We'd already seen three castles (Ashby de la Zouche, Bolsover and Sandal) on this day and were on our way to stay in one overnight, so Pontefract was the penultimate stop after a long day. There wasn't much of the castle left to see, though at the entrance there was a rather lovely herb garden that I took quite a fancy to.
All that was really left of this ruin, was a long wall encompassing quite a good size area. We wandered round the edge and looked down to the town below.
Apparently Pontefract castle was really frightening when it was all in one piece, but hard to imagine that now with so little of it left.
Costs: free
Hints and tips: You wouldn't need long to get round this castle. Perhaps taking a little sword and shield to entertain yourself could be a good idea.
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