Early morning sunshine at Moreton Corbet Castle

A hidden “English Heritage” gem that’s well worth a visit

A hidden “English Heritage” gem that’s well worth a visit

Some of the strange and twisted medieval remains of Moreton Corbet Castle, a Grade I listed building (Author’s Collection).

Originally, and with only my snobbishness and innocence to blame, I’d crossed Moreton Corbet Castle off my list of proposed visits, and how wrong I was to do so. Driving toward my first of call for this particular Sunday morning I happened to simply drive right past the castle and after accidentally catching a quick glimpse of it through the trees to my right, I simply had to stop. I climbed and eventually vaulted over a particularly high fence and after leaping safely into the grounds that surround the castle I happened upon a kindly old lady out walking her dogs in the earliest of Sunday morning sunshine. She jokingly pointed me in the direction of the more formal and simple gateway entrance to the estate a mere two hundred yards further along from where I leapt (from a good height) into the grounds, and after much embarrassment and nervous laughter, I took in the splendour of this medieval and later Elizabethan period set of castle ruins as well as the fantastic St Bartholomew’s Church which stands adjacent to the ruins.

Moreton Corbet Castle
Parking: There is limited free car parking available in the layby next to the castle. Access: Wheelchair access is…www.english-heritage.org.uk

Moreton Corbet St Bartholomew
Deliciously decorated church, full of Corbet history, to visit at the same time as visiting adjacent Moreton Corbet…www.nationalchurchestrust.org

*All images captured by me on a beautifully early Sunday morning, 8th August 2022*

Welcome to Moreton Corbet Castle in the “reasonable daylight hours” of a beautiful early Sunday morning full of sunshine and blue skies.

Welcome to Moreton Corbet Castle! Sunday 8th August 2022.

Impressive remains of the long dining chambers.

I simply adore the juxtaposition between the remains and a clear blue sky.

Another impressive remaining representation of the original dining chambers.

“The Elizabethan Mansion”.

(1) Two further side views of the dining chamber.

(2) Two further side views of the dining chamber.

The first of two rear views of the remains of the Gatehouse to your right.

A picture book morning in the early sunshine of Moreton Corbet Castle.

A representation of the original Gatehouse.

A view through the Gatehouse to your right and your first glimpse of St Bartholomew's Church to your left.

View from near the Gatehouse across the inner courtyard and grounds.

The Inner Courtyard.

A perfect accompaniment to the image above. Here we have the “Great Tower” (far left), kitchen and a first glimpse of St Bartholomew’s Church (left and centre) before the Gatehouse and latrines (right and far right).

The Gatehouse and latrines.

(1) Two final images of some beautiful ruins in some equally beautiful sunshine.

(2) Two final images of some beautiful ruins in some equally beautiful sunshine.

St Bartholomew’s Church and mere feet away from the ruins.

A sun streaked view from the church grounds brilliantly capturing the strange ruins of Moreton Corbet Castle.

(1) Two final images of the magnificent St Bartholomew’s Church.

(2) Two final images of the magnificent St Bartholomew’s Church.

A final sun streaked image from the castle ruins that pleases the child in me greatly.

Your humble narrator at Ironbridge Gorge in early August 2022.

Thanks for reading. Please see my archived articles for more from historical ruins such as these or my soothing trips beside the rivers and canal waterways of the UK.

Alternatively, my three most recently published articles within my travel series are linked below:

Shakespeare in the Stratford Sunshine — Part 1
Welcome to Stratford-Upon-Avon, the canal and river Avonmedium.com

“A Stream in the Sky”
World Heritage Site — Pontcysyllte Aqueductmedium.com

Haughmond Abbey
Augustinian Monastery bathed in early morning sunshinemedium.com