Summer Opening Times
21 March until 30 September
Monday to Sunday 10am until 5pm.
Winter Opening Times
1 October until 31 March
Monday to Sunday 10am until 4pm.
Last admissions to Conisbrough Castle are
40 minutes before closing each day.
Conisbrough Castle is closed 24th, 25th
and 26th
December and 1st January
Conisbrough
Castle boasts the finest Circular Norman Keep Tower in the UK. This
testament to the Stone Masons of medieval England was built during the 1180s
by the fifth Earl of Surrey, Hamelin Plantagenet half brother of the most
powerful of the Angevin Kings of England, Henry II.
Once one of the de Warenne family's northern strongholds, it is reported
in Leyland's Survey 1537-39, that a section of wall, the gatehouse and one
of the floors of the Keep had all fallen.
By the time of the English Civil War of the 1640s the castle was
pronounced to be Indefensible by the Parliamentary Forces of Oliver
Cromwell, thereby escaping the destruction that awaited so many of England's
finest castles.
Since that time little had been done to preserve the fabric of the
monument until the middle of the twentieth century, when the castle was
given into the care of the state.
Today Conisbrough Castle, now in the care of English Heritage, attracts
over 30,000 visitors per year from all over the world, each one takes home a
lasting impression of one of the finest buildings of Medieval England.
For travel information and how to find us please
CLICK HERE
The following Admission Prices apply during
normal opening hours.
|
Admission
Prices |
|
Adults |
£4.00 |
|
Concessionary Adults |
£3.40 |
|
Children (6 to 16 yrs) |
£2.00 |
|
Children (under 5) |
FREE |
|
Family (2+2) |
£10.00 |
|
English Heritage |
FREE |
| Ask about English Heritage Membership
at Conisbrough Castle or
CLICK HERE for more information |
Before making your journey to visit Conisbrough Castle, we
would recommend that you telephone us on +44 (0)1709 863329 to enquire if
any alterations to our Admission Pricing Policy are in force for the day of
your visit.