Lovely days out at Bodiam Castle

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Bodiam Castle is a 14th-century castle with a moat, near Robertsbridge in East Sussex. Built in 1385 by Sir Edward Dalyngrigge, a former knight of Edward III, with the permission of Richard II, to defend the area against French invasion during the Hundred Years' War. It was the home of the Dalyngrigge family and the centre of the manor of Bodiam.The Castle passed through several generations of Dalyngrigges, until their line became extinct then the castle passed to the Lewknor family. Descendants of the Lewknors owned the castle until at least the 16th century.By the start of the English Civil War in 1641, Bodiam Castle was owned by John Tufton. He supported the Royalist cause, and sold the castle to help pay fines levied against him by Parliament. The castle was subsequently dismantled, and was left as a picturesque ruin until its purchase by John Fuller in 1829. Under his auspices, the castle was partially restored before being sold to George Cubitt, 1st Baron Ashcombe, and later to Lord Curzon, both of whom undertook restoration projects at Bodiam. The castle is protected as a Grade I listed building and Scheduled Monument. It has been owned by The National Trust since 1925, donated by Lord Curzon on his death, and is open to the public.

Bodiam Castle