Pickering
Pickering is an attractive market and historic market town, formerly known as Piceringas and Pykering is situated between York and Scarborough. Pickering has many historical buildings including castle ruins dating back to the 11th Century which were used by King Henry I to found the hunting grounds in Pickering forest. Between 1100 and 1400, almost every monarch spent some time in Pickering Castle to enjoy the pleasure of the chase- one exception was Richard II (d1399) who stayed as a prisoner on his way to Pontefract and death.
The castle was already badly dilapidated when the Civil War began, a process that was accelerated by the removal of the remaining lead, wood and iron to make good the defences of Scarborough Castle. Pickening Church also has a complete set of medieval wall paintings to visit and enjoy