BERWICK-UPON-TWEED CASTLE AND RAMPARTS

LOOKING FOR: Heritage, Historical
ADDRESS: Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, TD15 1DF
POSTCODE: TD15 1DF
AGE GROUP: All Ages
TELEPHONE: 0370 333 1181
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BERWICK-UPON-TWEED CASTLE AND RAMPARTS
The remains of a medieval castle crucial to Anglo
-Scottish warfare, superseded by
 the most complete and breathtakingly impressive
 bastioned town defences in England,
 mainly Elizabethan but updated in the 17th and 18th centuries.
 Surrounding the whole
 historic town, their entire circuit can be walked.

Read more about the history of the ramparts.

BEFORE YOU GO
Access: There is disabled access to the ramparts.

How to Find It: The castle is adjacent to Berwick-Upon-Tweed railway station
. The ramparts can be accessed at several points - look out for the brown signs around the town.

Parking: There is public car parking around the town, not managed by English Heritage. Charges apply.

Facilities: Berwick Barracks has toilet facilities and a shop selling drinks and snacks.


PLAN A GREAT DAY OUT

You can walk a complete circuit of the ramparts
. Detailed interpretation
 boards at key points along
 the walk explain the history and purpose of the defences.

One of the access points onto the Ramparts
 is at Berwick-Upon-
Tweed Barracks. Among the first
 barracks to be purpose built in England, they
 now house several
 historic exhibitions and in the summer
 host contemporary art installations
 in the Gymnasium
 Art Gallery. The Barracks have
 toilet facilities and a shop selling gifts, snacks and drinks

Further afield but within a short drive you'll find
 Norham Castle and Etal Castle.


OPENING TIMES

30 APRIL 2017 - 24 MARCH 2018
Open any reasonable time during daylight hours
25 MARCH 2018 ONWARDS
Opening times will be available nearer the time