Oakham Castle

If you are in Oakham take a look

A small piece of a larger area of history. The point of interest is a wall of large horseshoes left as a token by kings queens and the nobility. They are not the standard horseshoes but are larger and...

Well worth a visit

We visited Oakham castle on a very wet day in May and were not disappointed. There was so much history to see and when we entered the main door we were greeted by a very knowledgeable guide. Well wort...

very interesting, absolutely worth a look inside

very interesting, absolutely worth a look inside very knowledgeable and friendly volunteers The Great Hall of Oakham Castle is the finest surviving example of Norman domestic architecture in Europe....

Relatively modest but interesting and free to visit

If you go to Oakham castle expecting turrets, keeps, arrow slits and battlements you will be disappointed. However, this does not detract from the sense of history that the site evokes. The castle is ...

Essential Viewing!

This Great Hall is essential viewing and deserves to be more widely known! We had not heard of it before we visited. The building is impressive and the collection of horseshoes is quirky but the histo...