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Pickering Centre - Photo:
Charles Rispin
CCL |
Lying just outside the
National Park, this ancient market town lies
at the foot of heather-clad moors and was
originally a Celtic settlement dating to
270BC. Its church has medieval frescoes,
discovered beneath whitewashed walls, which
include a 9th century scene of King Edmund
being put to death.
Pickering Castle was once
besieged by Robert the Bruce but is now a
joyously well-preserved ruin. It was
apparently used as a hunting lodge by every
English monarch up to 1400. Richard II was
kept prisoner here in 1399 shortly after being
deposed. |
