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Place to go: Tamworth Castle
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Title: | Tamworth Castle
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Location: |
Tamworth |
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Cost: |
£ 4.95, child £2.95 |
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Contact: |
01827 709626 |
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Staffordshire |
| Map Link: |
Show Map |
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Access Details: |
steep slope to entry and stairs to upper levels
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| Web Link: |
Show Website |
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Facilities: |
toilet, shop, cafe, education service
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Description:
The remains of a Norman motte and bailey castle - on an artifical mound - that was lived in until the 1890s
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Review:
Although much altered, you can visit Tamworth Castle as a Norman castle. Much of the interior dates from late Tudor and Stuart periods, so it is a good place to see life for rich and poor at that time. There are also Victorian rooms, reflecting the last time the castle was used as a residence. The upper floor contains an exhibition - the Tamworth Story - from Saxon times to today. In the grounds you can find a statue to Aethelfreda, daughter of King Alfred, who built a Saxon Palace in Tamworth in the front line of the war against the Danes.
A lovely small, enclosed space, with lots of stairs, rooms and exhibitions, that provide an insight into much of Britain's history.
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Updated: 10 May 2007
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