
- Berwick upon Tweed Station is 0.2 miles away.
Dogs, accessibility and facilities
Accessibility
Partly step-free- Step-free: in parts of the site.
- Paths and surfaces: Disabled access to the ramparts; sections have steep unguarded drops.
What to see at Berwick Castle
- 01
Great hall
The main hall, used for feasts and ceremony.
- 02
Chapel
A chapel inside the castle.
- 03
Moat
A ditch, wet or dry, around the walls.
History of Berwick Castle
- 1160 Berwick Castle first recorded
- 1292 Edward I declares John de Balliol King of Scotland in Berwick Castle
- 1296 Berwick captured by the English
- 1318 Retaken by Robert Bruce
- 1482 Finally recaptured by the English
- 1539 Lord's Mount artillery fortification begun (1539-42)
- 1558 Mary I orders Sir Richard Lee to build bastioned ramparts
- 1837 Pedestrian way created along the ramparts
Photos
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Rosser1954 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source -
Rosser1954 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source
Castles near Berwick Castle
All 13 castles in NorthumberlandSources
- Page on english-heritage.org.uk
- Page on english-heritage.org.uk
- Page on historicengland.org.uk
- Page on historicengland.org.uk
- Page on english-heritage.org.uk
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