点评:Located to the east of the town centre, a 5 minute walk, historic Pontefract castle has much to offer visitors and entrance is free. It’s a medieval castle with much history but unfortunately much of it lies in ruins, however there are plenty of information boards throughout the castle complimenting the castle museum which holds artefacts uncovered there.
One great attraction is the presence of underground dungeons which can be toured a couple of days a week at a small cost.
Additional the site has a small cafe which offers hot and cold drinks along with snacks, pastries, and some warm food such as toasties and pasties. The cafe also opens out, at the far end, onto a children’s playground.
Located centrally, the castle has a large lawn area which holds several picnic tables and seats for general use, along with an additional wooden shelter and seats.
Visitors are recommended to view the surrounding areas from the castle to view the distances to help them understand why the castle was sited here., especially from the top of the tower.
Most areas are wheel chair friendly but, unfortunately, the tower access is by steps only.
Staff are generally available on site to help if required and are always pleasant, friendly, and welcoming.
Toilets are available onsite next to the museum, and both the castle and cafe are dog friendly with visitors being requested to keep dogs on a leash.
The castle has a small car park nearby which offers free parking and some on street free parking next to it, with a couple of disabled parking bays immediately outside the castle entrance . Larger town car parks are a small walk away but are generally chargeable.
翻译:这座历史悠久的庞特弗拉克特城堡位于镇中心以东,步行仅需5分钟。它对游客来说极具吸引力,且门票免费。这是一座历史悠久的中世纪城堡,不过遗憾的是如今大部分建筑已沦为废墟。不过,城堡内设有众多信息牌,配合着展出在此发现的各类文物的城堡博物馆,为游客提供了丰富的了解途径。
另一大亮点便是地下的地牢,每周有几天可以付费参观,费用也很低廉。此外,园区内还有一家小咖啡馆,提供冷热饮料以及小吃、糕点,还有一些热食,比如烤三明治和肉馅派。咖啡馆的另一端还直通一个儿童游乐场。
城堡地处中心位置,拥有一片宽阔的草坪,上面设有多张野餐桌和供人们使用的座椅,另外还有一个木制遮雨棚及更多座位。建议游客从城堡内俯瞰周边地区,尤其可以登上塔楼顶端,这样能更直观地了解城堡为何建在此地。
大部分区域都便于轮椅通行,但遗憾的是,通往塔楼的通道仅有台阶。
如有需要,现场工作人员随时乐意提供帮助;他们始终和蔼可亲、友善热情。
博物馆旁设有卫生间供游客使用。这座城堡和咖啡馆都欢迎带狗的游客,不过要求游客务必用牵引绳拴住狗狗。城堡附近有一个小型免费停车场,周边还有一些路边免费停车位;城堡入口处还有几个专为残障人士设置的停车位。稍远一些的地方还有规模较大的城镇停车场,不过通常需要付费。