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Castle Grounds

4 ha

📷 Basher Eyre · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

FamilyPicnicPlay
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

52.63224, -1.69641

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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  • 🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Mute Swan
  • ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
  • ☕Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Best for

11 activities

Family friendly

Very strong match

Free

playground, café, toilets, picnic area; Urban park — family destination

Picnic day out

Very strong match

Free

picnic area, café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space

Playgrounds

Very strong match

Free

playground, toilets, café, parking

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Mallard, Mute Swan, Magpie +74 more · last seen 2026

Heritage

Strong match

Free

Grade I listed building: CAUSEWAY WALLS TO NORTH EAST OF TAMWORTH CASTLE

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Mallard, Mute Swan, Magpie +74 more · last seen 2026

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

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4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Heart of England WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 161kmRegional walking route
The Tame Way- Canal RouteWalking route19 km▾

Explore the views, history and wildlife of the Tame Valley Wetlands. Stretching between Birmingham and Tamworth is an extraordinary hidden landscape on the doorstep of over 1 million people. Sister walk to a river walk also ending at Hopwas. Duration ~5h

Named routeRef TW-CLength 19 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route
E2 hiking trail BirminghamWalking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
The Tame Way- River RouteWalking route29 km▾

Explore the views, history and wildlife of the Tame Valley Wetlands. Stretching between Birmingham and Tamworth is an extraordinary hidden landscape on the doorstep of over 1 million people. Sister walk to a canal walk also ending at Hopwas. Duration ~9h

Named routeRef TW-RLength 29 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route
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Mountain biking

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1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Pooley Country Park mountain bike routeMountain bike route▾
Named routeRound trip

Wildlife to spot

Photos

22 photos from nearby open sources

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Inside Tamworth Castle Grounds (vii)

📷 Basher Eyre · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Inside Tamworth Castle Grounds (vii)

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Facilities

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Café

QTea House · 151m

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Parking

Holloway Car Park · Paid · 81m

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Picnic spot

5 · 116m away

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Playground

5 · 110m away

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Toilets

3 · 104m away

✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🦉WARWICKSHIRE MOORNature reserve1.1 km→🌱Wigginton ParkUrban park1.4 km→🦉DOSTHILL PARKNature reserve3.2 km→🌱Dosthill ParkUrban park3.2 km→🦉KETTLE BROOKNature reserve3.2 km→✦Tamworth CastleHistoric site0 m→