Baconsthorpe Castle
Visit the extensive ruins of Baconsthorpe Castle, a moated and fortified 15th century manor house, that are a testament to the rise and fall of a prominent Norfolk family, the Heydons. Over 200 years, successive generations of this ambitious family built, then enlarged, and finally abandoned this castle.
Sir John Heydon probably built the strong inner gatehouse during the turbulent Wars of the Roses period, and his son Sir Henry completed the fortified house. In more peaceful times, their descendants converted part of the property into a textile factory, and then added the turreted Elizabethan outer gateway, inhabited until 1920.
Please note
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Dogs on leads are welcome. Parking is available.
Address:
Norfolk
Sat Nav:
Bus Access:
Sanders 16, 17 serve the village
Road Access:
3⁄4 mile N of village of Baconsthorpe off unclassified road,3 miles E of Holt
Train Access:
Sheringham 4 1⁄2 miles
Bicycle Access:
Find this site on the National Cycle Network