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Pontefract Castle, Castle Chain, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF8 1QH
tel: 01924 302700
Join us as we explore the weird, wacky and wonderful world of witches and wizards at Pontefract Castle!
- 11:00 to 15:00
- Rail station: Pontefract, Monkhill (0 mile)
- Parking: free
- Children welcome
- Free entry
Witches & Wizards at Pontefract Castle
- 11:00 to 15:00
Pontefract
01924 302700
Pontefract Castle, Castle Chain, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF8 1QH
tel: 01924 302700
Live acoustic music at lunchtime.
- 12:00 to 14:00
- Rail station: Pontefract, Monkhill (0 mile)
- Parking: free
- Children welcome
- Free entry
- Disabled access
Live Acoustic Music In The Bandstand at Pontefract Castle
- 12:00 to 14:00
Pontefract
01924 302700
Pontefract Castle, Castle Chain, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF8 1QH
tel: 01924 302700
Come to the castle bandstand and get your toes tapping with our series of concerts featuring local brass and wind ensembles.
- 13:00 to 15:00
- Rail station: Pontefract, Monkhill (0 mile)
- Parking: free
- Free entry
Concerts in the Bandstand at Pontefract Castle
- 13:00 to 15:00
Pontefract
01924 302700
Pontefract Castle, Castle Chain, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF8 1QH
tel: 01924 302700
Learn knightly skills and become a melee champion.
- 11:00 to 15:00
- Rail station: Pontefract, Monkhill (0 mile)
- Parking: free
- Children welcome
- Free entry
Medieval Mêlée Week at Pontefract Castle
- 11:00 to 15:00
Pontefract
01924 302700
Pontefract Castle, Castle Chain, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF8 1QH
tel: 01924 302700
Come and watch the Wakefield Archers annual longbow tournament, the Pomfret 60! If you are feeling particularly brave there is a have a go too! Participants in the tournament to register via the Wakefield Archers.
- 11:00 to 15:00
- Rail station: Pontefract, Monkhill (0 mile)
- Parking: free
- Children welcome
- Free entry
Pontefract Castle, Castle Chain, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF8 1QH
tel: 01924 302700
Come to the castle bandstand and get your toes tapping with our series of concerts featuring local brass and wind ensembles.
- 13:00 to 15:00
- Rail station: Pontefract, Monkhill (0 mile)
- Parking: free
- Free entry
Pontefract Castle, Castle Chain, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF8 1QH
tel: 01924 302700
A chance for you and younger members of the family to get creative together!
- 10:00 to 11:00
- Rail station: Pontefract, Monkhill (0 mile)
- Parking: free
- Free entry
Pontefract Castle, Castle Chain, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF8 1QH
tel: 01924 302700
Produce batik designs inspired by medieval motifs.
- 18:00 to 19:30
- Rail station: Pontefract, Monkhill (0 mile)
- Parking: free
- Disabled access
Create your own lantern to take part in the annual lantern parade.
- 11:00 to 15:00
- Rail station: Pontefract, Monkhill (0 mile)
- Parking: free
- Free entry
- Disabled access
Create your own lantern to take part in the annual lantern parade.
- 11:00 to 15:00
- Rail station: Pontefract, Monkhill (0 mile)
- Parking: free
- Free entry
- Disabled access
Pontefract Castle, Castle Chain, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF8 1QH
tel: 01924 302700
A chance for you and younger members of the family to get creative together!
- 10:00 to 11:00
- Rail station: Pontefract, Monkhill (0 mile)
- Parking: free
- Free entry
Pontefract Castle, Castle Chain, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF8 1QH
tel: 01924 302700
Meet the archaeologists who will be digging Pontefract Castle.
- 12:00 to 13:00
- Rail station: Pontefract, Monkhill (0 mile)
- Parking: free
- Children welcome
- Free entry
- Disabled access
Pontefract Castle, Castle Chain, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF8 1QH
tel: 01924 302700
A chance to see today's discoveries from the Pontefract Castle dig.
- 14:00 to 15:00
- Rail station: Pontefract, Monkhill (0 mile)
- Parking: free
- Children welcome
- Free entry
- Disabled access
Archaeology Daily Tours at Pontefract Castle
- 14:00 to 15:00
Pontefract
01924 302700
Pontefract Castle, Castle Chain, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF8 1QH
tel: 01924 302700
Craft your own clay lantern candle holder.
- 13:30 to 15:00
- Rail station: Pontefract, Monkhill (0 mile)
- Parking: free
- Disabled access
Have A Dabble - Clay Lantern Candle Holders at Pontefract Castle
- 13:30 to 15:00
Pontefract
01924 302700
Pontefract Castle, Castle Chain, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF8 1QH
tel: 01924 302700
Get hands-on with the latest finds from the dig.
- 10:00 to 12:00, 14:00 to 16:00
- Rail station: Pontefract, Monkhill (0 mile)
- Parking: free
- Children welcome
- Free entry
- Disabled access
Junior Archaeology Finds Lab at Pontefract Castle
- 10:00 to 12:00, 14:00 to 16:00
Pontefract
01924 302700
Join Wakefield Council and the Pontefract Lioness group for the annual lantern parade.
- 18:00
- Rail station: Pontefract, Monkhill (0 mile)
- Parking: free
- Free entry
- Disabled access
Pontefract Castle, Castle Chain, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF8 1QH
tel: 01924 302700
Get hands-on with the latest finds from the dig.
- 10:00 to 12:00, 14:00 to 16:00
- Rail station: Pontefract, Monkhill (0 mile)
- Parking: free
- Free entry
- Disabled access
Archaeology Finds Lab at Pontefract Castle
- 10:00 to 12:00, 14:00 to 16:00
Pontefract
01924 302700
Pontefract Castle, Castle Chain, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF8 1QH
tel: 01924 302700
Join the dig team at the castle and become an archaeologist for the day!
- 10:00 to 13:00, 14:00 to 17:00
- Rail station: Pontefract, Monkhill (0 mile)
- Parking: free
- Children welcome
- Free entry
- Disabled access
Dig Experience at Pontefract Castle
- 10:00 to 13:00, 14:00 to 17:00
Pontefract
01924 302700
Pontefract Castle, Castle Chain, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF8 1QH
tel: 01924 302700
Become a Junior Archaeologist and investigate the past.
- 10:30 to 14:00
- Rail station: Pontefract, Monkhill (0 mile)
- Parking: free
- Children welcome
- Free entry
- Disabled access
Pontefract Castle, Castle Chain, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF8 1QH
tel: 01924 302700
Use digital photography to create a virtual artefact.
- 11:00 to 12:30
- Rail station: Pontefract, Monkhill (0 mile)
- Parking: free
- Children welcome
- Free entry
- Disabled access
Pontefract Castle, Castle Chain, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF8 1QH
tel: 01924 302700
Take a look at all the discoveries from the Pontefract Castle gatehouse dig so far.
- 15:00 to 16:00
- Rail station: Pontefract, Monkhill (0 mile)
- Parking: free
- Children welcome
- Free entry
- Disabled access
Pontefract Castle, Castle Chain, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF8 1QH
tel: 01924 302700
Spooky, eerie fun at Pontefract Castle - an alternative to trick or treating!
- 17:30 to 19:00
- Rail station: Pontefract, Monkhill (0 mile)
- Parking: free
- Free entry
Pontefract Castle, Castle Chain, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF8 1QH
tel: 01924 302700
Join the dig team at the castle and become an archaeologist for the day!
- 10:00 to 13:00, 14:00 to 17:00
- Rail station: Pontefract, Monkhill (0 mile)
- Parking: free
- Children welcome
- Free entry
- Disabled access
Dig Experience at Pontefract Castle
- 10:00 to 13:00, 14:00 to 17:00
Pontefract
01924 302700
Pontefract Castle, Castle Chain, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF8 1QH
tel: 01924 302700
Become a Junior Archaeologist and investigate the past.
- 10:30 to 14:00
- Rail station: Pontefract, Monkhill (0 mile)
- Parking: free
- Children welcome
- Free entry
- Disabled access
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