Wressle Castle is a ruined palace-fortress in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, built for Thomas Percy in the 1390s. It is privately owned and it is usually open to the public for a few days each year.
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The best place to find out when it's open is the Facebook page. When it is open, there is a small charge that goes towards the Yorkshire Air Ambulance. There is a civil war reenactment playing out the Siege of the castle. There are plenty of bangs! You can bring dogs but maybe best not with the explosions. The castle is one of few in East Yorkshire and is more a posh manor house than traditional castle. About half remains to full height and there are information boards to guide you round. The ground is uneven and it's mostly gravel in the castle. A fantastic day out...
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Wrestle Castle is a ruined fortress palace built in the 1390s for sir Thomas percy (who was executed for rebelling against Henry lV). During its haydays in the 16th century. It had landscaped gardens and fish ponds. It is a grade 1 listed ruin and scheduled monument. It's privately owned and unfortunately not open to the public very often. You can see it from the road in the village or walking along the bank of the river derwent, and you get a good view of it from the train going out of hull. It's definitely worth visiting if you...
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A place that is only open 2 weekends of the year during summer, click on the website to find out, free to get in but a small donation is welcome. When I went in July, they had a civil war re-enactment with gun and cannon fire so God knows what the people on the trains thought! Only half the castle stands but information boards will help guide you. Parking is in a field so the ground may be a struggle for wheel chair user's....
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