Whilst in Haworth, Yorkshire, we decided on the Saturday to visit Skipton, the home of the best-preserved medieval castles in England in spite of a three year seige during the Civil War. For centuries the market town of Skipton was hidden for safe keeping beneath the castle walls where successive Lords of Skipton are buried in the Parish Church, the most famous being George Clifford, 3rd Earl of Cumberland, one of her Admirals agains the Armada. The road from Haworth to Skipton is straightforward, through a series of roundabouts and well sign-posted. There was no car-parking around the castle itself but the market town has ample car parking around by the canal. We visited on a Saturday and there were only a few market stalls beside the canal. The town however, was many cafes and shops
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