Bodiam Castle

A moated castle that looks like a child's drawing of one: corner towers and battlements rising straight out of a wide, water-filled moat.

Inside the ruined shell you can explore spiral staircases, battlements and a portcullis, with the footprints of the great hall, kitchens and chapel still to read.

Licensed in 1385 as a defence against French invasion, though its showy watery setting suggests it was built to impress as much as to defend.