Knaresborough Castle and Courthouse Museum

Castle Yard, Knaresborough HG5 8AS

Rating:4.6
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Description

Romantic ruined fortress from 1300s with Norman heritage, on a green clifftop with river views.

Service options

  • On-site services

Accessibility

  • Wheelchair-accessible car park

  • Wheelchair-accessible entrance

Children

  • Good for kids

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Reviews

5

Such a stunning town with the river running through it & the viaduct crossing over. The castle gives amazing views across to the town as it's perched atop the hill. The castle is sadly ruins but there is a tower you can pay to enter & a museum on site. The rest is free to view & has a park to wander around within the walls.

Published 9 months ago

5

The ruins of the castle are an interesting place to relax, there is a garden, benches, beautiful views, there is a walk downstairs where there is a nice cafe, you can rent a kayak or swim by the canal. The town itself is very charming, if you have the opportunity to visit it, I highly recommend it

Published 8 months ago

5

Fantastic photo opportunity. Breathtaking view of the town. Not too far from some lovely cafes and pubs. Be careful when descending down the path as it's quite inclined, family's keep a hold of the little and old ones.

Published 8 months ago

5

What is left of the castle is really small but the architecture is amazing, gives you a sense of what it was really like. The court museum was interesting too and the woman on reception was lovely. People have graffitied in the castle dungeon which is completely disrespectful and disgusting defacing something of such historical importance. It wasn't expensive to get in and easily killed an hour of our time. The view over the viaduct and the river was worth the trip alone. An amazing beautiful place. I can't recommend this highly enough. So glad we went there.

Published 9 months ago

5

Lovely to walk around near the castle. The castle was closed, but great views for photos

Published 5 months ago

5

One of best tourist spots town . Relaxing " Chilling " light tea times even full lunch dining . At least visit 4 times a year in different seasons.

Published 5 months ago