Baconsthorpe Castle
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Baconsthorpe Castle is a ruin near the town of Holt, Norfolk, England (grid reference TG122382).
Essentially a fortified manor house of quadrangular form, it was built in the fifteenth century by the Heydon hamily. It has been modified substantially since then. Due to the declining fortunes of its family owners (who in the 20th Century decamped to another large house they owned in the area), the castle is now ruined, and the floor areas are covered in grass. It is pretty much open air all round, though the imaginative visitor should be able to get an idea of what the castle would have been like. It is now owned by English Heritage.
It is a good location for a peaceful day out as it is off the beaten track and there are not many visitors even in peak time. A walk starting at the castle is shown in the links section.
[edit] Reference
- Fry, Plantagenet Somerset, The David & Charles Book of Castles, David & Charles, 1980. ISBN 0-7153-7976-3
[edit] External links
- Baconsthorpe Castle's page on English Heritage's site
- Baconsthorpe Castle on the Images Of England Website
- Walk starting at Baconsthorpe Castle EDP website
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