Clitheroe Castle

Today I went to Clitheroe Castle with Mom and Nana. I got the day off school today because my class and class 6 all went to Blackburn Rovers Football Club and I didn't want to go!

We had a brilliant time and these are only a few of the picture's Mom took. We took an exercise book with us and drew lots of pictures and did some rubbings too. Mom has found out some of the hitory behind the Castle to write in my book and she is going to print some pictures off too and we're going to put it all into my book and take it to school on Monday to show everyone what we did today.

We've been to the Castle before, we took Dana with us. It was good fun, but today was even better because we had to look for hidden Dinosaurs too! The rhyme went "look high, look low and you will find a Dinosaur" we found 19 altogether! And because I was a really good boy at school for the past two days and good today, I got to buy a new sword too. Mom says we will go again during the summer holidays and take Dana with us next time because she was at school today! Mom says it's very cheap too. It's £3.50 per adult or £2.50 with consessions and children under the age of 16 get in for free. It's free to go round the Castle as there's not much to it, but that's what it costs to get into the Museum.

About Clitheroe Castle

The Norman castle keep of Clitheroe has dominated the skyline for more than 800 years since being built around 1186 by Robert de Lacy to protect the administrative centre of his vast estates.

It is said to be the second smallest keep in England, since the rooms are only about 20 feet square. The present entrance passes through what was originally a window into what was a cellar.

The original entrance was on the right on the next floor. The keep was deliberately damaged after its capture by Parliamentary forces during the civil war, but was repaired in 1848 with smooth-faced limestone blocks, which can be clearly seen.

The views from the old castle walls are breathtaking, as is the walk up the hill. Fortunately, you can break the journey on the way up by visiting the Castle Museum which brings to life the history and geology of the Ribble Valley.

You'll also find some stunning new features in the castle grounds including a Community Rose Garden, the only Labyrinth in Lancashire and a highly acclaimed skatepark