This is the jewel of Tonbridge and a fantastic amenity...a thousand year old castle, with Motte and Bailey, acres of well kept grounds, lovely walks which can take you all the way out to Haysden Lakes, playing fields, childrens play area, swimming pool and a model railway line you can ride...make sure you visit. Its something for Tonbridge to be proud of and a great place for all the family to explore.

Visited the outside - going again and will enter the castle - wherever I go I try to visit all the places of interest - have read up about this 13th century castle. They have a park and an area where you can picnic. Really nice for children.

I love Castles - Tonbridge Castle is a 13th Century castle. I walked around the castle - didn't go in - that will be my next visit. Beautiful place, take your children there, they have beautiful gardens around there. Lots of squirrels and birds.

Castle ruins to explore in a somewhat walled enclosure. There is a great open space that hosts quote a few community events. A curio shop with a small cafe, toilets and a post office. Parking located close by (vouchered).

Good thing is it's free entry and easily accessible from town center.

A little castle “just the gate “ Not much to see but the view from the top is nice. Tonbridge it's a nice town with a lot of restaurants and pubs and walks by the river. Car park available

The audio explanation was really good and the castle is well organised. Highly recommend. Parking is free on a Sunday

Recently l visted this ruined castle in the centre of Tonbridge and l was very impressive with it's gate house/walls. The castle is free to wander around and there is a nice grassed area in the centre which in the summer months be a nice place to have a pinic.

What a stunning castle and park grounds ideal for picnics and gathering with friends and family. A challenging ascent to the top of the sloping hill but well worth it for the views.

Free to visit the grounds of the castle which are located in the centre of Tonbridge, you can also walk through the middle of the castle. Whilst walking around the grounds there are good views of the castle from above. The grounds often host events such as food markets which do get very busy but there's plenty of space to find some peace and quiet. There is also a cafe and shop on site which are both free to access.

Visited around the castle for Tonbridge Castlemas. The castle itself was great, really lovely to walk around and through. Didn't go inside. Parking directly outside - pay and display. Can get really busy during events

Really lovely day out and lots to do in the area

Definitely had the wow factor . The arches as you walked through. Superb .The festival there had such a fantastic atmosphere and the band were top class. ABBA and Stevie Wonder tributes . Light and fireworks and food were fabulous and staff were great. 1st class.

Had a great time at the pumpkins and pixie dust event the kids had such a great time. And the actors were amazing 🤩

Loved it! Very cool little castle and the audio tour was great 👍

Magnificent castle and grounds. The production, by Illyria, was excellent. A wonderful evening ✨️

Went for Illuminated Tonbridge. It was smaller than we expected but pretty. Parking was a bit busy so leave extra time if it's around school/rush hour. Staff all very friendly. Only lost a star as we've been to better illuminated places.

Great piece of 900 years of history to learn. The castle located just off the high street with a handy car park near by. It took us just under an hour to go through all parts of the castle. We were given very easy to use the audio guide, which helped not only with lots of details about each part, but was guiding us all the way through. There is also a video presentation available for you to find out about the castle and its history. Lots of realistic figures inside of the castle. Be prepared to the very steep strairs if you would like to go to the top of the tower to see the panoramic view of the town. To enter the castle you will need the key fob, which you will be given at the shop. Definitely recommend it!

The castle grounds are free to enter and walk around. It’s a delightful place to visit in any season. There’s a cafe and a big grass area and lots of benches and info boards. The gatehouse is intact but the rest of the castle is mostly ruins with a moat. You have to pay to go into the gatehouse and it’s not cheap. £30 for a family ticket. It’s on 4 levels and there’s a good view from the roof. It’s a nice enough place to look around inside but minus 1 star for being overpriced.

We had a fantastic day out here. The gentleman at the information point who gave us our audio tour devices was very friendly and enthusiastic. It's so well done the way they have set up the tour and recreated elements of life inside the castle, including a cheeky little scare! Beautiful grounds as well, pleasant place just to have a walk or a picnic.

We brought tickets in advance, as wasn't sure if you could get them on the day, when we turned up it as pretty hot day , we went to resection and got are key throbs ( as need them get into the castle keep ) I take about a hour to go around the castle, nice little gem

The castle has been restored a lot since I moved from Tonbridge. At that time only a small part, the guardroom was accessible, there were no floors or roof in the other tower. Now the tour takes you into the other tower and into the great hall above the gateway, down to the lower level, along a tunnel and you pop up in the guardroom tower! The tableaux are excellent, figures very realistic and the audio guide very interesting. The stairs to the top of the tower are very steep but wider than expected so it wasn't difficult to get right out to enjoy a panoramic view of the town. I think it's well worth a visit and a reasonable entry fee.

Lovely weather for a stroll lots of shops on the high street beautiful park cafes 🍵 lovely river walk too

Love this place it's so pretty and right in the centre of Tonbridge it has a lot of history and the Musium is small but gives you the information you need , also has a mount you can climb and view the towers and the town from.

What a little treasure that we never knew existed. The grounds were beautiful, and the castle (or fort) was a wonderfully presented chapter of history. The staff were very helpful and pleasant. Only reason I give it 4 stars is that I think the cost to walk around the castle was a bit steep. But I thoroughly enjoyed the visit and would recommend to anyone visiting the area

I recommend you to visit this castle. The air smells like history everywhere

Went for a walk. Beautiful and gorgeous Main Street and the Castle with the meandering stream is magnificent

What can I say, this is one beefy castle. You get an amazing feel for how it would have been when it was built. The best part too is that you can not only walk around the outside but go inside too. The only paid for bit is if you want to go to the top of the gate house. I would definitely recommend a visit if you love old castles and all the history that comes with a place like this.

Tonbridge is a lovely town and this little gem in the middle acts as both a monument to history and a venue for modern events. I visited on a day of the Christmas fair which enabled me to shop local and pick up some lovely bits for Christmas.