Baconsthorpe Castle is a ruin near the town of Holt, Norfolk, England. It is owned by English Heritage. Essentially a fortified manor house, it was built in the fifteenth century but has been substantially modified since then. Due to the declining fortunes of its family owners (who in the 20th Century decamped to another (not public) 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 a peaceful day out as it is off the beaten track and there are not many visitors even in peak time.

External link

Baconsthorpe Castle's page on English Heritage's site