History

Pickering Castle

Pickering, Yorkshire

Norman motte and bailey with a shell keep, climb the stairs for views over the town.

Booking
No need to book
Time to allow
75 min

Pickering Castle is an English Heritage motte and bailey with a Norman mound topped by a shell keep and three curtain-wall towers. A chapel exhibition displays medieval finds and the castle sits near the start of the North Yorkshire Moors Railway.

Good to know

  • Footbridge near Coleman's Tower is closed, check accessibility
  • Open daily 10am-5pm
Best time
Morning
Open
Open daily
Getting there
Castlegate in Pickering
Vehicles
Fine in any car

Facilities

  • Toilets

Data: Roadtrip. Things change: check opening times, prices and rules before you go.

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