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Etal Castle and village
Etal, North East England
A small border castle in a tidy village, with a heritage railway along the River Till.
- Price
- English Heritage entry
- Booking
- No need to book
- Time to allow
- 2 hours
Etal is a small estate village with thatched cottages, a pub and the ruins of a 14th-century border castle. It has none of the crowds of the coast. The nearby narrow-gauge railway runs between Etal and Heatherslaw Mill in season.
Good to know
- Pair with Ford village and Heatherslaw Mill
- Look for the cafe next to the castle
- Best time
- Summer weekdays
- Open
- Roughly April to September
- Getting there
- Village roads, small car park
- Vehicles
- Fine in any car
- Dogs
- Dogs on a lead
Facilities
- Toilets
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