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Magnificent 15th century red brick castle - what wealth and power looks like
Sleaford Road, Tattershall, Lincolnshire, LN4 4LR
Asset | Opening time |
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Castle | Closed |
Ticket type | Gift aid | Standard |
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Adult | £12.10 | £11.00 |
Child | £6.10 | £5.50 |
Family | £30.30 | £27.50 |
1 Adult up to 3 children | £18.20 | £16.50 |
Our second-hand bookshop is located in the visitor reception building.
Our charming wedding venue accommodates up to 80 people.
Accessed by a single track drive with a high restriction of 8ft.
Toilet facilities are located approximately 80m from visitor reception and approximately 180m from the Great Tower. There are no toilet facilities in the Great Tower.
Dogs must be kept on a short lead. Assistance dogs only are permitted inside the Great Tower.
Drop-off point available. Accessible toilet. Grounds contains gravel paths and uneven grassy areas. Accessible ramp leading to ground-floor parlour chamber. 149 steps to the top of the tower. No lift to upper floors.
A folder located in the Parlour chamber of the Great Tower (ramp access) contains photographs of and information about the upper floors of the building.
There is ramped access to the visitor reception building and to the Parlour chamber of the Great Tower.
Our visitor reception building has an induction loop.
There are benches on all floors of the Great Tower except for the roof level and battlements. There are also benches in the Castle grounds.
On days when we host weddings at the Castle the ground floor of the Great Tower is inaccessible for a period of approximately 90 minutes. Please contact us if you have a query relating to the accessibility of the Great Tower on a particular day.
The grounds contain gravel paths and uneven grassy areas.
We are 15 miles north-east of Sleaford. The Castle is accessed from the A153, on the south-west side of Tattershall village. From the direction of Sleaford, having passed by the 30mph sign into the village, start to look for signs to the Castle on your right. From the direction of Horncastle, after you pass Tattershall market place on the right, start to look for signs to the Castle on the left.
Parking: There are four driveways at the entrance to the car park - take the driveway on the extreme left. Access to the car park is via a single track drive with a high restriction of 8ft. The car park is free to use and open whenever the property is open. The distance from the car park to the Castle entrance is approximately 140 metres.
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Buses pass regularly through the village, including services between Lincoln and Boston.
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Imposing 15th-century rare red-brick Castle, constructed by an influential medieval lord as a statement of wealth and power.
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