We visited Bolton Castle on the penultimate day of...

We visited Bolton Castle on the penultimate day of our holiday to the region. It was drizzly/ showery day but that wasn't to mar the visit.

On entering we decided to stop for a drink. My husband had the best coffee he had had for ages and we both enjoyed the experience eating in the hall. The castle was much more than we expected. The rooms done with furnishings were a treat and the size of the castle and feeling of how it would have been lived in came through. We loved all of that. On top of this we were amused and entertained twice by a gem of a guide on both the archery and birds of prey parts of the visit. Archery not being something we had tried before was well explained and then the group we were with were very supportively clapping each person after their turn, which was lovely.

The birds of prey were chosen to showcase their individual characters and were given their platforms to shine, with our guide being a refreshingly bubbly, knowledgeable and engaging individual who completely enhanced our 'whole' trip. This was a 10 out of 10 experience.

Having been around the area on three different holidays and yet not coming to the castle we realised what we had missed out on.

Finally, on the day we went they were getting ready for weekend reenactment of the castle as it would have been and the smell of the fires wafted everywhere you went, making it feel that we had been transported back in time. Wonderful!