This 14th century castle looks very impressive, d...

This 14th century castle looks very impressive, dominating the beautiful valley that it overlooks, with its huge towers and walls. It must be one of the finest examples of a mediaeval castle in England.



It is largely intact with rooms containing straightforward reconstructions of how life was lived in the castle during the Middle Ages. The rooms are huge.

The De Scrope family that have owned the castle since it was built still own it. They took part in many of the great events in English History. There is plenty of information about the family history which is fascinating. Mary Queen Of Scots was imprisoned in the castle for a period and the room she occupied is set out as it is believed she would have had it.

The gardens are beautiful - a faithful reconstruction of mediaeval gardens.

There are plenty of activities such as archery, falconry and wild boars.

The restaurant was suitably cavernous and the toasted sandwich and cake were lovely although the pork pie I ate was so hard it could have been catapulted from the battlements at attacking troops with good effect back in the 1400s. We had to wait a long time for the food but weren't in any hurry.

Overall it was a great experience, and very romantic.