Nottingham Castle to host ‘Medieval Legends’ festival over May bank holiday

Nottingham City Council has announced the next event for Nottingham Castle. A three day ‘Medieval Legends’ will take place on castle grounds on May bank holiday, Saturday, May 27 to Monday May 29.

The castle, home to legendary Robin Hood with a longstanding history of rebellion, will showcase cave tours, a medieval encampment, have-a-go archery and a meet and greet by Robin Hood himself. The event will, in a simular fashion to the recent sold-out Coronation and Eurovision shows only cost £1 per day, giving visitors of all ages, a chance to rediscover the castle grounds before the site’s full reopening in June.

The event will have a full line up of mouthwatering food and drink thanks to the vistor centre and cafe. It will also showcase the Lincolnshire medieval re-enactment society, Knights of Skirbeck, who provide a unique blend of living history and entertainment across Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire, Norfolk and throughout the UK.The tickets are available at the Visit Nottinghamshire website.

Nottingham City Council’s portfolio holder for leisure, culture and planning, Cllr Pavlos Kotsonis, said: “I am delighted to be able to announce the ‘Medieval Legends’ at Nottingham Castle, with the attendance of Robin Hood himself, for the bank holiday at the end of May.

“We’ve already seen with last weekend’s Coronation events and the sold-out Eurovision event that people are eager to return to the site – and we’re very keen to welcome them back with another sneak preview that is in keeping with Nottingham Castle’s medieval heritage.”

The events have been announced following the decision taken by the council in March to begin working toward reopening the entire castle site. It is now managed directly by Nottingham City Council as part of its Museums and Galleries service. The castle closed in November 2022 just 18 months after the completion of a £31m redevelopment.