Castles in the UK - 100 visited so far....

In May 2006 we visited our 100th castle, Deal Castle in Kent - one of King Henry VIII's fortifications. Deal has an amazing castle, seafront and pier and was well worthy of such a landmark visit for us.

BUT our favourite castle in the UK, so far, has to be the impressive, romantic and atmospheric ruins of Tintagel Castle on the North coast of Cornwall. Forgetting about any mythical links with King Arthur and Merlin's Cave, it leaves you with just an amazing feeling. Walking over the wooden steps across to the island ruins and discovering the chapel ruins, the storage tunnel across the island and the view out to the blue Atlantic make this one of the best castles to visit.