The Courtyard - The mound is artificial and this circular "shell" keep would originally have been timber. The stone keep was built in the 12th century (c.1180) and the original medieval stonework can be seen at the base of the Tower and the lower outer wall which contains an arrow slit and rubbish chute for throwing out slops after dark.

The Dungeon - One of the oldest rooms in the Castle, has no fire place or window so it is likely that, for much of its 800 year history, it was used as a store. However, it may have doubled up as a prison and there are references to prisoners at Tamworth Castle in orders written by King John in 1215.

The Norman Exhibition - Here we meet Baron Marmion who represents one of the first owners of the Castle.

 The Royal Bedroom - This is where James I is thought to have slept during his three visits to the Castle in 1619, 1621 & 1624. Today this room is depicted as a Day Parlour - In Medieval and Tudor times the Parlour was used by the family as a private withdrawing or living room.

An unusual view of the Castle from the roof of the Town Hall.

The State Dining Room - Originally the 1st floor of the North Wing was one room and it was the first great hall of the Castle. The whole of the household lived, eat and slept in the room, but by the end of the medieval period this room was too small and the Great Hall was built. The Dining Room is displayed as this room might have been at the time of John Ferrers in the 17th century.

The Ante-chamber - food was brought up to the State Dining Room, from the kitchens below, via this now blocked-up doorway.

The Tamworth Story - Tells the story of the last 2000 years of Tamworth.

The Tower Roof - View some of the local land marks.

The Lady's Chamber -  (Haunted Bedroom) - According to legend, the ghost of St Editha, foundress of Polesworth Abbey, has haunted this part of the Castle since the early 12th century.

The Chapel - This is the upper room of the Tudor Warder's Lodge. It is believed to be the private chapel of the Ferrers family, today it's depicted as a Servant's Chamber.

The Battlements - We are now two thirds of the way round the castle and the rest of the rooms have been recreated to show how the Castle might have been like in the Victorian period when the Cooke family lived here.

The Nursery - Set out has it may have looked in 1880. The Cooke's were the last wealthy tenants to live at the Castle. They left in 1897 when the Tamworth Corporation bought the Castle for £3,000.

Annie Cooke's Bedroom - Annie was her father's house-keeper until he married his second wife Frances who was three years younger than Annie.

Thomas and Frances Cooke's Bedroom and Bathroom - Set out as they may have looked prior to 1897.

The Breakfast Parlour - Here we meet the figure of George, 2nd Marquis Townshend. When his father died in 1807 George became the owner of the Castle and started a massive scheme of repairs which unfortunately almost bankrupted his Tamworth estate.

The Drawing Room - This was the Cooke family's Drawing Room when they lived here in the Victorian period. The Drawing Room and the Breakfast Parlour were originally built almost 400 years ago, by John Ferrers, who was preparing for a visit by King James I. This new wing was completed in 1619 ready for the king's first visit, only the stone fire place survives from this period.

The frieze of 55 coats of arms record the Ferrers and Townshend families. The three panels over the fireplace show the descent of James I and Sir John Ferrers from David I of Scotland. The present interpretation as a Victorian drawing-room is based on two photographs taken during the Cooke family's tenancy.

The Great Hall - Thomas Ferrers built this Hall in the late middle ages. Recent tree-ring dating has revealed that the original oak trees used to build the frame and roof, were felled in about 1437.