The Windsor Castle in Carshalton. It has some excellent bands on a Saturday night – although a bit too loud for some people.

Windsor, could see it from my bedroom window as a kid. Many happy days riding the cheeky singletrack in the queen’s garden and avoiding the parkies on my Grifter!

Personal favourites are Conwy and Beaumaris. Caernarfon is the most spectacular and “hard looking” one I’ve seen though.

this one, cos it’s just down the road

Conisborough, btw.

Edinburgh Castle because it right in the middle of the city

Carreg Cennen:

Knaresborough Castle

But only ‘cos I am a ‘Crag Rat’ and proud of my Yorkshire history. Besides – they once did Swap Shop from there – what else could one want?

Some more walls, a bit of roof, perhaps? 😉

I think there’s a castle near me, I live in Alnwick.

Not sure if there’s any more though.

Hermitage Castle

Looks like its got a bit of history to it.

Obscure this but I like the “castle nut” on old Triumph’s (GT6, Spitfire, Herald, Pre 7 TR’s etc) front wheel bearings. W(hy)TF is it shaped like that? A normal spanner fits around it, whats going on?
For real stone built ones I like Edinburgh or that one near Berkhamstead (just a ruin) although I do live near Pendeen. Apparently they used to hang a chain between that and St Mawes castle accross the river to stop the (bastard) French invading. I’ve had a look, that must have been some chain if true. (BTW I’m referring to the 17th centuary French-I hear their different nowadays :wink:)

Ahhh have just realised must be for the “tail” of the split pin to go into the “castillations” (on the nut-not the French)

Castle Cornet – Guernsey

Fort Grey, Guernsey AKA The Cup & Saucer

Fail

Got those 2 the wrong way around.

Top – Castle Cornet, Guernsey
Bottom – Fort Grey, Guernsey. AKA The Cup & Saucer

This one’s pretty good location wise

I do like the shape of Caernarfon though

Pendennis (my joint favourite) is the one on the other side brom St Mawes. They did the chain thing at Dartmouth Castle too.

Ebygomm, Kilchuran (sp) castle, Loch Awe, I 2nd that one!!

Nickc; is the top one Krac des Chevaliers?

Cromwells Castle, Tresco, Scilly. Used to play there as a kid, was convinced every castle came with a dragon at the time.

Otherwise its Corfe for me, cos it just looks so dramatic seeing the ruins on the hill and theres lots of great riding all round it.

Ardfad Castle, Seil – ‘cuz I love the area:

it's now this one, i did a "highlander" down the bridge

full size here http://www.flickr.com/photos/rocketdog/3772221737/sizes/o/in/set-72157615716380109/

I got married there 🙂

Langley Castle, near Hexham

Born within sight of this one

And always liked this one…

Always fond of this one. Used to stay in the village as a kid, never anybody much about, and the seaward facing wall is low enough to sit on with your feet on the grass outside. Spent hours there just looking out to sea, and across the estuary to Laugharn and Dylan Thomas' boathouse. Lovely place.

I like some of the English built castles in Wales, like Conwy and Caernarfon. They say 'castle' to me more than many.

Edinburgh? That's a stately home surrounded by a couple of walls, surely?

One of my faves has to be Neuschwanstein though. Mental.

Was Mad Ludwig a mountain biker? Looks a perfect location.

I'd like to live there, served by young ladies like these:

Mmmmmmmm………………..

I had this one, had to save up for ages. It was smaller than the other one but it was BLACK and so better.

This place is awesome…

Krak Des Chevaliers, a crusader keep… I love the way it blends in with the rock, almost organic.

Countzero

Must check that place out when I move down that way – cheers!

i have fond memories of the Alhambra in Grenada, Spain.

Ludlow is a fav of mine. Have stood At the top of the tower overlooking Ludlow many times while Mrs Mantastic performs a sex act. Standing there hands on hips being blown adds to the already long history of such a building

Yeah she's good ain't she 😉

I had the good fortune to see this one when the world was a less dangerous place.

Lahore Fort

Thought I'd get that in before the thread gets closed. 🙄

well this thread took a sudden detour just now.

Stokesay Castle, just up the road from Ludlow, very pretty.

Bringing it back on course…

Of course, the Alhambra in Granada is an homage to the World Famous Bradford Alhambra.

The Spanish concede that theirs is a poor imitation, however.

Stokesay Castle, just up the road from Ludlow, very pretty.

Can you see the grinning Mantastic from the top of it?

I think Dolbadarn at Llanberris has the best backdrop:

Interior is good too:

No one has mentione Dover yet.