Great castle to check out with it's history going back to the 1200's from what I understand. There was ample parking with a £3 fee or free for members. Short walk to the castle itself, the shop is where you show your tickets if you have purchased them online or you can buy the from there. Spent about 30-40 minutes here. There are outdoor areas including a collection of apple trees where you are encouraged to take one home which was nice. Well worth the visit for the reasonably small costs of the ticket.

A hidden gem ... We reached Aydon Castle after a few minutes on a very small and narrow road (so be prepared) but it was worth it. The castle has a green courtyard with lots of grass for kids to play and on the side is a lovely orchard (great for picnics). There are some dotted picnic tables around too. Interesting visit inside the castle ... My kids really enjoyed it. Visit finished with ice creams from the English Heritage shop. ❤️ ps. There is an entry fee but we used our EH ticket so free.

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!

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!

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.