Castle from its grounds:-

Main tower block:-

Apparently this is William Lord Hastings’s tower:-

We climbed it. All 23 metres of it via 96 fairly steep steps. Knackering. This is a video of the panorama from the top. (All through our visit those church bells were ringing. It was a Saturday – the bell-ringers must have been practicing):-

Formal Gardens information board. There was no way to avoid my shadow on it!:-

This tower was in one corner of the grounds:-

In its heyday the castle was a centre for “noble” sports:-

This nearby field is said to be the jousting ground where Walter Scott set his tournament in Ivanhoe:-

We had no idea before we went that Ashby de la Zouch had an old ruined castle, but as we were doing the detour round the town required by the street fair blocking the main road we saw a sign pointing to it.

As old castles go it’s one of the better ones.

From entrance:-

Welcome Board:-

First building:-

Further portion:-

Picture window:-

The fireplace on the left wall has the remains of shields on it:-

Interior:-

The castle was demolished as the result of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms:-