England · Restored
Witton Castle
Witton Castle is a much-altered 15th-century castle at Witton le Wear near Bishop Auckland in County Durham, now the centrepiece of a holiday and caravan country park. The building is Grade II* listed and retains its crenellated medieval exterior while having been substantially rebuilt and refitted in the early 19th century.
Its prime
1816
Today
Restored
As it stood in 1816
The shape it held in its prime.
Long, rectangular ashlar stone mansion-castle with an even, crenellated roofline and multiple square, battlemented towers at the corners and along the façade. The facade is three to four storeys with regularly spaced rectangular windows, tall chimneys rising above the battlements, and a continuous parapet. It stands low on gently rolling parkland with open lawns and scattered mature trees behind and to the sides; masonry is pale grey and intact at its prime.
Its story
The story of Witton Castle.
Witton Castle at Witton le Wear, near Bishop Auckland in County Durham, is a much-altered 15th-century castle. In the Civil War it was held by the Royalist Sir William Darcy, who compounded for the return of his confiscated estate; his descendant Henry Darcy sold it to William Cuthbert in 1743, and it shortly afterwards passed to the Hopper family.
A fire in 1796 destroyed most of the castle's interior, and the building was substantially rebuilt and refitted in the early 19th century behind its crenellated medieval exterior. Members of the Chaytor family lived at Witton until the mid-20th century; the Grade II* listed castle is now the centrepiece of a holiday and caravan country park.
Step inside
6 places to explore in 1816.
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Clans who held Witton Castle.
The families that held Witton Castle for a decade or more across its history — follow a name to its clan.
Darcy
Held by the Darcys through the Civil War until Henry Darcy sold it in 1743.
Chaytor
Members of the Chaytor family lived at Witton until the mid-20th century.
