Pickering Castle

Access

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You can book online until 8.45am on the day of your visit. You can still buy a ticket when you arrive, but you won’t get the discount. 

Tickets are valid all day, so you can arrive at any time and stay for as long as you like within our opening hours.

Tickets are free for members. You can still book online if you’d like – just remember to bring your English Heritage membership card.

You can join as a member online or during your visit. 

We can’t wait to see you at Pickering Castle soon.

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Mobility / Older Visitors
Accessible Toilets
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Adult Changing Area
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Handrails
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Easy-use Cutlery
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Assistance Dogs Welcome
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Wheelchair Loan
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Site Folders
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Dog Bowl and Toileting
Dog bowls can be found at the entrance to the ticket office.
Wheelchair Access
The site is a mix of grass and rough, uneven pathways. Mole hills can present hazards around the site. There is step-free access to the exhibition in the chapel. The rest of the castle buildings are accessed by stone and wooden staircases.
Entrance / Set Down
The car park is next to the entrance, so setting down is best here.
Disabled Parking
There are currently no ‘marked’ accessible bays, however parking is free for all visitors.
OnSite Transport
We have a manual wheelchair that we can loan to visitors.
Stairs
Motte: 50 steps to the top. There are handrails on both sides to the first half of the stairs to the top of the motte. There is a small landing with only one side with railings. Then there are railings on both sides until the top of the staircase. Diate Tower: approximately 20 steps up to the entrance to Diate Tower. There are railings on both sides for the first few steps, and then only on one side, with solid wall on the other. Midway through the visitor journey there is a flight of approximately 15 steps into the moat and the same back up again.
Lift Access
There are no lifts on site.
Seating And Restpoints
There are benches available at two points of the visitor journey with arm rests and backs, there is also low walling that can be used as a rest point.
Pathways Surface And Gradients
There are gravel paths from the carpark to the ticket office, and then a little way onto the site. From that point the site is all grass and an uneven terrain.
Blind / Visually Impaired
Accessible Toilets
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Handrails
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Assistance Dogs Welcome
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Braille Guides
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Braille Signage
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Torches
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Dog Bowl and Toileting
Dog bowls can be found at the entrance to the ticket office.
Site Tours
Available if booked in advance. Please call Pickering Castle on 01751 474989 if you would like to discuss how we can provide a tour that meets your needs.
Areas Of Low Lighting
The Chapel and Diate Tower are areas of low lighting.
Deaf / Hard of Hearing
Assistance Dogs Welcome
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Vibrating Fire Alarms
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Tour Transcripts
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Film Subtitles
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BSL Tours
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Audio Installation Transcripts
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Dog Bowl and Toileting
Dog bowls can be found at the entrance to the ticket office.
Induction Loops
Induction loops are available at the till point in the ticket office.
Learning Difficulties
Accessible Toilets
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Adult Changing Area
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Easy-use Cutlery
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Culinary / Dietary
Easy-use Cutlery
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Bottle / Food Warming
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High Chairs
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