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Visiting information

Hedingham Castle
Castle Hedingham
Essex CO9 3DJ
Tel: 01787 460261
Fax: 01787 461473

For opening times and admission prices please contact Hedingham Castle directly.

Websites

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Hedingham Castle
www.hedinghamcastle.co.uk
The castle's own official website featuring details for visitors, including special events held at the castle, and information on hiring the castle for events.

Castles and Abbeys
www.castles-abbeys.co.uk/Hedingham-Castle.html
Provides a history of the castle, with photographs and an interesting account of the author's own visit to the castle.

The Heritage Trail
www.theheritagetrail.co.uk
A shorter potted history of the castle.

Books

The English Castle by Francois Matarasso (Caxton Editions, 1995) £17.99
A general book on castles, with references to Hedingham and plans of the castle.

The Castle in Medieval England and Wales by Colin Platt (Scribner, 1982) £17.60
Provides a chronological survey of the changing function, style, and context of the English castle from the Norman Conquest to the early Tudor period.

The Rise of the Castle by Michael Welman Thompson (Cambridge University Press, 1991) £34.36
A good overview of the early history of castles in England, including the story of 12th-century keeps such as Hedingham.

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