Mill House At Rockingham Castle

We have just spent a fabulous day at the Halloween Event at Rockingham Castle. We took two of our grandchildren who live in Northamptonshire and we have all had a truly memorable day. Thank you to each and every witch, wizard, skeleton, cat, and everyone else who made our day so wonderful. The castle was decorated so well and with such expertise. We had a lovely lunch in the tea rooms, thank you to everyone there. It was a perfect day which we can highly recommend and the lovely weather today helped too. We are definitely going to revisit in the summer as it's such a beautiful place with amazing views from the grounds. Thank you also to the family in ownership/residence for sharing your beautiful home.

Having driven past, talked about it, and seen it in the media, today, after many, many years, we visited! And we were so pleased we did. Rockingham Castle is a special gem that everyone should visit at least once, even if it's only to see Charles Dicken's favourite leather chair. The guides are full of information and freely talk continuously, giving snippets of historical information about the castle. The gardens, grounds, and small church are equally impressive, along with the spectacular views.

Myself and son visited Rockingham (Aug bank holiday) for the teddy bear picnic, view the castle and the gardens. It is fascinating to walk through periodic rooms, taking in the smells, colours and viewing the beautiful furniture however, I was disappointed to find that no rooms upstairs were open. Making the walk round the castle very short. We did get to try on the helmets and gloves in the great hall, walk around the grounds, view ST Leonards Church and the ice House. Goldilocks and the three bears were very interactive and engaging with the children, even played some games. Throughout the holidays the days to visit were limited to only a Tuesday and Sunday (incl Bank Holiday Monday's). We enjoyed our visit overall.

I found this place to be most interesting and I certainly am pleased that I have visited I particularly enjoyed the complementary guided walk around the exterior of the castle. The guide gave an interesting talk about the history of the castle and pointed out some aspects of the building. I also found the guides in the castle to be most informative and happy to answer questions . There are so many interesting articles to view in the castle including a rather battered chair that was a favourite of Charles Dickens when he stayed there I also enjoyed walking around the extensive grounds that includes both wild and more formal areas.