Abergavenny Castle & Museum
Monmouthshire, Wales
Grounds daily; free museum in castle grounds
Bowes Castle
County Durham, England
Massive Norman keep ruin
Bronllys Castle
Powys, Wales
Climbable round tower on motte; free
Brough Castle
Cumbria, England
Bungay Castle
Suffolk, England
Normally free daily; closed for repairs into 2026
Caernarfon Castle
Gwynedd, Wales
World Heritage Site; Edward I's fortress-palace, walls and towers largely complete
Caldicot Castle
Monmouthshire, Wales
Free entry Tue-Sun Apr-Oct; country park setting
Cardiff Castle
Cardiff, Wales
Norman keep, Victorian Gothic apartments, wartime tunnels
Carew Castle & Tidal Mill
Pembrokeshire, Wales
Leased and run by National Park Authority, not Cadw
Carisbrooke Castle
Isle of Wight, England
Bowling Green Apartment holiday let on site
Carrickfergus Castle
County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Best-preserved Norman castle in NI; open during conservation works
Castell y Bere
Gwynedd, Wales
Remote native Welsh castle below Cadair Idris; free
Castle Acre Castle and Bailey Gate
Norfolk, England
Castle Rising Castle
Norfolk, England
Privately managed since 1998; also listed under English Heritage
Chepstow Castle
Monmouthshire, Wales
Britain's oldest surviving post-Roman stone castle, above the Wye
Christchurch Castle and Norman House
Dorset, England
Clifford's Tower, York
North Yorkshire, England
Keep of York Castle; new roof deck
Clitheroe Castle
Lancashire, England
Free keep; museum in castle grounds
Clun Castle
Shropshire, England
Coity Castle
Bridgend, Wales
Norman castle held by the Turberville family; free
Colchester Castle
Essex, England
Largest Norman keep in Europe
Dover Castle
Kent, England
Two EH holiday lets within the walls
Dudley Castle
West Midlands, England
Ruin within zoo grounds, zoo ticket
Duffield Castle
Derbyshire, England
Foundations only of huge Norman keep; free entry
Dundrum Castle
County Down, Northern Ireland
Free Norman hilltop ruin, open dawn-dusk
Durham Castle
County Durham, England
Guided tours; B&B during university vacations
Eastnor Castle
Herefordshire, England
Selected open days; exclusive-hire castle bedrooms
Eynsford Castle
Kent, England
Hastings Castle
East Sussex, England
Seasonal; 1066 Story exhibition
Hedingham Castle
Essex, England
Intact Norman keep; seasonal events
Helmsley Castle
North Yorkshire, England
Kidwelly Castle
Carmarthenshire, Wales
Well-preserved Norman concentric castle; Monty Python filming location
Longtown Castle
Herefordshire, England
Loughor Castle
Swansea, Wales
Small tower on Norman ringwork over Loughor estuary; free
Ludgershall Castle and Cross
Wiltshire, England
Lydford Castle and Saxon Town
Devon, England
Medieval prison tower plus Norman earthworks
Mountfitchet Castle
Essex, England
Reconstructed Norman village on original earthworks
Newcastle (Bridgend) Castle
Bridgend, Wales
Norman ringwork with fine carved gateway; free
Norwich Castle
Norfolk, England
Keep redisplayed after Royal Palace project
Oakham Castle
Rutland, England
Norman great hall; horseshoe collection; free
Ogmore Castle
Vale of Glamorgan, Wales
Riverside Norman castle beside famous stepping stones; free
Okehampton Castle
Devon, England
Free entry Wednesday-Sunday, April to October
Old Sarum
Wiltshire, England
Norman royal castle within Iron Age ramparts
Oxford Castle & Prison
Oxfordshire, England
Malmaison hotel in former prison wing
Pendragon Castle
Cumbria, England
Informal free access, Mallerstang valley
Penrhyn Castle
Gwynedd, Wales
19th-century neo-Norman castle
Pevensey Castle
East Sussex, England
Medieval castle within Roman fort walls
Peveril Castle
Derbyshire, England
Portchester Castle
Hampshire, England
Grounds free; keep within Roman fort walls
Prudhoe Castle
Northumberland, England
Free entry, grounds open daily 10am-4pm
Rayleigh Mount
Essex, England
Norman motte-and-bailey earthworks of Rayleigh Castle
Roch Castle
Pembrokeshire, Wales
Norman tower restored as luxury hotel
Rochester Castle
Kent, England
EH property managed day-to-day by council; also listed under English Heritage
Rockingham Castle
Northamptonshire, England
Seasonal opening
Shrewsbury Castle
Shropshire, England
Regimental museum in castle hall
Skipsea Castle
East Riding of Yorkshire, England
Earthworks of Norman motte and bailey
St Leonard's Tower
Kent, England
Early Norman tower keep; exterior viewing
Stafford Castle
Staffordshire, England
Free grounds; visitor centre limited hours
Tamworth Castle
Staffordshire, England
Norman motte with intact shell keep
Tonbridge Castle
Kent, England
Free grounds; ticketed gatehouse experience
Totnes Castle
Devon, England
Classic motte-and-bailey with shell keep
Tower of London
Greater London, England
Crown Jewels; Yeoman Warder tours
Tretower Court and Castle
Powys, Wales
Round keep plus adjacent restored medieval manor house
Whittington Castle
Shropshire, England
Community-managed moated gatehouse ruin