I turned up here on a day in Lincoln expecting it to be a nice half an hour, 45 minutes or so. No - I spent a good 2 to 2 and a half hours looking around the ruins. The little museum inside was interesting with the video tour voiced by a monk who sounded far too drunk - very amusing. The ruins aren't extensive but very interesting. The tracery of a buffet in one part is superb, as is that of an adjacent window. The barrel vaults of part of it are very long and although quite ruined, very beautiful. The restoration and cutaway-like roof of the kitchens is very interesting - parts look almost like they're new because of the restoration work. The new gardens are interesting and have a good idea and even better views - I liked the vineyard even if it was small and the wrong time of year. The garden could do with some trees however to complete the vision. One final thing to look out for is the tower by the entrance. The vault at the bottom is very impressive and modern-looking despite its age. The best part is that there is a small, almost hidden door from where you climb up to two rooms above and get nice views of adjacent rooftops through the windows.