The Castle RollsA survey of every visitable castle in the United Kingdom

The Castle Rolls

Free Entry or Paid Entry?

109 castles on the roll are free, open access - no ticket, no booking. 296 are ticketed, tour-only, grounds-only, or open to hotel guests only. “Paid entry” here means anything that isn't simply walk-in-free - check the castle's own page for which of those it actually is.

Free entry castles
Free Entry

109 castles you can walk into without a ticket - ruins, open grounds and unstaffed sites.

Paid entry castles
Paid Entry

296 castles that are ticketed, tour-only, grounds-only, or hotel-guests-only.