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Sandal Castle (West Yorkshire)
Newest Review: ... Sandal Castle is largely ruins. It is owned by Wakefield Museums and Arts Department and has a large car park and visitor centre. The first thing that you notice about this site is that the castle stands on top of a huge grassy mound that can seen from many miles away. It is not surprising therefore to discover that the view from the top of the mound is pretty amazing but when I visited ... more  ... here last week it was cold and blustery as the downside of this wonderful view is that it is very exposed.
Arriving at the car park I was initially disappointed to discover that the visitor centre was closed. During the winter it opens at we...more |
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Sandal Castle (West Yorkshire): Sandal Castle, West Yorkshire (780 words)
by - written on 01/02/09 (Very useful, 121 readings)
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I think that its fair to say that to fully appreciate Sandal Castle you need a little bit of imagination. The ruins of this castle lie about 3 kilometres to the south west of Wakefield in a village that shares its name with the attraction. Sandal is a small, sleepy village with leafy streets and a few affluent houses that are bigger than a lot of hotels. There's a pub, a bus stop but no shops and not a lot else; expect that is for Sandal Castle. This Motte and Bailey style castle was founded in 1180, probably by William de Warenne, who was one of William the Conquerors loyal supporters during the Norman Conquest. William was the second Earl of Shrewsbury and ... Read the complete review
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