Castles, palaces & forts in United Kingdom
Detourmap maps 1,090 castles, palaces & forts worth the detour in United Kingdom — castles, fortresses, palaces and châteaux. The best known is Buckingham Palace. The 150 most notable are listed here; the rest are on the map. Each has a photo and a Wikipedia article.
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Buckingham Palace
Castles & palaces · 18th century · Iconic
Official London residence and principal workplace of the British monarch
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Windsor Castle
Castles & palaces · 11th century · Iconic
Royal residence at Windsor in Berkshire, England, UK
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Balmoral Castle
Castles & palaces · 14th century · Renowned
Estate house in Royal Deeside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
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Kensington Palace
Castles & palaces · 17th century · Renowned
Royal residence set in Kensington Gardens, London, England, UK
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Hampton Court Palace
Castles & palaces · 16th century · Renowned
Historic royal palace in Richmond, Greater London
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Durham Castle
Castles & palaces · 11th century · Renowned
Grade I listed historic house museum in Durham, England, UK
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Palace of Whitehall
Castles & palaces · 16th century · Renowned
Former building in the City of Westminster, London
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Sandringham House
Castles & palaces · 19th century · Renowned
Royal residence near the village of Sandringham in Norfolk, England, UK
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Royal Pavilion
Castles & palaces · 18th century · Notable
Former royal residence located in Brighton, England, United Kingdom
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Warwick Castle
Castles & palaces · 11th century · Notable
Medieval castle in Warwickshire, England, UK
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Bamburgh Castle
Castles & palaces · Notable
Grade I listed historic house museum in Bamburgh, United Kingdom
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Hever Castle
Castles & palaces · 13th century · Notable
Grade I listed country house in Hever, Kent, England, UK
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Dunnottar Castle
Castles & palaces · 14th century · Notable
Ruined castle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
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Ludlow Castle
Castles & palaces · 11th century · Notable
Medieval fortification in Shropshire, England, UK
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Alnwick Castle
Castles & palaces · 11th century · Notable
Castle and stately home in Alnwick, Northumberland, England, UK; seat of the Duke of Northumberland, England, UK
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Rochester Castle
Castles & palaces · 11th century · Notable
Castle in Rochester, Kent, South East England
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Lincoln Castle
Castles & palaces · 11th century · Notable
Grade I listed building in Lincolnshire, England, UK
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Kew Palace
Castles & palaces · 17th century · Notable
Grade I listed historic house museum in London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, United Kingdom
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Kenilworth Castle
Castles & palaces · 12th century · Notable
Castle ruin in the town of Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England, UK
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Carlisle Castle
Castles & palaces · 11th century · Notable
Castle in Carlisle, Cumbria, United Kingdom
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Nottingham Castle
Castles & palaces · 11th century · Notable
Castle in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
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Dunstanburgh Castle
Castles & palaces · 14th century · Notable
Castle in Craster, Northumberland, England, UK
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Carisbrooke Castle
Castles & palaces · 11th century · Notable
Motte and bailey castle and museum on the Isle of Wight, England, UK
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Dolbadarn Castle
Castles & palaces · 13th century · Notable
Castle in Gwynedd, Wales, built by the princes of Wales
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Dunvegan Castle
Castles & palaces · 13th century · Notable
Castle in Duirinish, Highland, Scotland, UK
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Winchester Castle
Castles & palaces · 11th century · Notable
Grade I listed castle in Winchester, United Kingdom
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Hillsborough Castle
Castles & palaces · 18th century · Notable
Castle in Royal Hillsborough, County Down, Northern Ireland
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Caerlaverock Castle
Castles & palaces · 13th century · Notable
Former castle archaeological site in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
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Dunrobin Castle
Castles & palaces · 19th century · Notable
Castle in Golspie, Sutherland, Highland, Scotland, UK
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Warkworth Castle
Castles & palaces · Notable
Medieval castle in Warkworth, Northumberland, England, UK
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Belvoir Castle
Castles & palaces · 11th century · Notable
Historic house museum and home of the Dukes of Rutland in Leicestershire, England, UK
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Tantallon Castle
Castles & palaces · 14th century · Notable
Mid-14th-century fortress east of North Berwick, in East Lothian, Scotland, UK
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Dunstaffnage Castle
Castles & palaces · 13th century · Notable
Castle in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK
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Loch Leven Castle
Castles & palaces · 13th century · Notable
Medieval castle, now ruined, in Loch Leven, Perth and Kinross, Scotland, UK
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Culzean Castle
Castles & palaces · Notable
Country house incorporating earlier castle and tower house fabric, near Maybole, South Ayrshire, Scotland, UK
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Chirk Castle
Castles & palaces · 13th century · Notable
Medieval fortress in Wrexham County Borough, Wales
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Bridewell Palace
Castles & palaces · Notable
Former palace in the City of London, England; former prison
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Portchester Castle
Castles & palaces · 11th century · Notable
Medieval castle in Portchester, Hampshire, England, UK
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Norwich Castle
Castles & palaces · 11th century · Notable
Historic castle and museum in Norwich, England
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Aberystwyth Castle
Castles & palaces · 13th century · Notable
Grade I listed castle in Ceredigion, Wales
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Tattershall Castle
Castles & palaces · 13th century · Notable
Castle in Tattershall, Lincolnshire, England, UK
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Fotheringhay Castle
Castles & palaces · Notable
Ruined castle in Fotheringhay, Northamptonshire, England, UK
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Framlingham Castle
Castles & palaces · Notable
Grade I listed historic house museum in Framlingham, Suffolk, England, UK
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Colchester Castle
Castles & palaces · 11th century · Notable
Norman castle in Colchester, United Kingdom
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Castle Stalker
Castles & palaces · 14th century · Notable
Tower house or keep on a tidal islet on Loch Laich
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Belfast Castle
Castles & palaces · 19th century · Notable
Mansion in Cavehill country Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland
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Craigievar Castle
Castles & palaces · 17th century · Notable
Castle and museum in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
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Scarborough Castle
Castles & palaces · 12th century · Notable
Medieval castle overlooking Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England, UK
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Pevensey Castle
Castles & palaces · 11th century · Notable
Medieval castle in a former Roman fort at Pevensey in East Sussex, England, UK
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Holt Castle
Castles & palaces · 13th century · Notable
Grade II* listed building in Wrexham. Castle in Holt, north Wales
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Conisbrough Castle
Castles & palaces · 11th century · Notable
Grade I listed historic house museum in Conisbrough, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England, UK
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Peveril Castle
Castles & palaces · 11th century · Notable
Castle in Castleton, Derbyshire, England, UK
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Launceston Castle
Castles & palaces · 11th century · Notable
Castle in the town of Launceston, Cornwall, England, UK
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Blair Castle
Castles & palaces · 13th century · Notable
Country house in Blair Atholl, Perth and Kinross, Scotland, UK
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Scone Palace
Castles & palaces · Notable
Castle owned by the Earl of Mansfield in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, UK
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Dunadd
Castles & palaces · 6th century · Notable
Hillfort in Knapdale, Argyll and Bute, Scotland; ancient capital of the Dalriadic kingdom and former seat of the kings of Dál Riata
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Newcastle upon Tyne Castle
Castles & palaces · 11th century · Notable
11th-century castle in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, UK
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Dunster Castle
Castles & palaces · Notable
Grade I listed historic house museum in Dunster, Somerset. UK
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Lindisfarne Castle
Castles & palaces · 16th century · Notable
Grade I listed historic house museum in Holy Island, United Kingdom
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Halton Castle
Castles & palaces · 11th century · Notable
Ruins of castle with later buildings in Halton, Cheshire, England, UK
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Lancaster Castle
Castles & palaces · 11th century · Notable
Grade I listed castle in Lancaster, United Kingdom
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Herstmonceux Castle
Castles & palaces · 15th century · Notable
Castle near Herstmonceux, East Sussex, England; formerly a manor
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Goodrich Castle
Castles & palaces · 11th century · Notable
Grade I listed castle in Goodrich, Herefordshire, England, UK
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Savoy Palace
Castles & palaces · 13th century · Notable
The residence of John of Gaunt until it was destroyed in the Peasants' Revolt of 1381
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Berkeley Castle
Castles & palaces · 11th century · Notable
Castle in the town of Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England, UK
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Bolton Castle
Castles & palaces · 14th century · Notable
14th-century castle located near Wensleydale, Yorkshire, England
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Muness Castle
Castles & palaces · 16th century · Notable
Castle on Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK
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Donnington Castle
Castles & palaces · 14th century · Notable
Ruined medieval castle in Berkshire, England
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Ardvreck Castle
Castles & palaces · 16th century · Notable
Castle in Highland, Scotland, UK, now ruinous
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Middleham Castle
Castles & palaces · 12th century · Notable
Castle in Middleham, North Yorkshire, England, UK
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Deal Castle
Castles & palaces · 16th century · Notable
16th century coastal artillery fort, located in Deal, Kent, England, UK
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Fort George
Castles & palaces · 18th century · Notable
18th-century fortress built in the Scottish Highlands in the aftermath of the Jacobite Rising of 1745
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Denbigh Castle
Castles & palaces · 13th century · Hidden gem
Grade I listed castle in Denbigh, Denbighshire, Wales
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Laugharne Castle
Castles & palaces · Hidden gem
Grade I listed castle in Laugharne, Carmarthenshire, Wales
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Hedingham Castle
Castles & palaces · Hidden gem
Grade I listed historic house museum in Castle Hedingham, United Kingdom
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Chillingham Castle
Castles & palaces · 14th century · Hidden gem
Grade I listed historic house museum in Northumberland, England, UK
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Sudeley Castle
Castles & palaces · 15th century · Hidden gem
Grade I listed historic house museum in Sudeley, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England, UK
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Berwick Castle
Castles & palaces · Hidden gem
Castle, now ruinous, in Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, England, UK
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Inverness Castle
Castles & palaces · 19th century · Hidden gem
Castle in Inverness, Highland, Scotland, UK
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Canterbury Castle
Castles & palaces · 12th century · Hidden gem
Grade I listed castle in Canterbury, United Kingdom
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Carreg Cennen Castle
Castles & palaces · Hidden gem
Castle in Carmarthenshire, Wales, United Kingdom
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Llansteffan Castle
Castles & palaces · 12th century · Hidden gem
Grade I listed building and site of an ancient hillfort in Carmarthenshire, Wales
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Orford Castle
Castles & palaces · 12th century · Hidden gem
Grade I listed historic house museum in Suffolk Coastal, United Kingdom
