Dear Friends,   That was an amazing bank holiday! All that sunshine after such a long, cold winter. Now its blue skies, trees heavy with blossom and the Castle flowers springing white against the brightest green grass. The castle … Continue reading →

  Dear Friends,   We open on Sunday 31st March to a vibrant and exciting season for 2013. Although we have had lots of visitors come over the closed season for booked parties and historical talks, we really do look … Continue reading →

  Happy Valentines.   Who could know that a roman martyr could apparently have half the world sending cards with hearts on. We have a real sense of excitement here at the Castle in February, as Easter falls early this … Continue reading →

  Dear Friends,     HAPPY NEW YEAR 2013! – It sounds like something out of a space age programme from when I was a little girl. But happily, we are not all running about in tin foil suits seeing … Continue reading →

  Dear Friends,     The year seems to have rushed by at such a speed, that it doesn’t seem possible that I am offering seasonal greetings.   There is a romance that settles on this place when the fire … Continue reading →

  Dear Friends,     November is buzzing with excitement for us as the Vikings open the month with our amazing bonfire nights and firework displays and end the month with Christmas parties. That feels like a great month and … Continue reading →

  Dear Friends,     We love October at the castle because that is when we light the fire in the Great Hall and warm the heart of the ancient stones. Usually we make a bit of a lunch-time party … Continue reading →

  Dear Friends,     Welcome to September. Month of mellow fruitfulness and some of the most amazing sunsets here at Tutbury Castle . We all look forward to the skies of the Autumn and sometime the staff will run … Continue reading →

  Dear Friends,     August has arrived and with it, glorious sunshine and blue skies. Perfect timing for the children breaking up from school and heading up here to try on our dressing up clothes, and run round on … Continue reading →

  Thank you so much for being so generous to the Castle when you visit.   We are all aware of the financial squeeze so people are more inclined, they tell me, not to go for a long expensive holiday … Continue reading →