点评:We visited here as not been for many a year and having moved out of the area some years ago now. I have memories of playing in and around the castle as a kid before it got fenced off and taken over by EH. The changes around the site are a huge improvement including the small visitor centre, gift shop and pathways.
We declined to park at the car park at the bottom of the castle hill as we know from lived experience that Conisbrough is a rough old place and there would be a chance our car would be broken into, although I believe that there is CCTV in there now and parking charges so this might have improved things. I know some years ago this car park was renowned for break ins.
We parked at the castle in one of the disabled bays they had as we have a Blue Badge but the gate is locked to the car park which is ridiculous. We had to ring a phone number for someone to open the gate but nobody answered, leaving the disabled person having to leave the car and go into the adjacent visitor centre to find a staff member. Just leave the gate open! It is less hassle and not difficult. The visitor centre is literally next door to the parking spaces and it wouldn't take much for the staff to check the 4 spaces regularly to see if anyone is parking without a Blue Badge. This is inefficient, illogical and inconvenient.
That said, the staff member who helped us was really friendly and helpful.
The site is small and the grounds are compact with little to see; however, the castle keep is the highlight and you can walk up the stairs inside the keep to the very top where there are some fine views of the surrounding area.
I feel there needs to be more information boards about, especially inside the keep.
Overall a nice way to pass an hour or so if in the area.
翻译:我们好多年没来这里了,几年前就搬走了。我还记得小时候在城堡里和周围玩耍的情景,后来城堡被用栅栏围起来,被EH接管了。城堡周围的变化非常显著,包括小型游客中心、礼品店和步道。
我们拒绝把车停在城堡山脚下的停车场,因为根据我们的亲身经历,我们知道康尼斯伯勒是一个破旧的地方,我们的车有可能被撬开。不过我相信现在那里有闭路电视监控,而且停车要收费,所以情况可能会有所改善。我知道几年前这个停车场以盗窃事件频发而闻名。
我们把车停在城堡的一个残疾人专用停车位,因为我们有蓝色徽章,但停车场的大门锁着,这太荒唐了。我们不得不打电话叫人开门,但没人接,残疾人不得不下车,到旁边的游客中心找工作人员。把大门敞开就行了!这样省事又不费力。游客中心就在停车场隔壁,工作人员很容易就会定期检查这四个车位,看看是否有人没有蓝色徽章停车。这既低效,又不合逻辑,也很不方便。
不过,帮助我们的工作人员真的很友好,也很乐于助人。
场地很小,场地紧凑,可看的东西不多;不过,城堡的天守阁是亮点,你可以沿着天守阁内的楼梯走到最顶层,在那里可以欣赏到周边地区的美景。
我觉得需要设置更多相关信息的展示板,尤其是在天守阁内部。
总的来说,如果在附近的话,这是一个打发一小时左右的好方法。