Refreshments: The Kitchen@TheCastle will be open serving excellent coffee and Castle-baked cakes. Ingredients are sourced locally wherever possible.

The fair is wheelchair accessible.The majority of the Castle is wheelchair friendly, apart from the viewing mound.

Dogs on leads welcome in the fair and grounds

We also have a spring plant fair here - see details

The strikingly picturesque and romantic ruins are steeped in much history, tales of bitter border warfare, romance and legend.

It is believed to be the first Castle in the UK owned and run by a local community. All the car parking charges from these events go to keeping the castle and it's grounds open to the public.

Whittington is a small rural community in Shropshire close to the market town of Oswestry. The castle sits in the centre of this lovely village set in about 12 acres of grounds and is the remains of a Norman home.

Line-up for Sun 30 June Whittington Castle

A Love Blossoms Garden accessories, stakes, planters, garden wall decorations etc.

Bridge Farm Plants Interesting and unusual herbaceous perennials

ChickenStreet A good selection of grasses and herbaceous perennials for naturalistic plantings

Conquest Plants Nursery Variegated and coloured foliage hardy plants

Di’s Glassworks and Smithy Handamde plant supports and other artworks from iron and glass NEW

DJA Plants Cactus, succulents, house and garden plants

Green's Leaves Choice shrubs, perennials, grasses, foliage plants.

Heartsease Plants Herbaceous perennials and bulbs, especially shade tolerant plants

Hillview Hardy Plants Perennials and auriculas. National Collection Holders, RHS Gold Medalists

John Cullen Gardens Herbs, National Collection of Achillea, RHS Medalists NEW

Lovegroves Shrubs and Trees, mainly rare and unusual, also ferns and climbers

Malvern Salvia Collection Salvias

North Staffordshire Hostas National Collection of Hosta

Penmere Plants Hardy, half-hardy and species Fuchsia.

Peter the Bee and Friends Insect friendly, native wildflowers

Pottertons Nursery Alpines, Dwarf Bulbs and Woodland Plants RHS Gold Medalists

SpecialPerennials Perennials for a nature friendly garden.

The Gobbett Nursery Shrubs, perennials inc Iris, Cornus, Syringa in season. RHS Medalists

Whittington Castle
Castle Street
Whittington
Shropshire
SY11 4DF

website: whittingtoncastle.co.uk

Directions:

By Car Whittington Castle is situated in the centre of Whittington village. 2 miles east of Oswestry. It is just 20 minutes from Shrewsbury (A5), and 35 minutes from Chester (A483). When approaching Oswestry stay on the A483 or A5 and do not turn for Oswestry Town. Take the A495 signposted for Ellesmere off the Oswestry bypass and continue into Whittington over the railway level crossing. At the T-junction turn left staying on the A495. The castle is on your left and the car park entrance is just opposite the church on your left.

By Rail: Nearest Railway Station is Gobowen on the Chester to Birmingham line. 2 miles from Whittington.