Bolton Castle

What an amazing castle. Take time to read the information at various points throughout the castle and you will get more from your visit. Mary Queen of Scots stayed here. There is a cafe which serves homemade pastries and cakes. There are wild boars with little piglets behind the car parking area. There is also a birds of prey demonstration behind the garden and maze.

A really good day out. Lovely scenery around with plenty of walks. The castle was not too staged so it gave a feel of how a medieval castle might have felt and the falconry demonstration was very good with good interaction with the crowd. We had coffee and cake in the cafe and the carrot cake was excellent. It felt that there was lots for children including the small maze, dressing up, writing with quill pens.

First impression at the admission was the very warm and welcoming gentleman. Great start. We only wished to see the garden which initially we thought was a bit small. However the gardeners were very knowledgeable and the gardens immaculate and we particularly loved that there was so much information near the garden beds about the plants and how and why they were used in days gone by. Very very well laid out. We had a bonus display of birds of prey with beautiful birds flying well and again the spiel was given by a very knowledgeable and entertaining young lady who really knows her stuff. Also listen to her speak about the wild boars. For us we were so happy to have visited Bolton Castle and well done.