A 12th century castle in the market town of Helmsley, North Yorkshire.

The following Knightmare scenes were filmed at Helmsley Castle:

The entrance to Witch-Haven, where four teams in Series 6 found their Level 2 clue objects. The building is actually the castle's West Tower, containing residential and storage rooms.
The dungeoneer would then be chased into the tower by a Pooka or Stormgeist.
Adjacent to the West Tower is the Old Hall, which was converted into a Tudor mansion and now houses a hands-on exhibition of the castle's history. This room, also in Level 2, is where Matt used a SAMURAI spell to ward off Sylvester Hands.
"The Great Door" could later be found here. It had been locked by Skarkill, but Team 5 of Series 6 managed to obtain the key and used it to reveal the Descender.


Helmsley Castle is now in the care of English Heritage and is open to the public. Click here to visit the website.

Photographs taken by Ross Thompson in August 2016 can be found here and here.

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