We visited Knaresborough castle the day after staying at Lumley castle overnight. So we were on a high and felt like royalty.
Knaresborough castle was in the middle of the town, which looked quite sweet, but with a 6 hour drive ahead of us, we didn't have time to mess around.
Large parts of the castle can be accessed from the high street. The only bit you need to pay for is to go into the tower. We decided against this but I'm sure it's very good.
Knaresborough was a community building, providing a safe place for people to go when they were under attack, and they also made decisions there that affected residents of the town. It was a Centre for Justice, which all sounds very nice. At one point in history, the MPs wanted the castle dismantled, but the people from the town managed to persuade them to keep the King's Tower and use it as a prison.
It's at the top of a large cliff and overlooks the river Nidd with really lovely views. The whole site was quite small, with a lovely patch of garden. So you don't need to allocate loads of time to it, but it's worth seeing.
Costs: Well we saw most of it and wandered round for free. Not sure how much it is to go inside the tower.
Hints and tips: Don't feed the ravens!
Want to find out about more of our castle adventures, take a look at my blog.
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