In Popular Culture
The castle has been used for location filming on several occasions:
- As "Castle De'ath" in episode 5, series 4 of the cult TV series The Avengers.
- For exterior scenes for the 1992 TV series Covington Cross.
- For exterior scenes in the TV series Colditz.
- The castle grounds were the location of the strongman contest Pure Strength in 1988.
- Several areas of the castle have been featured in the CBBC series Horrible Histories.
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