Keep and Castle Grounds, Rochester

The public gardens here are part of the Castle grounds and the Keep takes pride of place. The steps up, about three dozen, take you to the entrance and gift shop. This is not at all wheelchair friendly, but that is the nature of castles. Also in the shot is part of Rochester Cathedral. Rochester Castle is famous for the siege in which the Rebel Barons held out against King John. The siege was broken by King John's men tunneling under the castle and burning 40 pigs, the flames burning away the props and allowing the a corner of the keep to collapse.

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Rochester Castle, English Castles, Rochester

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View from the pub

A quick shot of Rochester Castle taken from the Pub nearby called "Ye Arrow"

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Rochester Castle

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Keep inside!

This is the inside of the keep and one can see just how large this Castle Keep really is, there is a central wall within the keep so this is only one half.

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Rochester Castle

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