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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

  • 🐦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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
CaféParking· PaidPicnic spotPlaygroundToilets

Best for

11 activities

Family friendly

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

Free

Picnic day out

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

Free

Playgrounds

playground, toilets, café, parking

Free

Bird watching

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

Free

Heritage

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

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

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

1 signed route nearby

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Inside Tamworth Castle Grounds (vii)

📷 Basher Eyre · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Inside Tamworth Castle Grounds (vii)

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Wigginton ParkUrban park1.4 km→🐄Drayton Manor ZooVisitor farm2.4 km→🦉WARWICKSHIRE MOORNature reserve1.1 km→🐄Birds of PreyVisitor farm2.4 km→🦉DOSTHILL PARKNature reserve3.2 km→🌱Dosthill ParkUrban park3.2 km→