Caister Castle has a 100ft / 33m high tower built in the 15th Century by Sir John Fastolf, who was an inspiration for William Shakespeare's Falstaff.

The castle fell into ruin after 1600 but the tower is still intact and can be climbed.

RobertB

September 6, 2020

Mountain biking

The Castle is currently home to the largest private collection of motor vehicles in Britain which is housed in a purpose built museum and includes many fine and rare veteran, vintage, classic, sports and touring automobiles and motorcycles.

Highlights include:
An 1893 Panhard et Levassor (the first real car in the world)
The very first Ford Fiesta off the production line
Jim Clark's Lotus Peter Rachman's Cadillac
A Bentley Speed 6 Bugatti Harley Davidson and many more...
The collection is complemented by a display of bicycles, horse-drawn vehicles, pedal cars and other related items.

Neil Sneade

June 23, 2024

Road cycling

It's now a card museum with an entrance fee. There's nothing visible from the road.

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Location: West Caister, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, East Of England, England, United Kingdom

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