Pontefract Castle

Whilst waiting for a parcel of a lamp wick and a British waterways key to be delivered to the local post office I spent a few days hiding out from Storm Dudley and Storm Eunice to pass through the uk. I had a few slow days down by the canal hiding away from the wind and the rain.! Then in between a break in the storm I braved it and Walked in to castleford via the canal greenway and collected my parcel !
I couldn’t be happier 😍🚿the key worked and I could have a nice warm shower when I got back to the van. After a shower and some lunch I decided to visit pontefract town and the castle as it wasn’t far away and on my list of places to go on arrival the castle was closed as some branches had come down in the grounds during the storm so I walked round the town which has some nice antique shops on cobblestone roads. And a giant harribo shop. And as I didn’t manage to get in the castle I decided to stay the night outside the old priory at the bottom of the castle hill hoping it’s open tomorrowRead more