Key facts
- Operator
- Tamworth Borough Council
- Condition
- Intact
- Access
- Staffed, ticketed
Pinpoint
Holloway, Tamworth B79 7NA
Telephone 01827 709626
Possible Opening hours
Opening times change. Always check the official website before you travel.
| Monday | Closed |
| Tuesday | Closed |
| Wednesday | Closed |
| Thursday | 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM |
| Friday | 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM |
| Saturday | 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM |
| Sunday | 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM |
One of the best-preserved Norman motte-and-bailey castles in England, with an intact shell keep and over 900 years of continuous history layered into its rooms and battlements. A small display drawn from the Staffordshire Hoard - the Anglo-Saxon gold hoard found nearby in 2009 - is one of the more unexpected things inside.
Worth the trip
The Staffordshire Hoard display - reviewers repeatedly call it out as worth seeing even though it's a small part of the overall castle.
Before you go
The tea room is small with a limited menu, so don't plan a full meal around it; reviewers say the site is big enough and spread out enough to fill a couple of hours comfortably, and are consistently surprised it isn't busier.
Reviewers consistently praise the well-preserved, interactive rooms spanning multiple historical eras and the exhibition featuring Staffordshire Hoard items, describing it as good value for a family visit of around two hours. The only mild caveat raised is that the on-site tea room is fairly small with a limited selection.
Norman motte with intact shell keep
“This castle was very good and very interactive! Fun with family and friends. Great view, great photos. Overall it’s very nice! Hope you check it out :D”— yark0z, visitor review
Further reading
Gibsons - Castle Cutaway (1000pc)
Detailed cutaway illustration of a medieval castle's rooms, dungeon to battlements.
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