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Broughton Castle

Broughton Castle is a medieval fortified manor house in the village of Broughton, Oxfordshire, long held by the Fiennes family (Barons Saye and Sele). It stands on an artificial island surrounded by a wide moat with a small bridge to the parish church, and combines medieval, Tudor/Elizabethan and later alterations; it is a Grade I listed building and is open to the public in summer.

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Its prime

1610

Today

Restored

As it stood in 1610

The shape it held in its prime.

A compact, irregular Elizabethan manor-house silhouette with a crenellated 1406 gatehouse at one end and a larger Elizabethan block to the centre and right; tall mullioned windows and a long facade-facing great hall; steep stone-tiled roofs pierced by multiple tall brick chimneys; built of warm honey-coloured ashlar stone. The house sits on an artificial island with a broad surrounding moat, a short causeway/bridge to the church, and formal gardens to the rear; at its prime it was complete and occupied.

Step inside

13 places to explore in 1610.

The record describes 13 distinct spots at Broughton Castle — including 8 interiors: great hall (interior), chapel (14th-century decorated gothic), long gallery (overlooking the gardens) and more. Create your own photoreal reconstruction and walk through every one — more scenes means more photos, more angles and more rooms of the immersive experience.

Exterior approach across the moatGatehouse (1406) and entranceWestern wing with Gothic windowsGreat Hall facadeGreat Hall (interior)Chapel (14th-century Decorated Gothic)Long gallery (overlooking the gardens)Great Parlour with plaster ceilingOak RoomQueen's Bedroom (elaborate stone chimneypiece)James I's Bedroom with stucco chimneypieceRoof-level 'room with no ears' plotting roomGardens and long herbaceous borders

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See Broughton Castle with the fires lit.

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