Aydon Castle

Loved it. Wasn't sure what, or how much, to expect, but there's plenty here for an hours exploring, reading and sitting. English Heritage , so free to members. About £7/£8 if not. Suggested carpark donation of £3. Plenty of space to park - camper etc. Little EH shop, machine coffee. Art installations inside - okay, not our thing really, but much more to see than we'd expected. Lovely EH guide/receptionist.

A lovley small fortified castle from the 13 century. A hidden away little gem and well worth the visit

Aydon castle is a fortified manor house a short distance from Hexham and Corbridge. On a sunny day as it was it's a great little find. If you bring a picnic you can spend a couple of hours just chilling. The manor house / castle has an interesting history one of many buildings in this area that the Scotts took and lost and retook over the years! Small gift shop with refreshments and membership. Entry was about 4.50 the day I went. Free parking a short walk from the entrance.

A little castle in the beautiful countryside. Small entrance / gift shop with a very informative and helpful staff member. There are plenty of information boards inside and layouts of the rooms. We spent 30-40 minutes here. Free parking for english heritage members, small charge otherwise.

Really enjoyed this 13th century English manor house. It was a working farm up until a year or so ago, or a few yrs (can't remember what they told us). There are quite a few things to see here.There is a small orchard, and a trail that goes around the manor house. There might have been some longer trails too, but don't remember as we stayed to tour.What we enjoyed ourselves was trying to figure out what rooms were used for, the most interesting one being what ended up being the stalls (which I totally called since it was 'indoors' we didn't think it could be that).Another thing that you typically do not see in ruins (though this place is well preserved) is an area in which the floor beams are intact and you can actually see what a 'typical' room height was - this place has it! Usually when ruins have multiple floors available, their more overlooking grand areas that either had higher ceilings, or the floor is missing over the area you're looking down in. Being to quite a few ruins now and knowing what you're looking at is spectacular. Don't necessarily wish to have been present during that time, but would love to see it back in its glory!The staff here are lovely and we quite enjoyed the gift shop. Coffee was eh, but at least it was a cuppa!

Interesting site with partly furnished rooms to explore and a small visitor shop. There are 2 toilets but no cafe. It is next to farm buildings with nice views and a wooded area with stream. Be prepared to drive some way down a narrow road/ farm track with a few potholes and tight bends. Car park is not large, gravelled and slight slope but lovely countryside views. English Heritage owned so parking and entrance fees apply if you are not a member.

Off the beaten track at the end of a bad road especially if you could from the Eastern approach in a campervan. However quite a little gem and worth the effort.

Aydon Castle is an interesting place to visit. I would definitely recommend it. It's a manor house rather than a castle, and is not a ruin but an empty building, but with the guide book and/or the information boards you can get a feel for what it must have been like when it was lived in.

Well kept English Heritage castle. Floors restored and some furniture.

Beautiful castle! Very unexpected indeed! Upon entering, it looked to be quite underwhelming and small but actually, unlike many of the other castles we've visited, the floors have been restored and so when exploring it actually feels like you're stepping back in time and seeing the castle in its once before glory!Staff were beyond friendly & helpful, informative and welcoming.This is probably one of my favourite castles with lovely grounds for children to run around in and benches for resting and plenty of picnic places with a beautiful forestry walk going around the back of the castle.Very reasonably priced too, for what's on offer to see.10/10 - would highly recommend!