Sandal Castle
📍 Manygates Ln, Sandal, Wakefield WF2 7DS, UK
About Sandal Castle
Sandal Castle, an iconic historic site located in Wakefield, offers a captivating glimpse into Yorkshire's past. These evocative ruins, perched on a hill, are renowned for their picturesque views across the surrounding landscape. With a fantastic Google rating of 4.5/5 stars from over 2500 reviews, it's highly praised by visitors as a superb destination for a family outing and a fascinating walk through history.
Visitors can enjoy exploring the well-maintained grounds, imagining medieval life within the castle walls. Information boards provide insights into its rich history, including its pivotal role in the Battle of Wakefield. The site is a popular spot for leisurely walks and a great place for children to run around and explore, with the added convenience of a highly-rated cafe (checking opening times is advised) and public toilets. It's often recommended as a relaxing stop, especially when combined with a visit to nearby Pugneys Country Park.
Visiting Information
Sandal Castle is uniquely accessible 24 hours a day, seven days a week, allowing flexibility for all visitors. The site prioritises accessibility with wheelchair-accessible parking and an accessible entrance. For convenience, debit cards and NFC payments are accepted at the cafe, making transactions straightforward. Parking is free and easy to find, though it can get busy during peak times.
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📍 Manygates Ln, Sandal, Wakefield WF2 7DS, UK
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Showing 5 of 2,505 reviews from Google Maps.Last updated 31 January 2026.
Not the biggest walk but views are great and the cafe is really good, reasonably priced, great food, friendly staff! Highly recommend it as a little family walk and coffee
Easy to find. Free easy parking. Easy to walk round and great for kids to have a run round and imagine what it was like. Plenty of information boards and a cafe and toilets. Litter could do with clearing. Will go again.
Nice little wander round here well maintained grounds and boards with info as well. Sadly the cafe was shut when we went after 3pm on a Saturday which was a shame. Car park gets busy . When you are done there is Pugneys Country Park just down the hill as well
Nice to discover another castle which is also free, we enjoyed our visit here today. It has good information boards as you are walking around it and is also very safe too, the well is covered up and they also have mesh around some parts of the castle. A good day out for a family, especially on a sunny day it isn't very windy either. We will definitely visit again. The only negative is the cow muck spreading smell from the farm.
An immaculate view of the sunrise here 👌 beautiful bit of history and a nice viewpoint over Wakefield and surrounding areas.