Isle of Wight What's On Guide: 2024 Events OnTheWight

Knights' Tournament at Carisbrooke Castle

15 – 17 Aug 2023

Children

Carisbrooke Castle

Castle Hill
Newport
PO30 1XY

01983 522107

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Knights' Tournament at Carisbrooke Castle

Source https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/whats-on/carisbrooke-castle-knights-tournament-15---17-august-2023/

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Go back in time and get closer to the action as rival knights compete in the ultimate test of strength and skill at the Carisbrooke Castle Knights' Tournament. Swords will clash and the winner will be decided in the Grand Melee finale. Immerse yourself in the Middle Ages in the encampment, where reenactors will tell you all about medieval craft-making, weapon repairs, cooking and day-to-day life.

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As well as our Knights' Tournament, there's so much more to enjoy at Carisbrooke Castle! Don't Miss:

Watch the famous Carisbrooke donkeys work the 16th-century tread in daily demonstrations, raising water from the castle well The room where King Charles I was held prisoner, from which he tried and failed to daringly escape Climb the Norman keep for unmatched panoramic views of the island