Hemsley Castle’s main entrance, with a bridge crossing a dry moat. An artistic sculpture of a medieval soldier stands in the foreground.

Looking along a castle path, which includes a bridge across a secondary (inner) dry moat, leading back to Hemsley Castle’s main entrance.

Looking towards one of the remaining parts of Hemsley Castle consisting of a grand medieval building and connected tower - inwards from across the dry moat. A ruined part of another tower remains standing in the background.

A photo of the castle interior showing medieval decor consisting of wooden pillars, brick work, and museum display cabinets.

In celebration of today’s Winter Solstice, I’m continuing my theme of tourist in my own shire.

Today I took the opportunity to visit #HelmsleyCastle in #NorthYorkshire on its last opening of 2025.

There were a small number of tourists there, so I wasn’t completely alone.

A narrow vertical slit window in a solid stone recess, approached up a short flight of steps. The room is dark, but light from the window very bright.

Darkness and light in the west tower undercroft, #HelmsleyCastle. I can't resist calling in, when heading for the Vale of Pickering and the #NorthYorkshire coast beyond. #WindowsOnWednesday
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Helmsley Castle in the Autumn
#art #painting #northyorkshire #contemporaryart #contemporarylandscape #landscapepainting #fylingdalesgroupofartists #helmsleycastle #helmsley

Took a wonderful walk around #DuncombePark today and was met with the beautiful sight of #HelmsleyCastle at the end! 🏰

Building on grassy plateau inside Helmsley Castle's defences

Remains of square main tower, seen front on, with daylight through most of the windows, inside the castle's defences on the grassy plateau

Main square tower seen at 45° to its faces. Dark clouds behind. Ruined walls in foreground with small purple flowers growing in some crevices.

Pretty pink-purple flowers growing on low ruined walls, with the main square tower out of focus in the background.

#HelmsleyCastle, #Yorkshire, #England

#EnglishHeritage

#MayBlooms

Helmsley Castle, an English heritage site, then Nunnington Hall with their beautiful flowers and stunning peacocks, then a visit to see the Kilburn White Horse striding the hillside at Sutton Bank.

#JoinMeOnMyWalk from yesterday, lovely visit to #HelmsleyCastle and a mooch round the village (great pies & cakes 😋) then on to #NunningtonHall where the peacock was displaying, before a view of the Kilburn White Horse. @photohour.bsky.social #EnglishHeritage #Castles #vitaminN

Sunny (and cloudy) memories from #HelmsleyCastle last May! 🌤️

Haunted Helmsley Castle

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