Guide To Skipton Castle

A great little visit to this castle. It’s a self guided tour with lots of rooms and views to explore. Not the least a mature single stem Yew tree planted in 1659.

We prebooked tickets by picking a time for entry and also included car parking. Made for simple access to both. Met by a guide who explained how the self tour worked and pointed out where to start, where to find toilets and gift and coffee shop, very helpful. Lovely to see such a well preserved castle. The self led walk around was helpful apart from us, and several others we got into conversation with, got a little confused on where we went wrong in not being able to find the way that led us to egress down the tower steps into the courtyard towards the end of the tour.

An unusual little castle. It’s completely empty, so you get a pretty good idea of what it must have been like hundreds of years ago. Reasonably priced entry fee, very helpful, knowledgeable staff.

It’s nearly 50yrs since I was last inside Skipton Castle. Back then when you went into the dungeon they switched the lights off!!! No such fun these days, but the castle is a great place to explore. There is a paper guide which marries with the rooms that you pass through. This provides historical information. Of course there is lots to do in Skipton. Canal trips, market days and there is a lovely walk outside of the castle. Parking is easy at The Bailey car park. I would recommend getting tickets in advance which includes parking charges.

It’s worth a visit. Lovely views. It is a very well restored castle. There is a one-way system in place. Lots of the stairs ways were blocked off, unfortunately. Lots of information on boards around the rooms. It’s close to the town centre shops and bus station. Staff were friendly and really good with kids. There’s a nice area where you can sit and have a picnic.