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Betchworth Castle

Betchworth Castle is the mostly ruined remains of a medieval fortified stone house on a sandstone spur above the River Mole in Surrey, England. Once rebuilt and adapted at several dates from the 14th to the 18th centuries, it later fell into partial demolition and ruin and is now a scheduled monument with public foot access.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons

Its prime

1450

Today

Ruin

As it stood in 1450

The shape it held in its prime.

Set on a sandstone spur above the west bank of the River Mole, the castle in its mid-15th-century prime presented as a continuous stone mansion with battlemented gables, projecting oriel windows and clustered chimneys along a varied roofline; compact corner blocks rise two storeys, with coursed local sandstone walls, mullioned window openings and an articulated main façade facing lawns that slope down to the river.

Step inside

8 places to explore in 1450.

The record describes 8 distinct spots at Betchworth Castle — including 2 interiors: fireplace arch (interior), subterranean cellars (entrance). Create your own photoreal reconstruction and walk through every one — more scenes means more photos, more angles and more rooms of the immersive experience.

Avenue of lime trees (approach)View from the River Mole bankMain façade and courtyard frontTwo-storey corner blockRoofline with battlemented gables and chimneysOriel window (exterior detail)Fireplace arch (interior)Subterranean cellars (entrance)

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