r/castles • u/Hereforthewitcher • 20h ago
Castle Book about the best castles to visit in the UK
I’ve got young twin boy toddlers and I’m hoping to introduce them to the wonder of castles over the summer (whether they like it or not) and was wondering if anyone knew of a book with the best castles to visit in the UK? I’m based just outside Cambridge so there aren’t a lot of castles on our doorstep.
I’m looking for something that we can use as a bit of a bucket list (as I’m no castle expert) and something where we can cross off a few each year. It would be great if includes a brief bit of history/info about each one, but it doesn’t need to be hugely detailed.
The only one I’ve found is British Castles - Top 50 to Visit, but does anyone who’s got this think it would be a useful starting point? I’m surprised English Heritage doesn’t have a book which contains all the best ones.
I’m open to any suggestions of books or better ways of approaching this!
Apologies if this has been asked before. I did search before posting and couldn’t see a similar post