Less than a week to go until all is revealed at Lincoln Castle!

There is a frisson of excitement around the streets of Lincoln: snatches of conversation are alive with curiosity and anticipation, and all because the great gates of Lincoln Castle will re-open on 1^st April, and visitors will once again be welcomed inside.

To go back to the very beginning the Romans recognised the importance of the site where the castle and cathedral sit today, and during the reign of the Emperor Nero (c.60 AD), earth ramparts were built around an area of about 40 acres on the hilltop to make a fort that was almost square in shape.

In Norman times, Lincoln was the third city of the realm in terms of prosperity and importance: the city even had its own mint for making coins. In 1068, two years after the Battle of Hastings, William the Conqueror began building Lincoln Castle in one corner of the pre-existing Roman fortress, with the Lucy Tower motte and its bailey built as one of the first structures on the site.

Do come and see how the walls have been expertly restored by master stonemasons, explore the new tales and stories in the Victorian Prison, and be dazzled by the very special David PJ Ross Magna Carta Vault.