More than 130 medieval and castle-themed LEGO sets are in contention in Series 11 of the BrickLink Designer Program – here are our favourites so far…
LEGO Castle fans don’t have tonnes to cut their teeth on right now. 10305 Lion Knights’ Castle and 10332 Medieval Town Square are firmly in the rearview mirror, and there are no more medieval Icons sets on the horizon (at least as things stand). That leaves the BrickLink Designer Program as the main source of all things LEGO Castle at the moment.
Series 8 will bring us another brick-built fortress in Dustmark Keep, which will be available to crowdfund from June 9, while Series 9 takes a left turn with Sleepy Dragon Inn. Series 10 feels a bit more traditional with The Joust, and so it only remains to be seen what will fill Series 11’s nearly-guaranteed medieval slot in the five-strong line-up.
Voting on Series 11’s 578 designs is now underway, and you can show your support for individual submissions over at BrickLink. The LEGO Group will then take crowd votes into consideration when selecting the five builds that will advance to crowdfunding. But if you don’t have the time or wherewithal to sift through that many projects, we’ve picked out our favourite LEGO Castle sets this time round.
Snowdrift Stable
Builder: GreeblesnGrids Pieces: 1,895
There’s a lot going for Snowdrift Stable: it’s a slightly different slice of medieval life to what we’ve seen before; it looks like it’ll scale nicely with 21325 Medieval Blacksmith and Series 7’s Alchemist’s Shop; and it’s got a nifty roof technique we’ve not seen used much (if at all) before. The snowy environment calls back to Series 1’s Mountain Fortress while marking a neat contrast with Series 8’s Dustmark Keep.
Ivory Palace
Builder: KingCreations Pieces: 2,601
We’ve had plenty of conventional castles from the BrickLink Designer Program, but KingCreations’ Ivory Palace stands out for its unique colour scheme, round towers and enormous stained-glass window. It’s positioned as the royal residence of the Griffin Knights’ king and queen, and includes both monarchs alongside five knights, two Serpent Knights and a pigeon keeper.
Bone Dragon
Builder: Arachno Pieces: 864
Castle-themed sets typically occupy the pricier slots in any given BrickLink Designer Program round, but it’d be nice to see the LEGO Group select something for those of us on a smaller budget once in a while. Arachno’s Bone Dragon evokes a similar concept from NINJAGO a few years ago, only this time in a more atypical fantasy medieval setting inspired by classic role-playing games.
Dark Wizards Tower
Builder: jubjubhero Pieces: 2,093
Taking cues from dark fantasy media, this towering build is most interesting for its unique layout – assuming gravity isn’t too punishing when it’s built with physical bricks. There’s a real sense of open-ended narrative to the Dark Wizards Tower too, not least because jubjubhero hasn’t overexplained every single detail in the submission’s description, while the colour scheme feels just that little bit foreboding. Nice work all round.
Pageant Wagon
Builder: Itsjustaname Pieces: 1,472
If we’re talking deviations from giant castles, you won’t do much better than Itsjustaname’s Pageant Wagon, which offers a really playful take on the medieval genre. You could argue it’s a modern-day set that evokes classic renaissance motifs, but the builder has cleverly restricted the minifigure line-up to era-appropriate designs, neatly toeing the line of ambiguity.
Kingsburgh: Medieval Village Fair
Builder: Brickproject Pieces: 3,898
A considerable step up from the Pageant Wagon in scope – but quite close in expression – is Brickproject’s Kingsburgh: Medieval Village Fair, a nearly-4,000-piece behemoth that feels like what 10332 Medieval Town Square could have been had it focused on doing something new instead of rehashing an old set. It’s a densely-constructed slice of civilian life that’s also packed with play features – head over to BrickLink to check them all out.
These are just a few of the castle-themed designs in Series 11 of the BrickLink Designer Program, any one of which could be arriving on your doorstep towards the end of 2027. The voting phase concludes on May 25, and the LEGO Group will reveal the five finalists on June 20. Crowdfunding will take place in June 2027.
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