25th & 26th September 2021 When are you open? The Food fair is open on Saturday 25th & Sunday 26th July. You need to pre-book your tickets through our website where you will select an entry time, either 11am, 12noon, 1pm or 2pm. Each time slot allows a two hour visit. How long...
Rockingham Castle Artisan Markets takes place on Saturday 25th & Sunday 26th September, 11am to 4pm. This exciting new market showcases a broad selection of carefully curated artisans, promising to be a remarkable high quality retail experience this autumn. Tickets must be purchased in advance through our Buy Tickets Online Page Adults - £6.00 Children...
Rockingham Castle in one of over 2,700 arts, culture, heritage organisations to receive support from the Culture Recovery Fund Round Two. From Glastonbury Festival, the National Football Museum and Bamburgh Castle to a cinema in a 14th century barn, more than £300 million in grants will set more than...
Rockingham Castle is one of 445 heritage organisations across the country set to receive a lifesaving financial boost from the government thanks to the £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund to help them through the coronavirus pandemic. 445 organisations will share £103 million, including Rockingham Castle to help restart vital reconstruction work...
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Rockingham Castle is celebrating a successful year after hosting many high-profile events. 2019 saw the return of popular family affairs, including the Easter experience, Jousting and Viking days, and Halloween Fun. The unique Victorian Christmas also proved as renowned as ever – with thousands of visitors attending over the five days, and...
Positive comments from visitors at Rockingham Castle’s sell-out Victorian Christmas event have been flooding in. Thousands of people enjoyed the unique festive experience which ran over five days from Wednesday 27th November – Sunday 1st December, and included humorous reenactments, candle lit trees, roaring fires and splendid period costume. Visitors were transported...
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Half term Halloween fun was enjoyed by hundreds of families during Rockingham Castle’s four-day spooky event. Cobwebs, skeletons and other ghostly decorations added to the exciting atmosphere in the castle’s historic gardens and rooms, and the pumpkin-rollings, biscuit-decorating, quizzes and trails hosted by the popular Witches of Rockingham, were a continued...