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🧙‍♀️ Witches and Wizards starts today 🧙‍♂️ Bring your ghosts and ghouls for a thrilling day out! Mix magical potions and take part in wicked outdoor festivities. Make fun themed crafts to take home. It'll be spooktacular! 30 Oct - 2 Nov, 11am to 3pm Free - no booking required

Please note: These works are ongoing. If you want to access our car park at present, you need to let the roadworks staff know on arrival. We're sorry for any inconvenience this may cause. Wakefield Council

Please note: The Castle Coffee Shop and Gift Shop will be closed on Wednesday 6 November. This is because we are installing a new till system. The rest of the site will remain open as normal. Wakefield Council

Please note: There won't be a Dungeon Tour this Friday 8 November as we have a school booking. However, you can still book on for this Saturday and Sunday! Spaces on the Saturday tour are going especially fast. Book advance tickets at ticketsource.co.uk/wakefield-muse…

We have had a tablet and a bag handed in at the castle. If you think these could be yours, please get in touch with a description of the items. You'll need to provide proof of ID on collection.

Did you catch the story about a PhD student discovering a lost Mayan city using #Lidar? 🤯 In the UK, Lidar data is freely available from the Environment Agency. Here's the Lidar image of our very own castle. You can even see our picnic benches!

"Oh Pomfret, Pomfret! O thou bloody prison." Horrible Histories is getting a special BAFTA award this month - so we're sharing some grizzly tales of our own 👀 Marie brings to life Richard II's ill-fated stay at Pontefract Castle, and has some feedback for Shakespeare...

Have you heard... the Oh, Yes it is! 75 years of the St Giles with St Mary's Pantomime Society exhibition opens on Monday 18 November! 🥳 More info at bit.ly/OhYesItIsatPM Audio description: The Witch talks to Hansel, two Gretels and three birds outside Pontefract Museum.

These works have now finished and the road is back open!

We are open today for snowy strolls! ❄️ Be sure to wrap up warm and take it easy on the paths. Enjoy the snow while it lasts! ⛄️ #UKSnow

Happy 30th birthday to the National Lottery! 🤞 We're joining The National Lottery Heritage Fund to celebrate Crossed Finger Selfie Day and say a big #ThanksToYou to National Lottery players. It's helped fund lots of our projects over the years, including redevelopment works at Pontefract Castle!

The Book Fairies are celebrating the new collector’s editions from Wordsworth today by hiding them for lucky finders all around the UK! Who will be lucky enough to spot some of these around Pontefract? 💜📚💜 #iBelieveinBookFairies

Teachers and educators - kickstart your 2025 with a series of free CPD sessions across the Wakefield district! 👩‍🏫 Join us on 28 Jan for "Introduction to natural dyeing in a school setting". The session is free, but booking is required. Register at tradedservices.wakefield.gov.uk/Event/248739

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas - which means it's almost time for our incredible staff and volunteers to take a well-earned break! 🎄 We will close at 2pm on Tuesday 24 December for Christmas and New Year. We will reopen at 8.30am on Thursday 2 January 2025.

Please note: this account will not be monitored from now until Friday 3 January 2025. Our social media elves are taking a break! For opening hours and visitor info, head to wakefield.gov.uk/museums-and-ca…

Well, it’s coming along. Needs details. But I want to let this layer dry first. If I get brave enough, I’ll add some tiny people. Pontefract Castle #PontefractCastle #AmPainting

The café at the Pontefract Castle visitor centre is currently closed and we are reviewing options for the future offer at the site. In the meantime we are continuing to offer tea and coffee and other refreshments from the visitor centre. Wakefield Council

Check out this incredible piece by ThatShakespeareLife! 🏰🎨 Cassidy has masterfully recreated Alexander Keirincx's 1640 painting of the castle. We're in awe! You can find out more about the history of Pontefract Castle in our interactive painting bit.ly/PCInteractiveP…

Introduction to natural dyeing in a school setting 🧵 Tue 28 Jan | 4pm-6pm | Pontefract Castle Look at ways of incorporating naturally dyeing into your school either as part of an club or for within your class as part of your lessons. Book now >> tradedservices.wakefield.gov.uk/Event/248739 5/7