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Chiddingstone Castle

Kent, England


Chiddingstone Castle
Chiddingstone Castle, further view Chiddingstone Castle, further view

Key facts

Operator
Denys Eyre Bower Bequest (charitable trust)
Condition
Intact
Access
Staffed, ticketed

Pinpoint

Chiddingstone Castle, Hill Hoath Rd, Chiddingstone, Edenbridge TN8 7AD

A country house north of Tunbridge Wells, remodelled with castellated towers in the 19th century and now run as a charitable trust built around the personal collections of its last owner, Denys Eyre Bower. With no reviews yet logged for this listing, it's hard to say from visitor experience what a trip here actually feels like - the appeal is clearly the collections rather than the building's military history, since it was never a working fortress.

Worth the trip

The Denys Eyre Bower collections - the reason the trust exists and the building is open to the public at all.

Before you go

No visitor reviews are available yet for this listing, so check the trust's own website directly for current opening times and seasonal hours before planning a visit.

Houses Denys Eyre Bower collections

Further reading

book
See Inside Castles

Katie Daynes & David Hancock

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jigsaw
Gibsons - Castle Cutaway (1000pc)

Detailed cutaway illustration of a medieval castle's rooms, dungeon to battlements.

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model-kit
CubicFun - Neuschwanstein Castle 3D Puzzle (121pc)

Architectural 3D puzzle model, stocked by UK and US retailers.

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