Farleigh Hungerford Castle BA2 7RS
Entry: Free for EH Members
Open: seasonal - check website
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About:
Begun in the late 14th century, Farleigh Hungerford Castle was for 300 years the home of the Hungerfords, a family that after distinguished beginnings suffered a series of disasters and scandals – some of which took place within the castle walls. A ‘romantic ruin’ since the 1730s, it retains two of its corner towers, parts of its outer courtyard defences and a well-preserved chapel with outstanding 13th-century wall-paintings, family monuments and collection of unusual anthropoid (human-shaped) lead coffins.

Dogs:
Dogs allowed on leads in the grounds only.

Parking:
Parking for about 30 cars, 100 metres from ticket office. Overflow parking available in the coach car park. The car park is free for visitors to the site only. Visitors with limited mobility can be set down by the shop. Please call in advance.

Facilities:
Food
Shop
picnic area
toilets
exhibition
gardens

Notes:
Castle: Ruins are negotiable via steps and rough paths.
Grounds: Accessed on impacted gravel, tarmac, paved and earth paths and fairly smooth grass.
Some cobbled areas. Wheelchair access is confined to top lawns.
There is no wheelchair access into the Chapel and in the Priest's House.
Grounds accessed on compacted gravel, tarmac, paved and earth paths and fairly smooth grass. Some cobbled areas.
There are two sheer drops on two sides of the ruins. One is steeper than the other and there is fencing and a warning on the guardianship panel.

Contact:
Website: www.english-heritage.org.uk
Tel: 0370 3331181