Twizell Castle

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Twizell Castle is a Grade II* listed building and a Scheduled Ancient Monument which stands on a bend of the River Till at Tillmouth Park, Northumberland, northern England. Below it, the medieval Twizell Bridge spans the river. It is located 10 miles south-west of Berwick Upon Tweed. The site is visible from a public footpath, which passes the castle from the road. The gardens of the castle contain the earthwork remains of the once lost medieval village of Twizell, whilst the massive ruin presents the remains of an 18th-century castle which was never completed. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 55°41'2"N, 2°11'15"W

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Twizell Castle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Etal Castle, Norham Castle, Ford Castle, Lady Waterford Hall.

3.6 miSE
Forts and castles
Etal Castle, Ford and Etal
93 min walk • Etal Castle is a ruined medieval fortification in the village of Etal, Northumberland, England. It was built around 1341 by Robert Manners, and comprised a residential tower, a gatehouse and a corner tower, protected by a curtain wall.
3 miNE
Forts and castles, Romanesque architecture
Norham Castle, Berwick-upon-Tweed
76 min walk • Norham Castle is a castle in Northumberland, England, overlooking the River Tweed, on the border between England and Scotland. It is a Grade I listed building and a Scheduled Ancient Monument.
5.3 miSE
Forts and castles
Ford Castle, Ford and Etal
134 min walk • Ford Castle is a Grade I listed building situated at a shallow crossing point on the River Till, Ford, Northumberland, England. The castle dates from about 1278. The owner Sir William Heron was granted a licence to crenellate the castle in 1338. It was captured by the Scots in 1385 and dismantled by them.
5.4 miSE
Museum, Specialty museum, Art museum
Lady Waterford Hall, Berwick-upon-Tweed
137 min walk • Lady Waterford Hall is the former village school of the estate village of Ford, Northumberland. It is now used as the village hall and is a Grade II* listed building.
2.9 miSW
Bridge
Coldstream Bridge, Coldstream
75 min walk • Coldstream Bridge, linking Coldstream, Scottish Borders with Cornhill-on-Tweed, Northumberland, is an 18th-century Category A/Grade II* listed bridge between England and Scotland, across the River Tweed. The bridge carries the A697 road across the Tweed.
5.7 miNE
Bridge
Union Chain Bridge, Berwick-upon-Tweed
145 min walk • The Union Chain Bridge or Union Bridge is a suspension bridge that spans the River Tweed four miles upstream of Berwick, straddling the border between England and Scotland.
6.1 miNE
Museum, Historical place, Architecture
Paxton House, Berwick-upon-Tweed
157 min walk • Paxton House is a historic house at Paxton, Berwickshire, in the Scottish Borders, a few miles south-west of Berwick-upon-Tweed, overlooking the River Tweed.
4.4 miSE
Museum, Scenic railroads, Tours
Heatherslaw Mill, Ford and Etal
113 min walk • Heatherslaw Mill is a water mill situated on the Ford and Etal Estate, 7 miles north of the town of Wooler in the English county of Northumberland. It is a restored 19th century water driven cornmill. Traditional methods and original machinery powered by the River Till are used to grind locally grown wheat into wholemeal flour.
4.7 miSW
Forts and castles
Wark on Tweed Castle
119 min walk • Wark on Tweed Castle, sometimes referred to as Carham Castle is a ruined motte-and-bailey castle at the West end of Wark on Tweed in Northumberland. The ruins are a Grade II* listed building.
2.5 miN
Bridge
Ladykirk and Norham Bridge
63 min walk • The Ladykirk and Norham Bridge connects Ladykirk in the Borders, Scotland, with Norham in Northumberland, England, across the River Tweed.
2.9 miE
Archaeological site
Duddo Five Stones
76 min walk • Duddo Five Stones is a stone circle north of Duddo in North Northumberland, approximately 4miles South of the Scottish Border. The stones were known as the Four Stones until 1903, when the fifth stone was re-erected to improve the skyline.