Caister Castle is the country's first brick-built castle, and it is Grade I listed. It was built in the 1400s and is located in Norfolk near Great Yarmouth. The castle is mainly in ruins with most of the outer walls partially intact as well as one of the towers surviving. The surviving tower can be climbed to enjoy views from the top. A classic car (with motorbikes and a few other vehicles) is located at the castle as well, and entrance includes the castle and classic car museum, which I will cover in a different post.
The castle is surrounded by a moat. Do not let the photograph below fool you; that is algea on the still moat water, and it looks as though you could walk across it. I wonder if anyone was caught out by this and tried to walk on it.
The castle is a fortified manor. The castle was the inspiration for William Shakespeare as he used it in a play. In the 1600s, the castle became abandoned when a new house was constructed nearby.
Another interesting point about the castle is the bee area. These little brick compartments were where bees were kept and created the honey supply for the castle.
The gardens at the castle were really beautiful.
One of the buildings near the castle houses a mechanical cinema organ, which was built around 1930.
Another building is the barge house, and this is where the tearoom is located.
Keep checking back for my post about the classic car museum at Caister, which I visited after touring the castle.
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