This is a unique opportunity to spend the night in one of England’s Royal Castles, still owned by the Crown and with many of its original features still on display.
Tutbury Castle being centrally located in the Midlands is the ideal location for a private event easily accessible from the M1, M5, M6 and M42 as well as the A38 and A50. With many hotels situated within easy driving distance makes Tutbury Castle an ideal venue. If distance is a problem then of course we can also arrange accommodation for you.
Brief history of Tutbury Castle
The site has been occupied since the Stone Age and the first recording of a castle on this site was in 1071. The castle was built to stamp the authority of the Norman Conquerors across the Midlands. Tutbury Castle itself has played an important part in English history in warfare and peace times.
The castle is best know as one of the prisons of Mary Queen of Scots, who was held here on four occasions. It was here that the Queen of Scots became involved in the plot that ultimately led to her execution at Fortheringhay.
The castle was the seat of the de Ferrers family, and later of the Earls and Dukes of Lancaster. Tutbury was also one of the great centres of power in medieval England. Many of the English Kings visited Tutbury Castle and it was the home of the great John of Gaunt the 2nd Duke of Lancaster.
There is also the bloodier side of Tutbury Castle, it was besieged, destroyed and rebuilt several times before it was destroyed for the last time by an Act of Parliament in 1647/8 after holding out for Charles I in the Civil War. The destruction was incomplete, leaving the dramatic ruins that remain today.
You can view our public events at Tutbury Castle HERE