The Castle Rolls
Castles you can reach by train.
Most advice about visiting UK castles starts with "rent a car" - and for the remote ones that is fair. But 155 castles on the roll sit within 1.5 miles of a railway station, computed from real station coordinates. If you are exploring without a car, start here.
England - 91
Shrewsbury Castle
Shropshire
Shrewsbury station, 0.1 mi
Penrith Castle
Cumbria Free entry
Penrith North Lakes station, 0.1 mi
Mountfitchet Castle
Essex
Stansted Mountfitchet station, 0.1 mi
Corfe Castle
Dorset
Corfe Castle station, 0.1 mi
Lancaster Castle
Lancashire
Lancaster station, 0.1 mi
Rougemont Castle
Devon
Exeter Central station, 0.1 mi
Berkhamsted Castle
Hertfordshire Free entry
Berkhamsted station, 0.1 mi
Knaresborough Castle
North Yorkshire Free entry
Knaresborough station, 0.1 mi
Windsor Castle
Berkshire
Windsor & Eton Riverside station, 0.2 mi
Newark Castle
Nottinghamshire Free entry
Newark Castle station, 0.2 mi
Morpeth Castle
Northumberland
Morpeth station, 0.2 mi
Rayleigh Mount
Essex Free entry
Rayleigh station, 0.2 mi
Lewes Castle
East Sussex
Lewes station, 0.2 mi
Clitheroe Castle
Lancashire
Clitheroe station, 0.2 mi
Pontefract Castle
West Yorkshire Free entry
Pontefract Baghill station, 0.2 mi
Rochester Castle
Kent
Rochester station, 0.2 mi
Prudhoe Castle
Northumberland Free entry
Prudhoe station, 0.3 mi
Newcastle Castle
Tyne and Wear
Newcastle station, 0.3 mi
Tower of London
Greater London
London Fenchurch Street station, 0.3 mi
Rye Castle (Ypres Tower)
East Sussex
Rye station, 0.3 mi
Totnes Castle
Devon
Totnes station, 0.3 mi
Colchester Castle
Essex
Colchester Town station, 0.3 mi
Oakham Castle
Rutland
Oakham station, 0.3 mi
Dalton Castle
Cumbria
Dalton station, 0.3 mi
Winchester Castle (Great Hall)
Hampshire
Winchester station, 0.3 mi
Oxford Castle & Prison
Oxfordshire
Oxford station, 0.3 mi
Deal Castle
Kent
Deal station, 0.3 mi
Durham Castle
County Durham
Durham station, 0.3 mi
Duffield Castle
Derbyshire Free entry
Duffield station, 0.3 mi
Tonbridge Castle
Kent
Tonbridge station, 0.4 mi
Hastings Castle
East Sussex
Hastings station, 0.4 mi
Nottingham Castle
Nottinghamshire
Nottingham station, 0.4 mi
Guildford Castle
Surrey
Guildford station, 0.4 mi
Pevensey Castle
East Sussex
Pevensey Bay station, 0.4 mi
Ludlow Castle
Shropshire
Ludlow station, 0.4 mi
Norwich Castle
Norfolk
Norwich station, 0.5 mi
Tutbury Castle
Staffordshire
Tutbury & Hatton station, 0.5 mi
Berwick-upon-Tweed Castle and Ramparts
Northumberland Free entry
Berwick-upon-Tweed station, 0.5 mi
Appleby Castle
Cumbria
Appleby station, 0.5 mi
Lullingstone Castle
Kent
Eynsford station, 0.5 mi
Conisbrough Castle
South Yorkshire
Conisbrough station, 0.5 mi
Sandal Castle
West Yorkshire Free entry
Sandal & Agbrigg station, 0.5 mi
Kendal Castle
Cumbria Free entry
Kendal station, 0.5 mi
Pendennis Castle
Cornwall
Falmouth Docks station, 0.5 mi
Skipton Castle
North Yorkshire
Skipton station, 0.5 mi
Okehampton Castle
Devon Free entry
Okehampton station, 0.5 mi
Sherborne Castle
Dorset
Sherborne station, 0.6 mi
Sherborne Old Castle
Dorset Free entry
Sherborne station, 0.6 mi
Southampton Castle Vault
Hampshire
Southampton Central station, 0.6 mi
Christchurch Castle and Norman House
Dorset Free entry
Christchurch station, 0.6 mi
Carlisle Castle
Cumbria
Carlisle station, 0.6 mi
Bristol Castle
Bristol Free entry
Bristol Temple Meads station, 0.6 mi
Tamworth Castle
Staffordshire
Tamworth station, 0.6 mi
Clifford's Tower, York
North Yorkshire
York station, 0.6 mi
Taunton Castle
Somerset
Taunton station, 0.6 mi
Lincoln Castle
Lincolnshire
Lincoln Central station, 0.6 mi
Warwick Castle
Warwickshire
Warwick station, 0.6 mi
Farnham Castle Keep
Surrey
Farnham station, 0.6 mi
Arundel Castle
West Sussex
Arundel station, 0.7 mi
Eynsford Castle
Kent Free entry
Eynsford station, 0.7 mi
Wolvesey Castle (Old Bishop's Palace)
Hampshire Free entry
Winchester station, 0.7 mi
Southsea Castle
Hampshire
Southsea Hoverport station, 0.7 mi
Auckland Castle
County Durham
Bishop Auckland station, 0.7 mi
St Leonard's Tower
Kent
West Malling station, 0.8 mi
Dover Castle
Kent
Dover Priory station, 0.8 mi
Walmer Castle and Gardens
Kent
Walmer station, 0.8 mi
Scarborough Castle
North Yorkshire
Scarborough station, 0.9 mi
Amberley Castle
West Sussex
Amberley station, 0.9 mi
Portchester Castle
Hampshire
Portchester station, 0.9 mi
Hopton Castle
Shropshire Free entry
Hopton Heath station, 0.9 mi
Stokesay Castle
Shropshire
Craven Arms station, 0.9 mi
Hever Castle
Kent
Hever station, 0.9 mi
Kenilworth Castle and Elizabethan Garden
Warwickshire
Kenilworth station, 0.9 mi
Hartlebury Castle
Worcestershire
Hartlebury station, 0.9 mi
Chester Castle: Agricola Tower and Castle Walls
Cheshire
Chester station, 1.0 mi
Lumley Castle
County Durham
Chester-le-Street station, 1.0 mi
Burgh Castle Roman Fort
Norfolk Free entry
Berney Arms station, 1.0 mi
Restormel Castle
Cornwall
Lostwithiel station, 1.0 mi
Muncaster Castle
Cumbria
Ravenglass station, 1.1 mi
Stafford Castle
Staffordshire Free entry
Stafford station, 1.1 mi
Leeds Castle
Kent
Hollingbourne station, 1.1 mi
Powderham Castle
Devon
Starcross station, 1.2 mi
Weeting Castle
Norfolk Free entry
Brandon station, 1.2 mi
Dudley Castle
West Midlands
Tipton station, 1.3 mi
Odiham Castle
Hampshire Free entry
Hook station, 1.3 mi
Camber Castle
East Sussex
Rye station, 1.3 mi
Halton Castle
Cheshire
Runcorn East station, 1.3 mi
Upnor Castle
Kent
Strood station, 1.4 mi
Hadleigh Castle
Essex Free entry
Leigh-on-Sea station, 1.4 mi
Langley Castle
Northumberland
Haydon Bridge station, 1.4 mi
St Mawes Castle
Cornwall
Falmouth Docks station, 1.5 mi
Scotland - 33
Aberdour Castle and Gardens
Fife
Aberdour station, 0.1 mi
Blair Castle
Perth and Kinross
Blair Atholl station, 0.2 mi
Preston Tower
East Lothian
Prestonpans station, 0.2 mi
Inverness Castle (Inverness Castle Experience)
Highland
Inverness station, 0.3 mi
Dunrobin Castle
Highland
Dunrobin Castle station, 0.3 mi
Broughty Castle
Dundee City
Broughty Ferry station, 0.3 mi
Castle of St John, Stranraer
Dumfries and Galloway
Stranraer station, 0.4 mi
Fonab Castle Hotel
Perth and Kinross
Pitlochry station, 0.4 mi
Alloa Tower
Clackmannanshire
Alloa station, 0.4 mi
Stirling Castle
Stirling
Stirling station, 0.4 mi
Newark Castle
Inverclyde
Port Glasgow station, 0.5 mi
Crookston Castle
Glasgow City Free entry
Mosspark station, 0.5 mi
Strome Castle
Highland Free entry
Stromeferry station, 0.5 mi
Edinburgh Castle
City of Edinburgh
Edinburgh station, 0.5 mi
Dumbarton Castle
West Dunbartonshire
Dumbarton East station, 0.5 mi
Kilchurn Castle
Argyll and Bute
Loch Awe station, 0.6 mi
Cadzow Castle
South Lanarkshire
Chatelherault station, 0.6 mi
Dalhousie Castle Hotel
Midlothian
Newtongrange station, 0.7 mi
Huntly Castle
Aberdeenshire
Huntly station, 0.7 mi
Dean Castle
East Ayrshire
Kilmarnock station, 0.8 mi
Balhousie Castle (Black Watch Castle & Museum)
Perth and Kinross
Perth station, 0.8 mi
Bothwell Castle
South Lanarkshire
Blantyre station, 0.9 mi
Inverlochy Castle
Highland
Banavie station, 0.9 mi
Claypotts Castle
Dundee City
Broughty Ferry station, 0.9 mi
Dunollie Castle
Argyll and Bute
Oban station, 1.0 mi
Melville Castle Hotel
Midlothian
Eskbank station, 1.0 mi
Ravenscraig Castle
Fife Free entry
Kirkcaldy station, 1.1 mi
Tulloch Castle Hotel
Highland
Dingwall station, 1.1 mi
Hailes Castle
East Lothian Free entry
East Linton station, 1.3 mi
Scotstarvit Tower
Fife
Springfield station, 1.3 mi
Clackmannan Tower
Clackmannanshire
Alloa station, 1.4 mi
Kelburn Castle
North Ayrshire
Fairlie station, 1.4 mi
Castle of Old Wick
Highland Free entry
Wick station, 1.4 mi
Wales - 31
Harlech Castle
Gwynedd
Harlech station, 0.1 mi
Caergwrle Castle
Flintshire Free entry
Caergwrle station, 0.2 mi
Flint Castle
Flintshire Free entry
Flint station, 0.2 mi
Conwy Castle
Conwy
Conwy station, 0.2 mi
Criccieth Castle
Gwynedd
Criccieth station, 0.3 mi
Newport Castle
Newport
Newport (S Wales) station, 0.3 mi
Chepstow Castle
Monmouthshire
Chepstow station, 0.3 mi
Caerphilly Castle
Caerphilly
Caerphilly station, 0.3 mi
Aberystwyth Castle
Ceredigion Free entry
Aberystwyth station, 0.3 mi
Swansea Castle
Swansea Free entry
Swansea station, 0.3 mi
Newcastle (Bridgend) Castle
Bridgend Free entry
Bridgend station, 0.4 mi
Abergavenny Castle & Museum
Monmouthshire Free entry
Abergavenny station, 0.4 mi
Haverfordwest Castle
Pembrokeshire Free entry
Haverfordwest station, 0.4 mi
Cardiff Castle
Cardiff
Cardiff Central station, 0.4 mi
Castell Coch
Cardiff
Taffs Well station, 0.5 mi
Gwydir Castle
Conwy
Llanrwst station, 0.5 mi
Kidwelly Castle
Carmarthenshire
Kidwelly station, 0.6 mi
Pembroke Castle
Pembrokeshire
Pembroke station, 0.7 mi
Dolwyddelan Castle
Conwy Free entry
Roman Bridge station, 0.8 mi
Llansteffan Castle
Carmarthenshire Free entry
Ferryside station, 0.9 mi
Caldicot Castle
Monmouthshire
Caldicot station, 1.0 mi
Chirk Castle
Wrexham
Chirk station, 1.0 mi
Cyfarthfa Castle
Merthyr Tydfil
Merthyr Tydfil station, 1.0 mi
Powis Castle
Powys
Welshpool station, 1.0 mi
Manorbier Castle
Pembrokeshire
Manorbier station, 1.0 mi
Dinefwr Castle
Carmarthenshire Free entry
Ffairfach station, 1.1 mi
Loughor Castle
Swansea Free entry
Bynea station, 1.1 mi
Coity Castle
Bridgend Free entry
Wildmill station, 1.1 mi
Gwrych Castle
Conwy
Abergele & Pensarn station, 1.3 mi
Ewloe Castle
Flintshire Free entry
Shotton station, 1.5 mi
Fonmon Castle
Vale of Glamorgan
Rhoose station, 1.5 mi
How this list is computed
Every castle's coordinates are checked against the 2,636 Great Britain railway stations in the Department for Transport's open NaPTAN dataset. Distances are straight-line, so the actual walk will be somewhat longer, and the dataset includes heritage and seasonal lines (Corfe Castle's steam railway among them) - a real station, but check the timetable. Northern Ireland's Translink network is not in the dataset, so NI castles are not listed here - that is a data gap, not a verdict.
Before you travel
Rural lines can be infrequent, and Sunday service is a different animal from weekday service. Check times on National Rail before you commit to a castle day out by train.
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