Mountfitchet Castle Castles
Mountfitchet Castle is a unique history time capsule, enabling the visitor to travel back to Norman England, as it was in 1066, and explore a motte & bailey castle and village on its original ancient site, steeped in history. After the attack on the Castle around 1215 by King John, the stones were taken by the villagers to build their houses and the castle site lay overgrown and forgotten for over 700 years until its re-construction today.
Of all the buildings within the Castle, the prison was paid least attention to in terms of comfort. Here you will see the prison thatched in long wheat straw, with the walls made of half-round oak trunks with large cracks, making it very draughty.
Since the castle opened to the public in 1985, there have been many sightings of ghosts within the castle walls and grounds.
The sightings seem to be concentrated in the same area, at the far end of the Grand Hall (now the Armoury) within the Inner Bailey. There have been reports of a tall figure wandering the grounds at night and pipe or flute music has been heard coming from the Inner Bailey.
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AddressMountfitchet Castle, Stansted, Essex, CM24 8SP
Opening times10am - 5pm
Entry costs
Attraction typeCastles
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The Mill House Stansted
The Mill House Stansted offers high-quality bed and breakfast in a pretty 18th-century property in Stansted Mountfitchet..
Linden House
Linden House is a stylish renovated 19th-century property, which is a 15-minute drive from Stansted Airport. Stansted Mountfitchet railway station is a 5-minute walk and has services to London, Stratford, Cambridge and Stansted Airport..
Avalon
Less than a 10-minute drive from Stansted Airport, the Avalon hotel can assist with morning taxi transfers to the airport, see Important Information for details. Free Wi-Fi is also available..
Stansted Lodge
Less than a 10-minute drive from Stansted Airport, Stansted Lodge can assist with morning taxi transfers to the airport, see Important Information for details. Free WiFi is also available..
Warmans Barn
Within 5 minutes drive of Stansted Airport, Warmans Barn offers comfortable accommodation with free WiFi alongside a bar and restaurant serving extensive menus..
Stansted Lodge
Around 7 minutes from Stansted Airport, this bed and breakfast offers quality rooms. Stansted Lodge Ltd. offers taxi transfers to the airport (at an additional cost).
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