Castles · Scottish Lowlands
Chipchase Castle
Chipchase Castle — country house in Chollerton, Northumberland, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Chipchase Castle is a castle in the United Kingdom — fortified architecture from the medieval, Tudor, or Victorian-revival period. Heritage designation: scheduled monument. Wikidata describes it as: "country house in Chollerton, Northumberland, England, UK". Coordinates: 55.0756°, -2.1860°.
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Heritage listing
Chipchase Castle is a 17th-century Jacobean mansion incorporating a substantial 14th-century pele tower, which stands north of Hadrian's Wall, near Wark on Tyne, between Bellingham and Hexham in Northumberland, England. It is a Scheduled Ancient Monument and a Grade I listed building.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Chipchase Castle is a 17th-century Jacobean mansion incorporating a substantial 14th-century pele tower, which stands north of Hadrian's Wall, near Wark on Tyne, between Bellingham and Hexham in Northumberland, England. It is a Scheduled Ancient Monument and a Grade I listed building.
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Background
History
The Heron family acquired the Manor of Chipchase by the marriage of Walter Heron to the Chipchase heiress. He built a massive four-storey battlemented tower house on the site of an earlier house in the mid-14th century. view of Chipchase Castle and the site of Chipchase deserted medieval village]] A survey in 1541 described a "fare tower" with a "manor of stone joined thereto" owned by John Heron. In 1621, Cuthbert Heron (High Sheriff of Northumberland in 1625) demolished the house and built a fine Jacobean mansion, leaving the tower standing and attached to the new house. John Reed, a Newcastle upon Tyne banker, acquired the estate in 1734. Reed carried out major alterations to the castle,…
Visiting
The castle is privately owned. It is associated with Paul Torday, the author of the novel Salmon Fishing in the Yemen, which was made into a popular film. He lived there with his second wife Penelope (née Taylor), who inherited the estate, and reportedly did much to help manage it. The grounds are open to the public but the Castle is open to the public only in June.
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- Coordinates
- 55.0756, -2.1860
- District
- Northumberland
- Parish
- Chollerton
- Postcode
- NE48 3NT
- Parliamentary constituency
- Hexham
- Official site
- chipchasecastle.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q5101582 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Chipchase Castle (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Chipchase Castle.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Chipchase Castle?
- Chipchase Castle is in the Scottish Lowlands, United Kingdom (postcode NE48 3NT), in the parish of Chollerton.
- Is Chipchase Castle a listed building?
- Chipchase Castle is officially recognised as scheduled monument listed.
- Does Chipchase Castle charge admission?
- Chipchase Castle typically charges admission. Check the official site for current ticket prices and opening hours.
- How do I get to Chipchase Castle?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode NE48 3NT. It sits within the Hexham parliamentary constituency.