Canon EOS 250D | 18mm | 1/1600s | f/5.6 | ISO 100 {Photo 1} Canon EOS 250D | 104mm | 1/200s | f/16 | ISO 160 {Photo 2} Canon EOS 250D | 35mm | 1/1600s | f/4.5 | ISO 100 {Photo 3} Canon EOS 250D | 50mm | 1/100s | f/14 | ISO 125 {Photo 4} Canon EOS 250D | 35mm | 1/2500s | f/5 | ISO 100 {Photo 5} Canon EOS 250D | 24mm | 1/2000s | f/5.6 | ISO 100 {Photo 6} All taken on 06/09/2020. Perched on a ridge high above the Vale of Scarsdale, on the site of a medieval fortress, Bolsover Castle is an extraordinary 17th-century aristocratic retreat. The exquisite 'Little Castle' has remarkable wall paintings and interiors, and the Riding House is the earliest such building in England to survive complete. The castle was founded in the late 11th century by William Peverel, one of William the Conqueror's knights, but it was neglected from the mid-14th century. Its ruins provided the setting for the Little Castle, begun in 1612 by Sir Charles Cavendish, as a retreat from his principal seat at Welbeck, a few miles away. The design of the Little Castle was intended to evoke a Norman great tower, which it clearly resembles viewed from a distance, rising sheer from the cliff. The interior continues the impression, with massive round Romanesque vaults in the basement and pointed Gothic ones on the entrance floor. The great windows of the upper floors were designed to give panoramic views across the landscape. 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: G&J Homes service 49; TM Travel B2 & B3; Stagecoach services 53, 53A, 82 & 83 all pass close to the castle entrance. The nearest railway station is six miles away in Chesterfield. ______________________________________ #BolsoverCastle #Bolsover #EnglishHeritage #England #VisitEngland #Britain #VisitBritain #Derbyshire #VisitDerbyshire #DetailingWorld #PhotographersOfInstagram #Prestige #DerbyshirePhotographer #PassionPassport #Loves_Britain #UK #History #Explore #TravelPhotography #BritishSummer #InstaGood #InstaDaily #InstaBritain #BestOfBritish #CapturingBritain #RoughGuides #LonelyPlanet #TravelBlogger #FlashbackFriday #Europe_PhotoGroup (at Bolsover Castle) https://www.instagram.com/p/CH0EjOWFYte/?igshid=i0q2nvghdk7z
