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Hadleigh Castle is a ruined fortification in the English county of Essex, overlooking the Thames Estuary from south of the town of Hadleigh.
Hadleigh was begun in about 1215 by Hubert de Burgh, but extensively refortified by Edward III during the Hundred Years War, becoming a favourite residence of the ageing king.
Today the romantic ruins of this royal castle look out over the Essex marshes.
Access from the north side of the castle is via a 200-metre long earth footpath which is entered from Castle Lane. The castle is at the top of a steep slope and the grounds are undulating. The paths are earth or grass and can get very muddy in wet weather.
Photo credit Gerald Whitfield / Hadleigh Castle with Thames Estuary and Isle of Grain power station / CC BY-SA 2.0