Carole The Swiss Cottage, Pickering
+5
A beautiful piece of national heritage and history. Great to learn about the huge number of changes the British isles have seen over the years with such huge changes in its population and cultures. A fascinating mix, and a very beautiful place to learn. My children both loved it! Aged 6 and 8, both interested in the quizzes and reading in the little museum, fascinated by the stories of the bombings, invasions,… and trying to visualize the town and castle back when it was whole. Could have more visualizations to help support deeper understanding.
Kudos to the staff, they were all absolutely lovely.
I didn't expect much but was pleasantly surprised and spent nearly 2 hours wandering the castle grounds. I was also lucky enough to catch a funny, little play in the exhibition space.
Perhaps it was due to rather wet weather but it wasn't very busy for a Saturday.
The castle itself is open until 5pm, but that day the cafe van closed at 4 and the toilets at 4:30.
Bought tickets online, in advance, as we were able to save £2 per adult on the admission price. We spent well over 2 hours here, so was value for money. Would recommend the audio guide and we joined in on a great tour with Sue, the guide on the day, she was very knowledgeable and engaging. There are great views of the coast from here, we really enjoyed our visit to the castle.
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