No matter the weather, you can spend your bank holiday Monday with us!

We've got:
🏰 Bonus Castle Explorer Tours and Dungeon Tours
✍️ Free half term Wandering Words Trail
🍦 Hot and cold drinks and ice creams in the Gift Shop
🔍 A thousand years of history to explore!

Our Wandering Words Trail starts today Saturday 25 May, until Sunday 2 June!

🕙 10am to 4pm daily
🎟 Free and no booking required

Explore a wonderful wordy trail around the castle all week!
Discover old and unusual words.
Create some fantastical new words of your own.

From Romans to Rapunzel and creative workshops aplenty, there's lots of fun for kids and families in Wakefield this half-term! Start planning your week here:
expwake.co/MayHalfTermGui… experiencewakefield.co.uk/guide/top-thin…

We are loving touring UpAndAway Wakefield Libraries #WordFest check out the link for performances over the next few weeks! 🎈 Experience Wakefield Pontefract Castle

experiencewakefield.co.uk/event/up-and-a…

🎤 Last chance to apply: Pontefract Castle Presents... 2024 Artist Callout 🎸

We are looking for new and up-and-coming local bands or artists to perform at the our bandstand again this August.

Fee: £250

Apply at bit.ly/PCPresents24
Closes Sun 2 June at midnight

Yonder returns to Pontefract Castle on Saturday 8 June, 4 - 10pm!

What's included in your ticket?
🎶 A line up of incredible DJs
🎧 Unlimited free silent disco
💃 Sassy dancers
🎁 Fun freebies
💜 Memories that will last a lifetime

Tickets at eventbrite.co.uk/e/yonder-at-th…

Museum meet-up is back! Next month we’ll be enjoying a brew, a chat and craft at both Wakefield Museum and Pontefract Castle.

To find out more about museum meet-up, visit: meetup.com/wakefield-muse…

Wakefield Museums & Castles #MeetNewPeople

Update: This has now been resolved! We can take card and cash again in our tills 🥳

We can currently only take cash payments at the Gift Shop and The Castle Coffee Shop.

We're working on getting our till systems back online as soon as possible.

Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.

Wakefield Council The Castle Coffee Shop- Pontefract Castle

Explore historic Pontefract - home to picturesque castle ruins, Georgian architecture and indie shops. An action-packed weekend awaits in June.
Win 2 fantastic prizes to enjoy it:
🎶 2 tickets to Proms @pontecastle
🍰 Afternoon tea for 2 at @FarmerCopley
expwake.co/PontefractComp…

The Proms firework finale really brings the drama! 🎆

Reply with your photos and videos from enchanting trips to the castle.

We'll include them in a video with a magical piece of music being played at this year's Proms!

Share your photos by the end of this week (19 May)

What singalong song might all these movers and shakers be dancing to at last year's Musicals at the Castle? 💃🕺

Tell us your guesses in the replies!

Also tag anyone you spot getting their groove on 👀

Have you seen this incredible map from the 1648 siege of Pontefract Castle before? 🏰

Perhaps the eagle-eyed amongst you can spot an error the artist made when naming some of the parts of our site 👀

Answer revealed tomorrow!

Meet Alice bee Lacy! 🐝🌿

Take a moment out of your busy day with this fuzzy friend.

As worker bumblebees are all female, it only makes sense to name this dedicated and hardworking bee after Alice de Lacy!

She's busy collecting pollen from our rosemary bushes.

We've got heaps of half term fun coming up!

If you missed it, it's all in our latest Family Newsletter: bit.ly/MayHT2024

Get all of our events and news straight to your inbox by subscribing at bit.ly/WMandCNewslett…

*Woad* you believe it - this bright yellow-flowered bush can dye things blue! 💙

This is woad. It's doing really well in our medieval herb garden right now!

Woad is originally from South Eastern Europe and the Caucasus.

It has been cultivated in England since ancient times.

We had an upstandingly good time at Proms at the Castle last year - even with the unpredictable weather! 🥳

Fancy joining us this year?

Get your tickets online at ticketsource.co.uk/pontefract-cas… or from our Gift Shop.

The Castle Playground is back open after its spring clean 🥳

Let the little ones loose in our brilliant, bespoke playground

We’ve got battering ram swings, slides and climbing frames.

Find out who’s the Queen or King of the Castle – and who’s the dirty rascal!

Wakefield Council

Our final History Network of the year at Pontefract Castle where the sun always seems to shine! 🌞

Our subject leaders are thrilled to be learning in such a great environment and looking forward to a walk of the grounds later.🏰🌲

Wakefield Museums & Castles OurYear2024 National Coal Mining Museum #History

Enjoying an afternoon Pontefract Castle with Wakefield Primary teachers who are history subject leads. Sharing info around local links that can inspire and engage pupils in EY, K1 & KS2.
With our friends from Wakefield Traded Services
National Coal Mining Museum & OurYear2024
#edutwitter