Ludlow Castle

Ludlow Castle is the ruins of a medieval fortification built on a promontory overlooking the River Teme. It has a rectangular shape, 152 meters long and 133 meters wide. The castle walls are connected to the medieval perimeter of the city walls in Ludlow. It is worth seeing first of all the Great Tower, the Great Hall and the rare, round chapel, modeled on the chapel in the Church of the Holy Sepulcher.

The castle was probably founded by Walter de Lacy after the conquest of the Normans. He was one of the first stone castles that were built in England.

Key events in England's history took place at Ludlow Castle. It was here in the fourteenth century that Roger Mortimer helped his mistress Queen Isabella overthrow King Edward II. In 1473, the Prince of Wales and his brother were held here just before the mysterious death in the Tower of London. In turn, in 1502, Prince Arthur, son of Henry VII and heir to the throne died here.