Pickering Castle

This is an English Heritage site in the beautiful town of Pickering free for EH members. I'm all for encouraging people to visit EH sites but the entrance fee for non members is about £10 which I think is a bit steep for this particular site. Went here on 30th October was very quiet the last in the shop was lovely and very engaging. There is a small shop on site stocking the usual souvenirs .

It's a fab little castle (mostly ruins) but some parts you can go up, beautiful views, some good information and great fun for the kids,.. sometimes they have dress up available which is really good. They usually have some out door games and things for kids too- as long as the weather is good. There are toilets in the car park area, and a small car park for a few cars.

Great castle. Parking near and lots more at the bottom of the hill in the North York Moors Railway car park (also worth a visit while you're here). Castle took us about an hour and a half. Could be longer. Lovely on a nice day and very helpful staff.

We initially missed the entrance for the car park as the Satnav had taken us up past the train station route - the castle has a small car park (prob for about 7 or 8 cars). Thankfully it had some toilets (located at the car park). The castle itself is mainly ruins, but there is a few parts of it to wonder in (and up) and take a look around, and the kids enjoyed running up and down! Probably could have done with a bit more info on history and what's happened there over the years, but it was a nice place to stop off.

Absolute gorgeous place to visit! Some really beautiful sights and such a pleasant place to walk around. Came here on a date and honestly couldn’t have asked for anything better.

It's a quick visit and perhaps for a non-EH member it might not be worth the cost, but it is if you are. A very picturesque castle. Quite often when we visit castles we see pictures drawn in 17-1800s of castles in ruins before they were rescued and Pickering looks like that now with how the plants cling to the wall.

We have been looking at a few castles on our holidays, And this is another good day out, very friendly reception staff and a search sheet for the grandkids. A great place to spend a couple of hours.

Great walk around the castle ruins and grounds...dogs welcome...toulet facilities...small gift shop with ice cream for us kids. All in all I enjoyed my time there.

Working our way through Yorkshire English Heritage. It's a small affair as old ruins go but still worth the visit. Do this first before you head to the high street for a pie. The exhibition in the chapel is very informative. It was not crowded. The gift shop had the usual items, all great, I've scored at every gift shop so far.

Not a bad place for the kids -- perhaps the biggest disappointment is that there's not much castle left! It's well-maintained, though, and the information on display is helpful (although perhaps some of it could be presented in a more child-friendly way). Admission is reasonably-priced and is gift-aid-able (which they could, perhaps, advertise more widely), and the views of Pickering and the surrounding countryside are definitely a plus (especially for fans of the steam railway). All in all, worth a visit, but don't plan on spending all day there -- there simply isn't enough of it to last that long.

A great place to bring children in summer, lots of space to run. There are displays set out which show the castle in the 13th and 14th centres, there are also days when there are childrens activities - we did a trail there once. A lovely spot for a picnic. Have a wander around Pickering afterwards - lots of little independent shops and cafes, the North York Moors railway is also nearby.

I think one of the best things abot Pickering castle is looking up at it! Standing in the old market town and looking up to it it is a magnificent site.It is an earthwork castle and there is a lot of it.Kids love it and don't seem to mind the climb up and do a lot of exploring when they get there.There is a chapel with an exhibition in and there are kids activities. It does hold events too on occasions. One thing immediately apparent is how much care is taken of it and the good state it is in.Well worth a visit .as is Pickering