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Castle Rising Castle

Castle Rising Castle

Castle Rising main stairs

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Description

While on holiday at the lighthouse Me, Sarah & Ben took a day trip to Castle Rising castle.ย Iย gave Ben my big Nikon as Sarah &ย Iย were doing an audio described tour provided by the ticket office for ยฃ1. It was a fun tour as the audio description was dramatised!ย Iย still got to get my compact camera out and shoot the shots above! ๐Ÿ˜€

Castle Rising Castleย is a ruinedย castleย situated in the village ofย Castle Risingย in theย Englishย county ofย Norfolk. It was built in about 1138 byย William d’Aubigny, 1st Earl of Arundel, who also ownedย Arundel Castle. Much of its square keep, surrounded by a defensive mount, is intact. It is currently owned byย Lord Howard of Rising, a descendant of William d’Aubigny.

Castle Risingย is aย villageย andย civil parishย in theย Englishย countyย ofย Norfolk. It is best known as the location ofย Castle Rising Castle, which dominates the village. The village is situated some 8 kilometres (5.0ย mi) north-east of the town ofย King’s Lynnย and 60 kilometres (37ย mi) west of the city ofย Norwich.Theย River Babingleyย skirts the north of the village separating Castle Rising from the site of the lost village ofย Babingley.[1]

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Camera usedSamsung WB550