Broughton Castle - Wed 14th Sept 2016

Broughton Castle is a stunning moated and fortified manor house near Banbury in North Oxfordshire. Set in parkland and built of the rich local Hornton ironstone, it was selected by Simon Jenkins as one of only twenty to be awarded five stars in his book England's Thousand Best Houses. After stopping for lunch we shall arrive at Broughton for afternoon entry to the Castle and grounds. The core of the house was built in 1306 and the gatehouse in the early fifteenth century, but most of what you see today dates from the 1550's. It was a centre of opposition to Charles I and was besieged and damaged after the Battle of Edgehill in 1642. Tearoom open on site. Memorable experience. Price includes entrance.