
Bodiam Castle
Museums & Science Centres · Sussex, East & West Sussex
Closed — opens 10am
What’s there
- Café on site
- Paid parking
- Baby changing
- Picnic area
- Dogs welcome
Free parking for National Trust members, non-members £5 per car. Car park uses the JustPark app for member check-in and non-member payments. £50 for un-booked coaches.
Only facilities we’ve confirmed are listed — anything missing here we simply haven’t checked, rather than know to be absent.
Bodiam Castle is a fairytale 14th-century moated castle in the Rother Valley near Robertsbridge, East Sussex, cared for by the National Trust. Families can explore the towers and battlements, follow family-friendly trails around the grounds and across the moat, spot wildlife, and enjoy the tea-room. Seasonal children's activities run during school holidays.
Castle View Cafe opens seasonally. Summer of Play runs from 18 July to 2 September. 'How to be a Pirate' trail runs from 23 May to 5 September. BSL interpreted graffiti tours on 15 May and 9 September. Demonstrations by Call to Arms on 12 September and 10 October.
Stuff to take with you
The things people wish they’d packed for a day out like this one.
- Refillable water bottleMost places will fill it for free.
- Snacks that survive a rucksackCheaper than the café, and buys you twenty minutes.
- Wet wipes
- Small first aid kitPlasters solve more days out than anything else here.
- Backseat organiser
- Kitchen roll
- Flask of tea
- Extra jumper
- Cool bag
- Portable phone charger
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