The castle will be closed on Sunday 25 October due to weather warnings in place this weekend, this may result in other short notice closures. Please check before travelling. Check for closures

The castle will be closed on Sunday 25 October due to weather warnings in place this weekend, this may result in other short notice closures. Please check before travelling.

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Bang! at the One o'Clock Gun

When the One o’Clock Gun was first fired in 1861, all the pigeons on the Castle Rock got a shock and took off!

Find the gun and flap like a pigeon!

High Above at the Lang Stairs Jousting in Hospital Square