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Scarborough Castle visitor guide: Opening hours, tickets, and how to plan your visit

Scarborough Castle is a ruined medieval fortress on a spectacular headland between Scarborough's two bays in North Yorkshire, managed by English Heritage. This guide covers opening hours, ticket prices, transport, parking, accessibility, and practical visitor tips. This Yorkshire castle guide was last updated in March…

Pickering Castle visitor guide: Opening hours, tickets, and how to plan your visit

Pickering Castle is a well-preserved Norman motte-and-bailey castle on the edge of Pickering market town in North Yorkshire, managed by English Heritage as a paid visitor attraction. This guide covers opening hours, ticket prices, transport, parking, accessibility, and practical visitor tips for planning your visit.…

Barnard Castle in County Durham, North-East England.

Barnard Castle visitor guide: Opening hours, tickets, and how to plan your visit

Barnard Castle is a ruined medieval fortress set on a rocky promontory above the River Tees in the market town of Barnard Castle, County Durham, managed by English Heritage. This guide covers opening hours, ticket prices, transport, parking, accessibility, and practical visitor tips for planning…

Middleham Castle visitor guide: Opening hours, tickets, and how to plan your visit

Middleham Castle is a ruined medieval castle in the market town of Middleham in Wensleydale, North Yorkshire, managed by English Heritage as a paid visitor attraction. This guide covers opening hours, ticket prices, transport, parking, accessibility, and practical visitor tips for planning your visit. This…

Goodrich Castle visitor guide: Opening hours, tickets, and how to plan your visit

Goodrich Castle is a ruined medieval castle near Ross-on-Wye in Herefordshire, managed by English Heritage as a paid visitor attraction. This guide covers opening hours, ticket prices, transport, parking, accessibility, and practical visitor tips for planning your visit. This guide was last updated in March…

Castel Sant’Angelo, Rome: ticket prices, hours and tips – plan your visit

The Museo Nazionale di Castel Sant'Angelo (National Museum of Castel Sant'Angelo) is a cylindrical fortress and museum on the right bank of the Tiber in central Rome, at Lungotevere Castello, 50. This guide covers opening hours, ticket prices, transport, parking, accessibility, and practical visitor tips…

The Chateau Royal d'Amboise in the Loire Valley, France.

Château Royal d’Amboise, Loire Valley: Ticket prices, hours and tips – plan your visit

The Château Royal d'Amboise is a historic Renaissance palace and former residence of French kings, situated on a promontory overlooking the Loire River in Amboise, France. This guide covers opening hours, ticket prices, transport, parking, accessibility, and practical visitor tips. To secure entry on the…

The Chateau de Saumur in the Loire Valley, France.

Château de Saumur, Loire Valley: Ticket prices, hours and tips – plan your visit

The Château de Saumur is a historic fortress and museum situated on a hill overlooking the town of Saumur and the Loire River in western France. This guide covers opening hours, ticket prices, transport, parking, accessibility, and practical visitor tips. This comprehensive visitor guide was…

Château de Gruyères, Switzerland: Ticket prices, hours and tips – plan your visit

Château de Gruyères is a historic 13th-century fortress and museum located in the hilltop town of Gruyères, Switzerland. This guide covers opening hours, ticket prices, transport, parking, accessibility, and practical visitor tips. Our comprehensive visitor guide was updated in May 2026 to reflect the latest…

Castelo de Castro Marim, Castro Marim: ticket prices, opening hours and tips – plan your visit

Castelo de Castro Marim is a medieval hilltop castle and archaeological museum in the village of Castro Marim, in the far eastern Algarve, Portugal, overlooking the Guadiana River and the Spanish town of Ayamonte. This guide covers opening hours, ticket prices, getting there, parking, accessibility,…