Entry passes · The Castle Rolls
English Heritage Overseas Visitor Pass.
English Heritage looks after 93 of the castles on the roll. 54 of them charge for entry - that is where this pass earns its keep - and 39 are free to walk into anyway, pass or no pass.
The pass, verified
Unlimited entry to over 100 staffed English Heritage places across England, sold as a 9-day or 16-day pass. Listed at £56 (9 days) or £66 (16 days) for a single adult as of July 2026, with two-adult and family versions. English Heritage annual membership covers the same staffed sites for anyone planning repeat trips. Full details and current prices: the official English Heritage Overseas Visitor Pass page.
Confirm before you buy
Pass coverage is set by the operator and can change - a handful of sites, events or seasons are sometimes excluded. Before buying, check the castles you actually plan to visit against the official covered-places list on the page linked above.
Castles where the pass matters - 54 charging for entry, best-reviewed first
Tintagel Castle
Cornwall
Dover Castle
Kent
Scarborough Castle
North Yorkshire
Kenilworth Castle and Elizabethan Garden
Warwickshire
Bolsover Castle
Derbyshire
Clifford's Tower, York
North Yorkshire
Carisbrooke Castle
Isle of Wight
Framlingham Castle
Suffolk
Portchester Castle
Hampshire
Pendennis Castle
Cornwall
Carlisle Castle
Cumbria
Walmer Castle and Gardens
Kent
Warkworth Castle and Hermitage
Northumberland
Tynemouth Priory and Castle
Tyne and Wear
Old Sarum
Wiltshire
Deal Castle
Kent
Helmsley Castle
North Yorkshire
Beeston Castle
Cheshire
Richmond Castle
North Yorkshire
Dartmouth Castle
Devon
Barnard Castle
County Durham
Goodrich Castle
Herefordshire
Belsay Hall, Castle and Gardens
Northumberland
Pevensey Castle
East Sussex
Hurst Castle
Hampshire
Conisbrough Castle
South Yorkshire
Stokesay Castle
Shropshire
Dunstanburgh Castle
Northumberland
Portland Castle
Dorset
Lulworth Castle
Dorset
Old Wardour Castle
Wiltshire
St Mawes Castle
Cornwall
Middleham Castle
North Yorkshire
Peveril Castle
Derbyshire
Orford Castle
Suffolk
Pickering Castle
North Yorkshire
Totnes Castle
Devon
Berry Pomeroy Castle
Devon
Brougham Castle
Cumbria
Ashby de la Zouch Castle
Leicestershire
Upnor Castle
Kent
Restormel Castle
Cornwall
Farleigh Hungerford Castle
Somerset
Launceston Castle
Cornwall
Farnham Castle Keep
Surrey
Hylton Castle
Tyne and Wear
Nunney Castle
Somerset
Kirby Muxloe Castle
Leicestershire
Calshot Castle
Hampshire
Aydon Castle
Northumberland
St Briavels Castle
Gloucestershire
Yarmouth Castle
Isle of Wight
Camber Castle
East Sussex
St Leonard's Tower
Kent
Free anyway - no pass needed - 39 open-access English Heritage castles
These are also in English Heritage's care, but they are open-access ruins with no admission charge - a pass adds nothing here, which is worth knowing before you count them toward its value.
Donnington Castle
Berkshire Free entry
Hadleigh Castle
Essex Free entry
Christchurch Castle and Norman House
Dorset Free entry
Etal Castle
Northumberland Free entry
Wolvesey Castle (Old Bishop's Palace)
Hampshire Free entry
Brough Castle
Cumbria Free entry
Okehampton Castle
Devon Free entry
Bramber Castle
West Sussex Free entry
Clun Castle
Shropshire Free entry
Berkhamsted Castle
Hertfordshire Free entry
Burgh Castle Roman Fort
Norfolk Free entry
Spofforth Castle
North Yorkshire Free entry
Bolingbroke Castle
Lincolnshire Free entry
Moreton Corbet Castle
Shropshire Free entry
Penrith Castle
Cumbria Free entry
Prudhoe Castle
Northumberland Free entry
Eynsford Castle
Kent Free entry
Norham Castle
Northumberland Free entry
Berwick-upon-Tweed Castle and Ramparts
Northumberland Free entry
Acton Burnell Castle
Shropshire Free entry
Edlingham Castle
Northumberland Free entry
Baconsthorpe Castle
Norfolk Free entry
St Catherine's Castle
Cornwall Free entry
Sherborne Old Castle
Dorset Free entry
Ludgershall Castle and Cross
Wiltshire Free entry
Chester Castle: Agricola Tower and Castle Walls
Cheshire Free entry
Bowes Castle
County Durham Free entry
Longtown Castle
Herefordshire Free entry
Weeting Castle
Norfolk Free entry
Castle Acre Castle and Bailey Gate
Norfolk Free entry
Lydford Castle and Saxon Town
Devon Free entry
Piel Castle
Cumbria Free entry
Sutton Valence Castle
Kent Free entry
Wigmore Castle
Herefordshire Free entry
Skipsea Castle
East Riding of Yorkshire Free entry
Deddington Castle
Oxfordshire Free entry
Cromwell's Castle
Cornwall Free entry
King Charles's Castle
Cornwall Free entry
Daw's Castle
Somerset Free entry