Tamworth Castle

Tamworth Castle
The Holloway
Ladybank
Tamworth
Staffordshire
B79 7NA
England

Website

www.tamworthcastle.co.uk

E-mail

heritage@tamworth.gov.uk

Telephone

Reception

01827 709626

Information line (24hour answerphone)

01827 709629

Schools Bookings

01827 709632

Fax

01827 709630

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
Tamworth Castle
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Explore over 900 years of history in this magnificent motte and bailey castle that once belonged to the Royal Champion of England. Tamworth Castle opened as a museum on 22 May 1899 and has Registered Museum status. Delightfully restored period rooms and exhibitions give a glimpse into the life and times of past occupants. The ancient walls hold many secrets - from sieges and imprisonment to royal visits and bankruptcy. A visit to Tamworth Castle is a journey of discovery - following in the footsteps of servants and nobility through a labyrinth of 15 rooms off intriguing winding stairs.

Through the centuries several distinguished families have made the castle their home. The Marmions, immortalised in a poem by Sir Walter Scott, were Norman Lords and Royal Champions to the early medieval kings. The Ferrers were the wealthy owners in Tudor times who added most of the buildings within the shell keep and hosted three visits by James I. The Townshends made substantial alterations in the late 18th century, replacing the gabled attic stories with slender neo-Gothic windows and creating bedrooms on the second floor. Alderman Thomas Cooke and his family were tenants in Victorian times before the Town Corporation purchased the castle at auction in 1897 for just £3,000.

The Grade 1 listed building, owned by Tamworth Borough Council, is said to be haunted by two female ghosts!

Venue Type:

Museum, Castle or defences

 Opening hours

To the general public:
Winter Season: End of October - end of March, Sat - Sun 1200 - 1715 (last Admission 1630)
Summer season: April - end of October, Tues - Sun 1200 - 1715 (last admission 1630)
To schools:
Open through-out the year, Mon - Fri, 10.00 - 17.15

Closed: To the general public:
Winter Season: End of October - end of March, Mon - Wed
Summer season: April - End of October, Mon.

 Admission charges

Adult £5.00
Child (Aged 5 to 16) £3.00
Child (Aged 2 to 5) £1
Child (Under 2) FREE
Senior Citizen (Aged 60 plus)£4.00
Family (2 Adult plus 2 children) £14.50

 General services and facilities
  • Brochure or leaflet available with directions to museum
  • Foreign language leaflet or brochure available
  • Guided tours
  • Pre-booking service for groups
  • Cafeteria
  • Refreshments
  • Shop
 Children and families
  • Activities for pre-school children
  • Events and resources for children and families
  • Baby changing facilities
 Disability access
  • Events/teaching/resources for people with disabilities
  • Induction loops in lecture theatres
  • Large print information and/or interpretation
  • Touch exhibits
  • Wheelchair access to some public areas
  • Wheelchairs available for loan
 Schools services and facilities
  • Direct teaching services for schools
  • Member of staff available with responsibility for education
  • Primary school education service available
  • Printed/audio-visual information available for schools
  • Education facilities available
  • Reception and lunch facilities for educational groups
 Research and adult learning
  • Academic publications and resources available
  • Loan service
  • Teaching/resources available for HE/FE students
  • Library with public access
  • Research facilities for academics
  • Study facilities
 Commercial and hire services
  • Licensed for weddings
  • Facilities for private functions and events

Additional info

Contact for schools and events:
kirsty Sherwood
education and events officer
tel: 01827 709632

Tamworth Castle
The Holloway
Ladybank
Tamworth
Staffordshire
B79 7NA
England

Website

www.tamworthcastle.co.uk

E-mail

heritage@tamworth.gov.uk

Telephone

Reception

01827 709626

Information line (24hour answerphone)

01827 709629

Schools Bookings

01827 709632

Fax

01827 709630

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.

Collection details

Archaeology, Archives, Coins and Medals, Costume and Textiles, Decorative and Applied Art, Fine Art, Land Transport, Music, Natural Sciences, Personalities, Social History, Weapons and War

Collections services

  • General guide to collections available
  • Object identification and/or written enquiry service
  • Object study facilities available (enquire in advance)

Tamworth Castle
The Holloway
Ladybank
Tamworth
Staffordshire
B79 7NA
England

Website

www.tamworthcastle.co.uk

E-mail

heritage@tamworth.gov.uk

Telephone

Reception

01827 709626

Information line (24hour answerphone)

01827 709629

Schools Bookings

01827 709632

Fax

01827 709630

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
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