Burgh Castle is a 16th-century fortified manor house situated in Burgh le Marsh, Lincolnshire, England. The castle features a mix of medieval and Tudor architectural styles, with a rectangular plan and four towers, one at each corner. The building's façade is constructed from local limestone and brick, with ornate stone carvings and decorative chimneys. The castle's interior boasts grand reception rooms, ornate plaster ceilings, and a grand staircase. Surrounded by rolling countryside and woodland, Burgh Castle offers a glimpse into the lives of its former aristocratic residents, including the Willoughby family, who owned the estate for over 300 years.
An interesting fort when you can actually find it! Parked in the first car park from the road. The app to pay for parking didn't work. Eventually paid the high charge of PS1.70 on a card using a parking machine. Then, information signs abound, but none of them tell you which direction to go in! So you know, when a sign is beside a field, know that that field will lead you to it EVENTUALLY. If your walking gets you to a church, turn left. I ended up using Google Maps to help me find the actual place. Late in the day, when silhouetted, the forg looked like a load of haybales from a distance. It obviously looks better and more impressive up close. The information boards are actually good. A lot of the wall is still intact at time of writing, but I fear that won't be the case for too much longer on one side. The West wall is missing. The south wall is already falling over and cracking quite badly. A great view of over the old estuary once you're inside (courtesy of the missing west wall). The inside is basically a field, so don't expect some tall Roman castle. There was one a castle inside, but it's not been there for a while. If you're happy with long walks and directional guesswork with the end result being a rather large stone wall, then this is the place for you!
We found the car park and then followed the path but it seemed to be pretty much pot luck if we got to the castle or not as it was only signposted on about every third junction. As the area was flat and the walls relatively low it didn't really stand out from a distance either. The area is a nature reserve I think so it was lovely to walk the paths anyway, chatting to some of the dog walkers and eventually we came to the fort. Built in the third century the castle was a base for mobile troops to intercept Germanic raiders rather than a fortification in the medieval sense. The walls were still standing on three sides, up to a height of maybe 4m and were impressively made with flint layers interspersed with terracotta. There were round towers on each corner and either side of the gateway and plenty of information boards. It was another place I wish I had a drone though as it was far better appreciated by aerial photography. We carried on from the castle to the Church of St Peter and St Paul, an interesting 10th century church with a round tower. Unfortunately it was closed so we couldn't see the exhibition inside as I'd like to have known the origins of the tower.
We enjoyed a lovely 2 hours walk here today in the sunshine. Parking is plentiful but it's pay by phone or on the parking app (no cash or card) so we drove out of the carpark and parked on the road. The Roman ruins are quite impressive to have survived in such good condition for so long. Definately worth a visit. The views are amazing too. We took our little dog but kept him on the lead.
Very interesting if you can find it, signage is not good and although the walkways all head there eventually, its pure guesswork if no one else is about to ask. The walls are impressive being 1700 (ish) years old, it seems to have been abandoned to its fate and will eventually just fall apart, information within the site is good but it badly needs work to preserve it asap. The nature look out also needs work as the trees are growing so that very little is visible out to the marsh ! The car park was a night mare, No Ringo, but another bad app to load with a poor phone signal, card payment not working. Apparently there is a PS1000 fine for dog fouling the pathways, so if the site owners had been efficient there was at least PS5k to be gained. The little church is worth a visit also.
Excellent example of Roman Shore Fort wall with tile course. Fantastic views of countryside around and handily located in-between two pubs.10 minute walk from Fisherman's Inn along the path by the Norfolk Broads.
Very isolated and peaceful good to look at the stars in the dark but easy to get disorientated in the dark and get lost so be careful luckily I know the area as this is my special place when I was growing up but even I got lost in part. Hard to find the car. Not many places in this country to see an old castle as big as b castle absolutely huge but see it in the day please. There is also a nice river down below that leads up to the alton broads.
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An interesting fort when you can actually find it! Parked in the first car park from the road. The app to pay for parking didn't work. Eventually paid the high charge of PS1.70 on a card using a parking machine. Then, information signs abound, but none of them tell you which direction to go in! So you know, when a sign is beside a field, know that that field will lead you to it EVENTUALLY. If your walking gets you to a church, turn left. I ended up using Google Maps to help me find the actual place. Late in the day, when silhouetted, the forg looked like a load of haybales from a distance. It obviously looks better and more impressive up close. The information boards are actually good. A lot of the wall is still intact at time of writing, but I fear that won't be the case for too much longer on one side. The West wall is missing. The south wall is already falling over and cracking quite badly. A great view of over the old estuary once you're inside (courtesy of the missing west wall). The inside is basically a field, so don't expect some tall Roman castle. There was one a castle inside, but it's not been there for a while. If you're happy with long walks and directional guesswork with the end result being a rather large stone wall, then this is the place for you!
We found the car park and then followed the path but it seemed to be pretty much pot luck if we got to the castle or not as it was only signposted on about every third junction. As the area was flat and the walls relatively low it didn't really stand out from a distance either. The area is a nature reserve I think so it was lovely to walk the paths anyway, chatting to some of the dog walkers and eventually we came to the fort. Built in the third century the castle was a base for mobile troops to intercept Germanic raiders rather than a fortification in the medieval sense. The walls were still standing on three sides, up to a height of maybe 4m and were impressively made with flint layers interspersed with terracotta. There were round towers on each corner and either side of the gateway and plenty of information boards. It was another place I wish I had a drone though as it was far better appreciated by aerial photography. We carried on from the castle to the Church of St Peter and St Paul, an interesting 10th century church with a round tower. Unfortunately it was closed so we couldn't see the exhibition inside as I'd like to have known the origins of the tower.
We enjoyed a lovely 2 hours walk here today in the sunshine. Parking is plentiful but it's pay by phone or on the parking app (no cash or card) so we drove out of the carpark and parked on the road. The Roman ruins are quite impressive to have survived in such good condition for so long. Definately worth a visit. The views are amazing too. We took our little dog but kept him on the lead.
Very interesting if you can find it, signage is not good and although the walkways all head there eventually, its pure guesswork if no one else is about to ask. The walls are impressive being 1700 (ish) years old, it seems to have been abandoned to its fate and will eventually just fall apart, information within the site is good but it badly needs work to preserve it asap. The nature look out also needs work as the trees are growing so that very little is visible out to the marsh ! The car park was a night mare, No Ringo, but another bad app to load with a poor phone signal, card payment not working. Apparently there is a PS1000 fine for dog fouling the pathways, so if the site owners had been efficient there was at least PS5k to be gained. The little church is worth a visit also.
Excellent example of Roman Shore Fort wall with tile course. Fantastic views of countryside around and handily located in-between two pubs.10 minute walk from Fisherman's Inn along the path by the Norfolk Broads.
Very isolated and peaceful good to look at the stars in the dark but easy to get disorientated in the dark and get lost so be careful luckily I know the area as this is my special place when I was growing up but even I got lost in part. Hard to find the car. Not many places in this country to see an old castle as big as b castle absolutely huge but see it in the day please. There is also a nice river down below that leads up to the alton broads.
