
Learn about history where it happened with a tour at Pontefract Castle!
The Dungeon Tours take you into the castle’s eerie underground chambers. See where Civil War prisoners scratched their name into the rock. Learn about the many uses of the dungeon, including it being a liquorice store!
On a Castle Explorer Tour a guide brings to life what the castle used to look like. Hear tales of royal scandals and terrifying sieges. The Explorer Tours are fully accessible for wheelchairs and pushchairs.
You can book tickets in advance online, or buy them from the Gift Shop on the day (subject to availability).
π Pontefract Castle, Pontefract, WF8 1QH
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Every Friday, Saturday and Sunday
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Bonus tours on Monday 26 and during May half term
π Dungeon Tours at 10:45am
π Explorer Tours at 2pm
π° Β£2.30 to Β£4.40 per person