Castle Guides

Practical guides to the castles of Britain and Ireland: visiting, staying overnight, and what you are looking at when you get there.

• Castles with bedsCastles you can stay in overnight across the UK and Ireland, from castle hotels to whole-castle rentals: what a night costs and how minimum stays work.
• Castle typesMotte and bailey, stone keep, concentric, tower house and gun fort: the main types of castles, with real examples and how to spot each one on site.