Published on 12, July, 2020
Inspired by an off-the-cuff remark I made in another thread, I thought I would actually start this thread off.
Please share your favourite castle (or Mediaeval Abbey, Friary, or Priory), if possible with a picture and saying a little bit about it.
I will kick off with Corfe Castle. A picturesque ruin in Dorset (belonging to the National Trust), and as a bonus can be reached by steam train from Swanage with one of the finest 'railway views' in Britain! A good view from the castle as well
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You get a double-whammy in Lincoln - a castle and a cathedral on top of the tallst hill around. You can take a precarious walk in both - around the battlements of the castle and walk on the roof of the cathedral - impressive views all around!
Very impressive cathedral. Once the tallest building in the world before the central spire fell down in a storm. And apparently it once had three spires but somehow lost the others too.
It's also wonky - it's not symmetrical left & right - and the right side is much more ornate than the 'sinister' left side.