Near a city · The Castle Rolls
Castles near Birmingham
19 castles are within 40 miles of Birmingham, from Dudley's ruined hilltop keep in the city's own backyard to Warwick's much-visited towers 20 miles south.
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Every castle on this list - 19 in total, 4 free to enter, 4 you can stay overnight in
Dudley Castle
West Midlands · 8 mi away
Ruin within zoo grounds, zoo ticket
Tamworth Castle
Staffordshire · 13 mi away
Norman motte with intact shell keep
Astley Castle
Warwickshire · 15 mi away
Award-winning holiday let; occasional open days
Kenilworth Castle and Elizabethan Garden
Warwickshire · 16 mi away
Hartlebury Castle
Worcestershire · 18 mi away
Former bishops' castle; county museum
Warwick Castle
Warwickshire · 19 mi away
Tower Suites and Knight's Village stays
Stafford Castle
Staffordshire · 24 mi away
Free grounds; visitor centre limited hours
Ashby de la Zouch Castle
Leicestershire · 25 mi away
Tutbury Castle
Staffordshire · 27 mi away
Reopening summer 2026 after major repairs
Kirby Muxloe Castle
Leicestershire · 30 mi away
Guided tours on selected days
Acton Burnell Castle
Shropshire · 35 mi away
Shell of fortified 13th-century manor
Ludlow Castle
Shropshire · 36 mi away
Castle House holiday apartments within walls
Broughton Castle
Oxfordshire · 37 mi away
Fortified moated manor; limited summer opening
Sudeley Castle
Gloucestershire · 37 mi away
Katherine Parr's tomb; estate cottages nearby
Eastnor Castle
Herefordshire · 38 mi away
Selected open days; exclusive-hire castle bedrooms
Moreton Corbet Castle
Shropshire · 39 mi away
Medieval castle and Elizabethan mansion ruins
Duffield Castle
Derbyshire · 39 mi away
Foundations only of huge Norman keep; free entry
Shrewsbury Castle
Shropshire · 39 mi away
Regimental museum in castle hall
Stokesay Castle
Shropshire · 40 mi away
Finest surviving fortified manor house
Distances are straight-line ("as the crow flies"), not driving or train time - check the operator's own site for real travel options before you go.