After a lazy start to the day we set off from the campsite to find English Heritage’s Castle Rising Castle. This was the seat of the Howard Family and is one of the largest keeps in the country. As we approached we could see the depth of the moat …
and after paying our entry fee we crossed and went under the gates …
The keep was then in front of us in all its glory …
We entered the building and took note of the warnings …
up the steps …
and turned left …
Through into the basement …
Here there was the well …
and then we went up the stairs in the corner …
We entered this doorway …
to find these lovely tiles …
This is looking through into the kitchen and Mike bashed his head on the way out!
This is the white room at the top of the keep …
The Great Hall was on the upper level here with the basement below …
Looking out to where we entered …
We then walked around on the top of the moat …
and after walking down the steps we could walk around the grass visiting the early Norman church built in the late 11th century …
At the side of the keep are the remains of the lodgings …
and a 14th century chapel …
It was then time to go back to the RV for lunch and after a drive through the village of Wolferton we returned to the campsite to sit out and enjoy a cuppa in the sunshine …
2 comments:
Lovely photos. Enjoy your break.
What a great place - I see what you mean about it being in great condition
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