Medieval herb garden blogs

At the start of 2025, Pontefract Castle's dedicated team of volunteer gardeners launched a weekly blog.

They have been sharing what they have been up to in the Medieval Herb Garden (MHG) each week. They have also highlighted a 'Plant of the Week'. The blogs explain the plant of choice's growth patterns, growing conditions and medieval uses. There's also photos of the various multilegged visitors to the MHG!

Our incredible volunteers have now cultivated over 160 different varieties of plants in the MHG. You can see them for yourself on a visit to Pontefract Castle, or even get involved as a volunteer.

Medieval Herb Garden - free talks

Join Carole, one of our wonderful volunteer gardeners, for a free talk about the Medieval Herb Garden. Talks run monthly in the summer. Book Medieval Herb Garden talks.