Where is skipton castle

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Most Recent. Very good. LittleLaroo Lancashire contributions. Until now that is. A few weeks ago we decided to brave the journey first by train, then by bus and finally by foot. Not even a hint of what the castle used to look like or how it was run.

It makes it all very hard to distinguish one room from another. The lack of information is also appalling. Very poor! What makes these information plaques all the more galling is that someone has clearly gone to the trouble to make a few pictures to go along with some of the text.

The worst thing bout Skipton Castle though it the price. The gift shop is an overpriced rip off and I would advise you to bring your own drinks as the cost at Skipton is ridiculous. Over all you get the impression that nobody in charge of the place can actually be bothered and are content to rake in the shiny doubloons. On arrival in Skipton we were directed by the signposts to the short stay carpark, which, with hindsight, should have warned us. When buying our tickets, we were not warned that the castle might be unsuitable for the elderly, and think we should have been.

It consists of empty stone rooms connected by dimly lit, slippery stone spiral staircases, information is given by small plaques on the wall but there are no furnishings or objects which you might expect in an ancient castle. The dungeon, reached by one of the spiral staircases, is simply a stone room without windows, totally devoid of any item of interest apart from a plaque claiming the prisoners were well fed.. In the event, we spent less than an hour inside, there was little to explore outside, and we came away feeling completely ripped off.

I can only advise any visitors to the area to go to see Cliffe Castle museum in Keighley, completely free and eminently more interesting. The Happy Wanderer Skipton 26 contributions. Skipton Castle now has it's own dedicated car park, drive up "The Bailey" past the castle and the car park is on your left. Fully roofed, it is a fascinating and delightful place to explore in any season — from atmospheric Dungeon to the great Watch Tower, from the Chapel to the beautiful Conduit Court — a free self-guiding Tour Sheet is available in 10 languages.

You may relax on the peaceful Chapel Terrace with its fine views over the town and woods, and enjoy traditional fare in the Clifford Tea-rooms. The Castle stands at the head of the bustling High Street of this lively unspoilt town with its popular market. English Historical Documents Vol 2 Routledge, London. Emery, A Greater Medieval Houses of England and Wales. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. Gravett, C Norman Stone Castles 1.

Osprey, Oxford. Johnson, P Bloomsbury, London. King, C. J Castellarium anglicanum: an index and bibliography of the castles in England, Wales and the Islands. Kraus International Publications. Salter, M The Castles and Tower Houses of Yorkshire. Folly Publications. Skipton Castle was a major medieval fortress that was heavily restored in the seventeenth century after having sustained damage during the Civil War.

Today it is a major tourist attraction with the Inner Ward open to the public. The Castle stands at the head of the bustling High Street of this lively unspoilt town with its popular market. Click here to find out more. Open every day from 10am Sundays from 11am. Last admissions 5pm October — March 4pm. Closed December. Visits can be pre-booked online here.