Castles · Yorkshire & the Humber
Cave Castle
In or near Everthorpe.
Cave Castle — castle in South Cave, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Nearest railway station
- Brough · 5.0 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Cave Castle, the nearest railway station is Brough, located 5 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is HU15 2EU. Accessibility is limited for wheelchair users.
About
Cave Castle is a castle in the United Kingdom — fortified architecture from the medieval, Tudor, or Victorian-revival period. Heritage designation: Grade II listed building. Wikidata describes it as: "castle in South Cave, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK". Coordinates: 53.7679°, -0.6106°.
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Heritage listing
Details SOUTH CAVE THE PARK 5261 SE 93 SW 2/33 Cave Castle 7.2.68 GV II House. 1804 by Henry Hakewill for Henry Boldero Barnard; extensively remodelled c1872 for Charles Boldero Barnard. Domestic ranges demolished c1938. White brick with stone dressings, graduated slate roof. Gothick Revival style. Square plan with polygonal angle turrets. Entrance front: 3 storeys, 4 bays with central 3-storey projecting porch. Diagonal buttresses with offsets flanking pointed door in Perpendicular style of 3 moulded orders on nook-shafts with ornate roundels to spandrels in flat- headed surround. First floor: canted oriel window with single lights with transoms. Sill band. Similar window to second floor under low crenellated parapet. Raised coped gable bearing cross finial over a coat-of-arms. To right and left of the porch at ground-floor level are late C20 extensions of no architectural merit. First floor: sill bands; to right, a 2-light cross- mullion window. To left, 2 similar windows. Second-floor band: similar but smaller windows to second floor. Crenellated parapet, hipped roof, grouped octagonal stacks. 4-storey corner turrets have boarded doors in pointed openings and blocked lancets with sill bands. Gun-loops at eaves level, string course and crenellated parapets. Garden front: 2 storeys, 5 bays in symmetrical elevation. Centre bay is a projecting canted bay window which rises through 2 floors and has transomed windows and crenellated parapet. It is flanked by buttresses with offsets which rise above the eaves of the house to have their own crenellated caps. To right is a French window: otherwise all windows are cross-mullion type. First floor: similar windows with double transoms under hoodmoulds with foliage stops; sills also have foliage stops. C20 glazing throughout. Cre
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
Place summary
Cave Castle is a Grade II listed castle located in South Cave, Yorkshire. Notable for its historical significance, the building reflects the architectural styles of its era.
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- Coordinates
- 53.7679, -0.6106
- District
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Parish
- South Cave
- Postcode
- HU15 2EU
- Parliamentary constituency
- Goole and Pocklington
- Nearest railway station
- Brough — 5 km
- Official site
- www.cavecastlehotel.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q26570704 (CC0)
- commons: Cave Castle.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Cave Castle?
- Cave Castle is in Yorkshire, United Kingdom (postcode HU15 2EU), in the parish of South Cave.
- What is Cave Castle?
- Cave Castle — castle in South Cave, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK.
- How do I get to Cave Castle?
- The nearest railway station is Brough, about 5.0 km away. Drivers can use postcode HU15 2EU.
- Is Cave Castle a listed building?
- Cave Castle is officially recognised as Grade II listed building listed.
- Does Cave Castle charge admission?
- Cave Castle typically charges admission. Check the official site for current ticket prices and opening hours.
- How do I get to Cave Castle?
- The nearest railway station is Brough, about 5.0 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode HU15 2EU.