Carisbrooke Castle

Visit Carisbrooke Castle and enjoy over 800 years of history! The Isle of Wight's royal castle is remarkably complete, with battlements to march across, a keep to climb and the new Edwardian inspired Princess Beatrice Garden.


- Discover the new Princess Beatrice Garden
- Find out about the castle's most famous prisoner, Charles I
- Climb the battlements and keep
- See our famous donkeys on the 16th century tread-wheel
- Visit the donkey centre
- Don't miss our dramatic film and activity-based displays
- Explore the Carisbrooke Castle museum
- Look out for fun-packed family events this Summer

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Exterior (c) English Heritage
Carisbrooke Castle -   Exterior (c) Princess Beatrice garden 01 -   Garden view (c) Wellhouse treadwheel and winding mechanism -   Wellhouse treadwheel and winding mechanism built in 1587 (c) Exterior -   Exterior (c) Exterior -   Exterior (c) Princess Beatrice garden 02 -   Flowers (c) Princess Beatrice garden 04 -   Flowers (c) Princess Beatrice garden 05 -   Flowers (c) Princess Beatrice garden 06 -   Castle (c) Princess Beatrice garden 07 -   Castle (c)
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