Exploring Pontefract Castle with Ilbert the Dragon

$The remains of the keep and curtain wall at Pontefract Castle$

Learn about all of the parts of Pontefract Castle with Ilbert the Dragon!

Take this guide with you on your visit. Ilbert shows you around the different parts of the castle and what they were used for.

These resources are for EYFS and KS1.

$View of Pontefract Market Place from the top of the Assembly Rooms, looking down towards Georgian buildings$

$Pontefract Workhouse, a large imposing brick Victorian building with many windows, chimneys and a grand entrance$

$The remains of the keep and curtain wall at Pontefract Castle$

$Graffiti scratched into the wall in the Pontefract Castle dungeon$

$The remains of a Norman chapel at Pontefract Castle$

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