Muncaster Castle

“I thought there were more castles”

February 20, 2011

A few minutes ago I was bragging to myself about how many North of England castles I had mentioned here on the blog.  However, I must now confess that many of these have been more intention than action. I must improve my ways. Last week I did mention Durham Castle in passing, but didn’t say [...]

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Muncaster – Overnight at a Lake District Castle

January 28, 2009

Over the past thirty years of driving up to Whitehaven, I’ve often looked across the valley to Muncaster Castle on the hillside above the River Esk not far from Ravenglass. Last week, though, I had reason to stop there. On my way north in the morning, and looking for somewhere to spend the night before [...]

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