Entry passes · The Castle Rolls

English Heritage Overseas Visitor Pass.

English Heritage looks after 93 of the castles on the roll. 54 of them charge for entry - that is where this pass earns its keep - and 39 are free to walk into anyway, pass or no pass.

54Charging castles

39Free anyway

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Unlimited entry to over 100 staffed English Heritage places across England, sold as a 9-day or 16-day pass. Listed at £56 (9 days) or £66 (16 days) for a single adult as of July 2026, with two-adult and family versions. English Heritage annual membership covers the same staffed sites for anyone planning repeat trips. Full details and current prices: the official English Heritage Overseas Visitor Pass page.

Confirm before you buy

Pass coverage is set by the operator and can change - a handful of sites, events or seasons are sometimes excluded. Before buying, check the castles you actually plan to visit against the official covered-places list on the page linked above.

Castles where the pass matters - 54 charging for entry, best-reviewed first

Tintagel Castle

Cornwall

★ 4.6 · 18.9k reviews

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Dover Castle

Kent

★ 4.7 · 17.4k reviews

Photo: Chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped

Scarborough Castle

North Yorkshire

★ 4.6 · 8,836 reviews

Photo: Stephen Montgomery from Kallangur, Australia, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped

Kenilworth Castle and Elizabethan Garden

Warwickshire

★ 4.7 · 7,615 reviews

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Bolsover Castle

Derbyshire

★ 4.6 · 6,758 reviews

Photo: Andrew Michaels, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped

Clifford's Tower, York

North Yorkshire

★ 4.3 · 5,963 reviews

Photo: Tim Green from Bradford, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped

Carisbrooke Castle

Isle of Wight

★ 4.6 · 5,892 reviews

Photo: Geni, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped

Framlingham Castle

Suffolk

★ 4.5 · 5,418 reviews

Photo: Evan Fetherolf, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped

Portchester Castle

Hampshire

★ 4.6 · 5,228 reviews

Photo: Matthew Folley from UK, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped

Pendennis Castle

Cornwall

★ 4.6 · 4,825 reviews

Photo: Chris Holifield, https://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/21337, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped

Carlisle Castle

Cumbria

★ 4.4 · 4,695 reviews

Photo: David P from Lancaster, United Kingdom, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped

Walmer Castle and Gardens

Kent

★ 4.7 · 4,686 reviews

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Warkworth Castle and Hermitage

Northumberland

★ 4.6 · 4,082 reviews

Photo: Draco2008 from UK, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped

Tynemouth Priory and Castle

Tyne and Wear

★ 4.6 · 3,707 reviews

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Old Sarum

Wiltshire

★ 4.5 · 3,557 reviews

Photo: MARKEDWARDS, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped

Deal Castle

Kent

★ 4.4 · 3,293 reviews

Photo: Lieven Smits, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped

Helmsley Castle

North Yorkshire

★ 4.5 · 3,038 reviews

Photo: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped

Beeston Castle

Cheshire

★ 4.5 · 2,985 reviews

Photo: TCExplorer, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped

Richmond Castle

North Yorkshire

★ 4.6 · 2,969 reviews

Photo: Andrew Bowden from London, United Kingdon, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped

Dartmouth Castle

Devon

★ 4.5 · 2,862 reviews

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Barnard Castle

County Durham

★ 4.6 · 2,749 reviews

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Goodrich Castle

Herefordshire

★ 4.7 · 2,714 reviews

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Belsay Hall, Castle and Gardens

Northumberland

★ 4.7 · 2,677 reviews

Photo: Michael Garlick, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped

Pevensey Castle

East Sussex

★ 4.5 · 2,660 reviews

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Hurst Castle

Hampshire

★ 4.4 · 2,588 reviews

Photo: Ian Stannard from Southsea, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped

Conisbrough Castle

South Yorkshire

★ 4.5 · 2,526 reviews

Stokesay Castle

Shropshire

★ 4.7 · 2,486 reviews

Dunstanburgh Castle

Northumberland

★ 4.6 · 2,357 reviews

Photo: Tim Simpson, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped

Portland Castle

Dorset

★ 4.4 · 2,166 reviews

Photo: Ajsmith141, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped

Lulworth Castle

Dorset

★ 4.6 · 2,097 reviews

Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped

Old Wardour Castle

Wiltshire

★ 4.7 · 1,903 reviews

Photo: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped

St Mawes Castle

Cornwall

★ 4.5 · 1,854 reviews

Photo: Kernow Skies, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped

Middleham Castle

North Yorkshire

★ 4.6 · 1,812 reviews

Peveril Castle

Derbyshire

★ 4.4 · 1,654 reviews

Photo: Darren Copley from Sheffield, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped

Orford Castle

Suffolk

★ 4.5 · 1,513 reviews

Photo: Keith Roper, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped

Pickering Castle

North Yorkshire

★ 4.4 · 1,486 reviews

Totnes Castle

Devon

★ 4.2 · 1,449 reviews

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Berry Pomeroy Castle

Devon

★ 4.6 · 1,444 reviews

Brougham Castle

Cumbria

★ 4.6 · 1,351 reviews

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Ashby de la Zouch Castle

Leicestershire

★ 4.5 · 1,279 reviews

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Upnor Castle

Kent

★ 4.3 · 1,273 reviews

Photo: Phil Pead, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped

Restormel Castle

Cornwall

★ 4.5 · 1,156 reviews

Farleigh Hungerford Castle

Somerset

★ 4.6 · 1,149 reviews

Photo: nicksarebi, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped

Launceston Castle

Cornwall

★ 4.4 · 1,082 reviews

Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped

Farnham Castle Keep

Surrey

★ 4.5 · 762 reviews

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Hylton Castle

Tyne and Wear

★ 4.5 · 724 reviews

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Nunney Castle

Somerset

★ 4.7 · 696 reviews

Photo: Ian Alexander, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped

Kirby Muxloe Castle

Leicestershire

★ 4.2 · 649 reviews

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Calshot Castle

Hampshire

★ 4.4 · 585 reviews

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Aydon Castle

Northumberland

★ 4.4 · 514 reviews

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St Briavels Castle

Gloucestershire

★ 4.4 · 437 reviews

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Yarmouth Castle

Isle of Wight

★ 4.1 · 435 reviews

Photo: Christine Matthews, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped

Camber Castle

East Sussex

★ 4.3 · 336 reviews

Photo: Barbara van Cleve, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped

St Leonard's Tower

Kent

★ 3.9 · 85 reviews

Free anyway - no pass needed - 39 open-access English Heritage castles

These are also in English Heritage's care, but they are open-access ruins with no admission charge - a pass adds nothing here, which is worth knowing before you count them toward its value.

Donnington Castle

Berkshire Free entry

★ 4.4 · 1,595 reviews

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Hadleigh Castle

Essex Free entry

★ 4.6 · 1,328 reviews

Photo: Chris Beach from London, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped

Christchurch Castle and Norman House

Dorset Free entry

★ 4.5 · 1,122 reviews

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Etal Castle

Northumberland Free entry

★ 4.3 · 1,106 reviews

Photo: Michael Garlick, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped

Wolvesey Castle (Old Bishop's Palace)

Hampshire Free entry

★ 4.4 · 1,049 reviews

Photo: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped

Brough Castle

Cumbria Free entry

★ 4.5 · 992 reviews

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Okehampton Castle

Devon Free entry

★ 4.4 · 973 reviews

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Bramber Castle

West Sussex Free entry

★ 4.5 · 955 reviews

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Clun Castle

Shropshire Free entry

★ 4.4 · 950 reviews

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Berkhamsted Castle

Hertfordshire Free entry

★ 4.5 · 940 reviews

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Burgh Castle Roman Fort

Norfolk Free entry

★ 4.5 · 916 reviews

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Spofforth Castle

North Yorkshire Free entry

★ 4.5 · 850 reviews

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Bolingbroke Castle

Lincolnshire Free entry

★ 4.5 · 803 reviews

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Moreton Corbet Castle

Shropshire Free entry

★ 4.6 · 790 reviews

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Penrith Castle

Cumbria Free entry

★ 4.3 · 758 reviews

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Prudhoe Castle

Northumberland Free entry

★ 4.2 · 653 reviews

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Eynsford Castle

Kent Free entry

★ 4.3 · 633 reviews

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Norham Castle

Northumberland Free entry

★ 4.5 · 607 reviews

Photo: Michael Garlick, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped

Berwick-upon-Tweed Castle and Ramparts

Northumberland Free entry

★ 4.5 · 600 reviews

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Acton Burnell Castle

Shropshire Free entry

★ 4.5 · 599 reviews

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Edlingham Castle

Northumberland Free entry

★ 4.6 · 576 reviews

Baconsthorpe Castle

Norfolk Free entry

★ 4.5 · 560 reviews

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St Catherine's Castle

Cornwall Free entry

★ 4.4 · 549 reviews

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Sherborne Old Castle

Dorset Free entry

★ 4.4 · 521 reviews

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Ludgershall Castle and Cross

Wiltshire Free entry

★ 4.3 · 457 reviews

Photo: David McCalmont, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped

Chester Castle: Agricola Tower and Castle Walls

Cheshire Free entry

★ 4.3 · 377 reviews

Photo: Richard Nevell from London, United Kingdom, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped

Bowes Castle

County Durham Free entry

★ 4.4 · 361 reviews

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Longtown Castle

Herefordshire Free entry

★ 4.3 · 328 reviews

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Weeting Castle

Norfolk Free entry

★ 4.2 · 278 reviews

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Castle Acre Castle and Bailey Gate

Norfolk Free entry

★ 4.7 · 251 reviews

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Lydford Castle and Saxon Town

Devon Free entry

★ 4.4 · 248 reviews

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Piel Castle

Cumbria Free entry

★ 4.8 · 213 reviews

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Sutton Valence Castle

Kent Free entry

★ 4.3 · 192 reviews

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Wigmore Castle

Herefordshire Free entry

★ 4.3 · 176 reviews

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Skipsea Castle

East Riding of Yorkshire Free entry

★ 3.6 · 151 reviews

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Deddington Castle

Oxfordshire Free entry

★ 3.6 · 135 reviews

Cromwell's Castle

Cornwall Free entry

★ 4.7 · 68 reviews

Photo: Paul, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped

King Charles's Castle

Cornwall Free entry

★ 4.7 · 45 reviews

Daw's Castle

Somerset Free entry

★ 2.2 · 10 reviews

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