This remarkable castle with its alarming dungeons and torture chamber has, since the twelve-hundreds, been continuously owned by the family of the Earls Grey and their relations.

You will see active restoration of complex masonry, metalwork and ornamental plaster as the great halls thrive with day to day life. A wide diversity of rooms and style give a refreshing difference to the Castle. Named after the king who visited Chillingham in 1617 the James 1st Drawing Room is famous for its recently restored Elizabethan ceiling with its gilded ribs and pendants. The state rooms are brilliantly furnished with both antique and modern furniture and lined with patterned The Librarysilk screening hung with paintings and enamels. The castle Library also displays interesting family memorabilia and has a very fine chimney piece.