Medieval historian Emma Knight will take you on a tour of the three castles. The tour will start at White Castle and explore Skenfrith Castle and Grosmont. The tour will last 3 hours. Customers to provide own transport.
The tour will last 3 hours. Cusotmers should provide their own transport.
Please book tickets by phoning White Castle on 01600 780380 or Raglan Castle on 01291 690228.
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Powerful round towers guard the heart of the castle
White Castle is the best preserved of the Three Castles, namely, White, Skenfrith and Grosmont. The heart of this castle is surrounded by powerful round towers.
The Three Castles are usually grouped together because for a large part of their history they were part of a block of territory under the control of a single lord, Hubert de Burgh.
Hubert had gleaned a great deal about military architecture from his time fighting in France. He rebuilt Skenfrith and Grosmont in stone, adding domestic apartments to both castles, so that they could be used as lordly residences. However, this doesn’t seem to have been the case with White. Rather than a nobleman’s residence, it seems to have been built for military work. A workhorse of a castle, you might say. The internal buildings did, however, include a chapel, hall and kitchen, but were more befitting a garrison commander than a great lord.
After Hubert de Burgh, the Three Castles were held in royal hands, and in 1254 Henry III granted them to his eldest son, the future Edward I. The rest is, as they say, history!
Entrance Charge
- Adults - £10.00
- Booking is essential for the tour
- Please book tickets by phoning White Castle on 01600 780380 or Raglan Castle on 01291 690228
Date and Times
26-Jul-2014 26-Jul-2014
11am - 2pm
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