Plan Your Visit
How to Find Us
Oakham Castle, Castle Grounds, Market Pl, Oakham LE15 6DR, UK
Entry to the Castle grounds and Great Hall is free
Visitors can park in the Castle's car park for two hours. Just ask at the front desk for a parking permit to display in your window.
Opening Times
The grounds are normally open all the time - please see below for any restrictions on access.
Entrance is free
Dog policy
Dogs are welcome in the castle grounds & Great Hall. However please be a responsible owner by keeping your dog under control on a lead at all times and clean up after them.
The Great Hall is open at these times:
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
SUNDAY
Christmas Eve
Christmas Day
Boxing Day
New Year's Eve
New Year's Day
10am – 4pm
Schools and Groups visits
10am – 4pm
10am – 4pm
10am – 4pm
10am – 4pm
12noon – 4pm
10am - 1pm
Closed
Closed
10am-1pm
Closed
The Great Hall is a licensed wedding venue. Weddings can be booked all year round, but our busiest times are Friday and Saturday afternoons in the summer. Please be aware that access may be restricted at these times. To help plan your visit please check before you come.
Check our Accessibility here.
We're Family Friendly, we always have dressing-up, toys, colouring in books, story books, quizzes and trails out for you to use, for free.
Toilets and baby changing facilities are available.
Self-service tea and coffee is available most days, so you can snuggle down with a cuppa while the children play.
And we're pet friendly too, so your furry friends can come in with you, as long as they are well behaved!
Check out our photo gallery for a look at some of our previous events.
Or check out our media page to see some videos exploring our history and offerings