Dog-friendly castles in the UK
We list 54 castles in the UK where dogs are allowed, at least in the grounds, across 3 nations. Each is checked against the operator's own pages.
At a glance
Adult entry runs from £7.50 to £29. They are run by English Heritage (16), private owners (13) and National Trust (10). 21 welcome dogs inside and 33 allow them in the grounds only. 40 have a café on site.
Castles you can visit
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Ruin Beeston Castle Bunbury, Cheshire · English Heritage Ruined castle with exhibitions, a gatehouse and curtain walls. £10.90 Dogs in grounds Café -
Pendennis Castle Falmouth, Cornwall · English Heritage Artillery fort with a keep, exhibitions and far views. £16.30 Dogs welcome Café -
St Michael's Mount Marazion, Cornwall · Private owner Castle with gardens and far views. £21 Dogs in grounds Café -
Tintagel Castle Tintagel, Cornwall · English Heritage Castle with exhibitions, far views and gardens. £20 Dogs welcome Café -
Intact Auckland Castle Bishop Auckland, County Durham · Charity or trust Intact palace with a chapel, gardens and exhibitions. £20 Dogs in grounds Café -
Ruin Barnard Castle Barnard Castle, County Durham · English Heritage Ruined castle with gardens, far views and a gatehouse. £9 Dogs welcome -
Intact Raby Castle Staindrop, County Durham · Private owner Intact castle with gardens, exhibitions and a chapel. £24 Dogs in grounds Café -
Carlisle Castle Carlisle, Cumbria · English Heritage Castle with a keep, a wall walk and exhibitions. £16.30 Dogs welcome Café -
Muncaster Castle Gosforth, Cumbria · Private owner Castle with gardens, a great hall and far views. £24.95 Dogs in grounds Café -
Sizergh Castle Levens, Cumbria · National Trust Castle with gardens and a chapel. £15 Dogs in grounds Café -
Bolsover Castle Bolsover, Derbyshire · English Heritage Castle with gardens, far views and a wall walk. £16.30 Dogs in grounds Café -
Ruin Corfe Castle Corfe Castle, Dorset · National Trust Ruined castle with a keep, a gatehouse and a moat. £15 Dogs in grounds Café -
Ruin Bodiam Castle Bodiam, East Sussex · National Trust Ruined castle with a moat, a gatehouse and far views. £13 Dogs in grounds Café -
Herstmonceux Castle Eastbourne, East Sussex · University Castle with a moat and gardens. £12 Dogs in grounds Café -
Hedingham Castle Castle Hedingham, Essex · Private owner Castle with a keep, gardens and a great hall. £12 Dogs in grounds Café -
Carisbrooke Castle Newport (Isle of Wight), Isle of Wight · English Heritage Castle with a wall walk, a great hall and a chapel. £16.30 Dogs welcome Café -
Dover Castle Dover, Kent · English Heritage Castle with a keep, curtain walls and exhibitions. £29 Dogs in grounds Café -
Hever Castle Hever, Kent · Private owner Castle with a gatehouse, a moat and curtain walls. £28.40 Dogs in grounds Café -
Ruin Rochester Castle Rochester, Kent · English Heritage Ruined castle with a keep, curtain walls and far views. £9.50 Dogs in grounds -
Scotney Old Castle Lamberhurst, Kent · National Trust Castle with a moat, gardens and far views. £20 Dogs in grounds Café -
Tattershall Castle Tattershall, Lincolnshire · National Trust Castle with a keep, a moat and a wall walk. £11 Dogs in grounds -
Ripley Castle Killinghall, North Yorkshire · Private owner Castle with gardens. £19.50 Dogs in grounds Café -
Ruin Scarborough Castle Scarborough, North Yorkshire · English Heritage Ruined castle with a keep, exhibitions and far views. £10.90 Dogs in grounds Café -
Skipton Castle Skipton, North Yorkshire · Private owner Castle with far views, a dungeon and a great hall. £12.80 Dogs welcome Café -
Intact Bamburgh Castle Bamburgh, Northumberland · Private owner Intact castle with a dungeon, exhibitions and far views. £19.95 Dogs in grounds Café -
Partly ruined Belsay Castle Ogle, Northumberland · English Heritage Partly ruined castle with gardens, a keep and far views. £14.50 Dogs in grounds Café -
Ruin Dunstanburgh Castle Embleton, Northumberland · English Heritage Ruined castle with a gatehouse and curtain walls. £9 Dogs welcome -
Intact Lindisfarne Castle Bamburgh, Northumberland · National Trust Intact castle with gardens and far views. £13 Dogs in grounds -
Partly ruined Warkworth Castle Warkworth, Northumberland · English Heritage Partly ruined castle with a keep, a great hall and a chapel. £10.90 Dogs welcome -
Nottingham Castle Nottingham, Nottinghamshire · Local council Castle with exhibitions, a dungeon and gardens. £18 Dogs in grounds Café -
Greys Court Shepherd's Green, Oxfordshire · National Trust Castle with gardens, a keep and far views. £19 Dogs in grounds Café -
Ruin Ludlow Castle Ludlow, Shropshire · Private owner Ruined castle with exhibitions, far views and a chapel. £10 Dogs welcome Café -
Dunster Castle Dunster, Somerset · National Trust Castle with a gatehouse, gardens and far views. £19 Dogs in grounds Café -
Framlingham Castle Framlingham, Suffolk · English Heritage Castle with a wall walk, far views and exhibitions. £14.50 Dogs welcome Café -
Ruin Kenilworth Castle Kenilworth, Warwickshire · English Heritage Ruined castle with a keep, a great hall and a gatehouse. £16.30 Dogs welcome Café -
Old Sarum Salisbury, Wiltshire · English Heritage Castle with a keep, curtain walls and far views. £8.10 Dogs welcome -
Caerphilly Castle Caerphilly, Caerphilly · Cadw Castle with a great hall, curtain walls and a gatehouse. £12.90 Dogs welcome -
Harlech Castle Harlech, Gwynedd · Cadw Castle with a wall walk, exhibitions and far views. £10.40 Dogs welcome Café -
Beaumaris Castle Beaumaris, Isle of Anglesey · Cadw Castle with a moat, a wall walk and exhibitions. £10.40 Dogs welcome -
Ruin Chepstow Castle Chepstow, Monmouthshire · Cadw Ruined castle with a wall walk, far views and a keep. £10.40 Dogs welcome -
Raglan Castle Raglan, Monmouthshire · Cadw Castle with a moat, a gatehouse and a great hall. £10.40 Dogs welcome -
Ruin Carew Castle Sageston, Pembrokeshire Ruined castle with far views. £9 Dogs welcome Café -
Pembroke Castle Pembroke, Pembrokeshire · Charity or trust Castle with a keep, a dungeon and exhibitions. £13 Dogs welcome Café -
Powis Castle Welshpool, Powys · National Trust Castle with gardens, far views and exhibitions. £13 Dogs in grounds Café -
Chirk Castle Chirk, Wrexham · National Trust Castle with gardens, far views and a chapel. £19 Dogs in grounds Café -
Ruin Dunnottar Castle Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire · Private owner Ruined castle with a keep, a chapel and far views. £13.50 Dogs welcome Café -
Glamis Castle Westmuir, Angus · Private owner Castle with a chapel, gardens and exhibitions. £19.50 Dogs in grounds Café -
Ruin Caerlaverock Castle New Abbey, Dumfries and Galloway · Historic Environment Scotland Ruined castle with a moat, a gatehouse and far views. £7.50 Dogs in grounds -
Blackness Castle Charlestown, Falkirk · Historic Environment Scotland Artillery fort with curtain walls, a great hall and a wall walk. £8.50 Dogs welcome -
Dunvegan Castle Portree, Highland · Private owner Castle with gardens and a dungeon. £17.50 Dogs in grounds Café -
Eilean Donnan Kyle of Lochalsh, Highland · Charity or trust Castle with a keep, curtain walls and exhibitions. £13 Dogs in grounds Café -
Scone Palace Scone, Perth and Kinross · Private owner Castle with gardens and far views. £22 Dogs in grounds Café -
Culzean Castle Maidens, South Ayrshire · National Trust for Scotland Castle with gardens and far views. £22 Dogs in grounds Café -
Linlithgow Palace, Peel & Park Linlithgow, West Lothian · Historic Environment Scotland Palace with a great hall, a chapel and far views. £11 Dogs in grounds