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May 21, 2025
The castle is just wonderful ! How quintessential Medieval England can you get ! In the building next to the schoolroom a film is shown of its background . It’s a great film, but we were so uncomfor…Full review by trescomania
May 10, 2025
I love a castle and haven’t been to Bodiam since I went on a school trip many years ago, so decided to visit. We parked in a local village then did a lovely scenic walk through the fields to the ca…Full review by Stephe_travels
May 4, 2025
HEADS UP IF YOU’RE PLANNING TO ViISIT! No longer a budget friendly day out, it’s £5 just to park your car but also now they’re charging to go for a wonder around the castle grounds (which are less ex…Full review by Della H
Are the Castle grounds worth a visit? Was wondering how large The grounds are, Are there any gardens or forest areas that could keep our toddler busy for at least a couple hours and worth an our and half drive?
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Grounds are not huge, there is a nice walk outside of the castle not sure there’s is much for a child to get up to though.
If you are a National Trust Member, do you still pay for entry to the castle?
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It's free if you are a National Trust Member. The castle will also offer a discount to admission if you travel down there by steam train-just show them your ticket.
When we went before, there used to be transport (I think a horse and buggy?) between the station and the castle, but apparently this has stopped. As we will have small children (2&4) in tow this time, does anyone know of any other way of getting between these two locations? I don't even remember if taxis are available, it was a long time ago!
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Hi My friends who live in Kent told me that there is such But when I visited there was no way of getting there other than walking But in all fairness it's not too far even with a buggy …
Hi My friends who live in Kent told me that there is such But when I visited there was no way of getting there other than walking But in all fairness it's not too far even with a buggy on a nice day xx
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