Really enjoyable buildings and lovely views. Quite small, allow 2 hours, parking is not so good, tiny car park.

Set in wonderful grounds with spectacular views of the Derbyshie countryside sits Bolsover Castle ( or should it be Little Castle as a sign suggests). There is something here for everyone including a playground for the youngsters.

The view from the motorway shows an impressive castle.when we arrived the first problem was parking,the main park was too small so we had to find the overspill park which is a grass strip.The castle is impressive but mainly it is a ruin.we prefer rooms...More

If you arrive by car first impression can be very negative. Te car park (not sure if it's te Castles or pubs is very small and was full when we arrived. Drive past that one and just before you reach the No Through Road look...More

The views from the Castle walls were the highlight of our visit. The audio guides were good but it was difficult to determine the route we needed to take to line up with the guides. A few direction arrows would be helpful. There is a...More

I must admit that I didn’t have great expectations of this – having been advised that it was a bit “commercialised” – but was very pleasantly surprised. We had decided to bring our six-year old grandson on a term-time Monday, his school being closed for...More

I was first taken to Bolsover on my 13th birthday and it made such an impression, although I never knew exactly where it was. As an adult, when I "found" it again, I could not wait to see if it was the same as I...More

Visited on a sunday. Well presented castle set in pretty grounds. Very well maintained. Lovely ruins as well and information about it. A pleasant way to spend a couple of hours free of emglish heritage members

Dominating the local area, this 17th Century master piece is not only interesting in its own right; but it is incredibly well presented by English Heritage. It has one of the best electronic guided tours I have ever seen with both audio and video giving...More

On our way back to London from the Peak District we decided to stop at Bolsover Castle. We are members of English Heritage and along with my wife, we were accompanied by our Daughter and her Husband (a US citizen), who had never visited a...More