Sandal Castle: Wakefield, England

Number 16 - Sandal Castle

Oh Sandal. I am sorry to say but you weren't great, especially compared to Ashby De la Zouche which we saw earlier in the same day. 

The weather didn't help. but basically we parked up, walked over a hill and were presented with a wall. That was pretty much it. There was also a group of young gentleman smoking what I can only assume was a herb based substance. This made getting our photo a bit tricky, but we managed it.

The castle is best known for the Battle of Wakefield which was fought in 1460 during the War of the Roses. What we saw were the remains of the 13th century stone castle. You could walk to the top of a motte bailey as well and there were good views from that vantage point.

We didn't call into the visitors centre, though there was one and that may well have been really good. So if I went back, I would pop in there.


Cost: free

Hints and tips: it won't take you long to see and I suppose if the weather was nice you could have a picnic. It's also in a nice part of England so there is lots nearby to see and do.