Bodiam Castle photo gallery

©NTPL / David Sellman

Bodiam castle is a moated, curtain-walled castle which was built in 1385 to either reiterate the status & wealth of this ambitious knight of the realm or, as protection against French raids. It was dismantled in 1643.

©NTPL / Alasdair Ogilvie

Distant view of Bodiam Castle in autumn.

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Bodiam Castle in East Sussex. View of the Gatehouse with studded doors and portcullis.

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The three arches of the Screens Passage connecting the Great Hall with the Kitchen, Buttery and Pantry. Bodiam Castle, East Sussex.

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View of the courtyard where The Tempest is being performed at Bodiam Castle, East Sussex, during a summers evening.

©NTPL / George Bailey

A person dressed-up as the Knight, Sir Edward Dalyngrigge, who built Bodiam Castle around 1385.

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A person dressed-up as a gunner at Castle Gate, Bodiam Castle in East Sussex.

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Bodiam Castle Courtyard in East Sussex. It is only from the inside that the extent of the damage incurred during the 17th century becomes evident. However it is easy to imagine how this once grand home would have been set out.

©NTPL / Alasdair Ogilvie

Bodiam Castle in the misty autumn light with reflections in the moat.

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Dramatic outline of Bodiam Castle against the skyline, from across the moat and framed by a bare tree.

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Bodiam Castle in East Sussex. View of the `murder holes' in the vaulted ceiling of the Gatehouse.

©NTPL / Andrew Butler

The south east corner of Bodiam Castle seen across the moat. The Castle is silhouetted against the cloudy sky & reflected in the shimmering water.