Castles in Eastern England

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Castles in Eastern England
Information about castles in East England including Framlingham Castle, Tilbury Fort, Tattershall Castle, Orford Castle. places to visit, days out, Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, Hertforshire, Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Linclonshire, Lincoln, Norwich, Tilbury, Colchester, Kings Lynn, Cambridge, Ely, Hatfield, Woburn, Stamford

Framlingham Castle - Church Street, Framlingham, Suffolk IP13 9BP

© English Heritage Built in the 12th century, Framlingham Castle, hidden behind curtain walls linking 13 towers (which still look much as they would were built), has had an enormously varied history. Its roles have ranged from its time as a fortress to a temporary home for Mary Tudor in 1553 prior to her accession to the throne, from an Elizabethan prison to a poor house and even a school.

Church Street, Framlingham, Suffolk - IP13 9BP

Hadleigh Castle - Castle Lane, Benfleet, Essex SS7 2PP

© English Heritage The romantic ruins of a royal castle overlooking the Essex marshes. Hadleigh was begun in about 1215 by Hubert de Burgh, but extensively refortified by Edward III during the Hundred Years War, becoming a favourite residence of the ageing king. The barbican and two striking drum towers one later used by Georgian revenue men looking out for smugglers are part of his substantial building works during the 1360s.

Castle Lane, Benfleet, Essex SS7 2PP

TEL: (44) 01760 755161

Orford Castle - Orford, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP12 2ND

© English Heritage Originally a keep-and-bailey castle, Orford was typical of the Norman Conquest, with a walled enclosure and a great tower, which stood as a lordly residence and an independent, defendable strong-point. The building we see today was a royal castle built by Henry II in the 12th century as a coastal defence.

Orford, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP12 2ND

Tattershall Castle - Sleaford Road, Tattershall, Lincolnshire LN4 4LR

©NTPL/Andrew Butler A vast fortified and moated red-brick tower, built in medieval times for Ralph Cromwell, Lord Treasurer of England. The building was rescued from becoming derelict by Lord Curzon 1911-14 and contains four great chambers with enormous Gothic fireplaces, tapestries and brick vaulting.

Sleaford Road, Tattershall, Lincolnshire LN4 4LR

TEL: (44) 01526 342543

Tilbury Fort - Tilbury , Essex RM18 7NR

© English Heritage Tilbury Fort on the Thames estuary has protected London’s seaward approach from the 16th century through to the Second World War. Henry VIII built the first fort here, and Queen Elizabeth I famously rallied her army nearby to face the threat of the Armada. The present fort is much the best example of its type in England, with its circuit of moats and bastioned outworks.

Tilbury , Essex RM18 7NR

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