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Spooky Season is upon us and Whittington Castle has some great Halloween events in store. From pumpkin carving and biscuit baking competitions to Halloween trails and spectacular light shows, have a look at this Halloween’s event lineup at the Castle to find some spookily fun activities for all.

Entries for September’s photo@thecastle competition will be uploaded here. The theme is “Into Infinity”. To enter, just send your photo along with a title, small description and your contact information to marketing@whittingtoncastle.com

Entries for August’s photo@thecastle competition will be uploaded here. This month’s theme is “Summer Landscapes”. To enter, just send your photo along with a title, small description and your contact information to marketing@whittingtoncastle.com

Entries for July’s photo@thecastle competition will be uploaded here. This month’s theme is “Summer Colours”. To enter, just send your photo along with a title, small description and your contact information to marketing@whittingtoncastle.com

Entries for June’s photo@thecastle competition will be uploaded here. This month’s theme is “Midsummer Madness”. To enter, just send your photo along with a title, small description and your contact information to marketing@whittingtoncastle.com

Watching my girls enjoying the freedom of a dip in a beautiful setting! The early morning sun with a quiet bench some books and my dogs – what more could you want! The welcoming light filtering through each entrance welcoming you to the outside. The beauty of the canal boat coming through the tunnel and… [Read More]

It’s time to launch this month’s photo@thecastle competition! This month our theme is “Freedom”.   With restrictions easing further in the coming weeks, there will be more opportunity for family and friends to come together once again. For this competition photos can be taken at the Castle, Whittington village, or elsewhere, celebrating what freedom means… [Read More]

“Welcome back to Whittington” photo@thecastle results.  Thank you to everyone who has entered our photo competition.  We were amazed at all the great entries and how this theme had challenged everyone to a very high standard of entry.  Gary from “Ye Olde Boote Inn” had a very difficult time judging – please see his comments… [Read More]

Earth Day at Whittington Castle has not gone unnoticed – we are determined to play our part. All our takeaway packaging and cutlery are now fully compostable. So, when you order a takeaway at kitchen@theCastle, you are supporting the environment too. It’s been a pleasure to see so many people sitting outside enjoying the good… [Read More]

The Castle shop will re-open on Wednesday 14 April from 10-4pm thanks to the incredible support of our volunteers…….. Introducing Molly our new shop supervisor Many of you will know Molly from the tearoom where she has worked for the last three years. At the beginning of 2021 Molly was promoted to shop supervisor and… [Read More]

It is time to launch the April photo@thecastle competition. Judging will take place on 6 May. Send your entries with a title, contact details and brief description/caption to info@whittingtoncastle.co.uk This month our theme is: “Welcome back to Whittington!” April’s Castle photographic competition will give you a lot of scope as the theme is Welcome back… [Read More]

I am very pleased to announce the results of Spring Awakening photo@thecastle competition. Our local champion judge Sandra Rees from “Waggy Tail” Dog groomers in Whittington had a very difficult time. She said so many fantastic photo’s really depicting spring. Below are her choices and her reasons for choosing them. Under 15 year old 1…. [Read More]

Latest news as of 21 April Lady Beatrice is on the nest and we have had sight of at least 2 eggs! I am very please so announce that the new swan at Whittington Castle will be called Sir Tom! After counting the votes from other page posts plus our own it was between Barnaby… [Read More]

Fantastic news from the Heritage Lottery Recovery Fund! Whittington Castle has been awarded a recovery grant of £37,900 to assist with reopening post Covid. We are thrilled! This is hugely important for the Castle’s survival. At the time of writing we are awaiting confirmation of what the grant will cover as monies are ‘restricted’ to… [Read More]

Well I am very pleased to announce the winning entries to photo@thecastle competition “Hobbies”. I would like to thank everyone for entering and we hope you enter our next competition “Spring Awakening” which we will launch early next week. Well done everyone! See the judges comments and selections below. Thank you for asking me to… [Read More]

Kitchen@thecastle Easter treats for everyone!Why not order an indulgent treat box to take away from the Castle. Each box includes an assortment of cakes and an Easter treat for just £9 (and there’s enough for two!). Also available A delicious cream tea for two for £8. Choose from a tea or an americano to accompany.Please… [Read More]