All that remains today of what was a Norman castle are the remnants of the earthworks and some traces of a stone curtain wall.

[1][2] The fortress was finally demolished in 1649 by Sir Philip Knyvett, 1st Baronet, leaving just the moat and the earth ramparts.

That year his daughter, Christiana, married Sir Henry Colet, later Lord Mayor of London.

To service the castle and garrison, the planned settlement of New Buckenham was established and today the village covers much the same area and grid layout as original.

The castle is private property and access can be sought at the village shop on King Street in New Buckenham.