Historic houses · East Midlands
Bladon Castle
In or near Winshill.
Bladon Castle — folly in Newton Solney, Derbyshire, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Burton-on-Trent · 3.4 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Bladon Castle, the nearest railway station is Burton-on-Trent, which is 3.4 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is DE15 0TG. Entry is paid, and wheelchair accessibility is limited.
About
Bladon Castle is a historic house in the United Kingdom — typically a country seat, manor, or town house with notable architecture or history. Heritage designation: Grade II* listed building. Wikidata describes it as: "folly in Newton Solney, Derbyshire, England, UK". Coordinates: 52.8226°, -1.6009°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Bladon Castle is a folly, partly converted into a country house, located some 600 yards (550 m) southwest of the village of Newton Solney in South Derbyshire, 1 mile (1.6 km) northeast of Burton-on-Trent and close to the point at which the River Trent forms the boundary with Staffordshire. The castle was originally built as a folly in a Neo-Gothic style by the architect Jeffrey Wyattville for Abraham Hoskins of Burton-on-Trent, grandfather of George Gordon Hoskins. Designed to give the appearance of a large castle with battlements, the structure was in reality little more than a single long wall. It was subsequently partly converted into a house. The building lies within the grounds of Bladon House School, and is now in a semi-ruinous state.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 52.8226, -1.6009
- County
- Derbyshire
- District
- South Derbyshire
- Parish
- Newton Solney
- Postcode
- DE15 0TG
- Parliamentary constituency
- South Derbyshire
- Nearest railway station
- Burton-on-Trent — 3.4 km
- Official site
- thegreatbritainguide.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q15199651 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Bladon Castle (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: A Glimpse of Bladon Castle (geograph 4414477).jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Bladon Castle?
- Bladon Castle is in Derbyshire, the East Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode DE15 0TG), in the parish of Newton Solney.
- What is Bladon Castle?
- Bladon Castle — folly in Newton Solney, Derbyshire, England, UK.
- How do I get to Bladon Castle?
- The nearest railway station is Burton-on-Trent, about 3.4 km away. Drivers can use postcode DE15 0TG.
- Is Bladon Castle a listed building?
- Bladon Castle is officially recognised as Grade II* listed building listed.
- How do I get to Bladon Castle?
- The nearest railway station is Burton-on-Trent, about 3.4 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode DE15 0TG.