- Open
- Free entry
- Dogs in the grounds
- No car park on site
- English Heritage
Quick answer
Edlingham Castle is a ruined castle near Whittingham, Northumberland, managed by English Heritage. Entry is free and the site is open at any reasonable time. Dogs on a lead are welcome in the grounds but not inside. There is no car park on site.
Getting to Edlingham Castle and parking
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- Address
- NE66 2BW
- Parking
- No car park on site. Small amount of parking at the church adjacent to the site.
- By train
- Railway station is 7.4 miles away.
- Public transport
- Closest bus is Glen Valley 473 to Banktop (2 miles). Alnmouth station 9 miles.
Dogs, accessibility and facilities
Dogs
Partly- Welcome: in the grounds.
- Not allowed: inside the buildings.
- Leads: dogs must be kept on a lead.
- Open ruin; page only says dogs on leads welcome, not inside buildings, so lesser value.
What to see at Edlingham Castle
- 01
Gatehouse
The fortified main entrance.
- 02
Curtain wall
The outer defensive wall around the site.
History of Edlingham Castle
- c.1300 Hall house built by Sir William Felton.
- c.1340 His son William builds the solar tower (about 1340-50), plus gate tower and curtain wall.
- 1514 Courtyard service ranges replanned after this date.
- c.1660 By the 1660s the abandoned castle is quarried for stone.
- 1975 Taken into state guardianship and ownership.
- 1978 Excavations carried out, 1978-82.
Photos
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Nick Mutton · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Source -
Nick Mutton · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Source
Castles near Edlingham Castle
- Alnwick Castle 5.3 mi
- Warkworth Castle 8.5 mi
- Chillingham Castle 10.8 mi
- Dunstanburgh Castle 11.9 mi
Sources
- Page on english-heritage.org.uk
- 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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