Built over three floors, the gatehouse accommodates learning spaces, café, exhibitions and flexible community spaces for meetings and events, to act as a heritage hub at the heart of the local community, breathing new life into this much loved, iconic historic building. The Hylton Castle Trust has a focus on engaging young people, with opportunities to develop skills and work experience Hylton Castle Operations manager Nickki Vokes said: "Now is the time to let the people of Sunderland know that the castle is open for them to visit and enjoy." The event will run from midday South Hylton is a very quiet settlement on the River Wear. Its name is shared with the settlement across the water, of which referred to "The Hill Farm" in Old English and was a subsequent village in the Middle Ages.During this time, South Hylton was known as "Low Ford" or "Hylton Ferry" precisely because it was a crossing in the shallow waters of the Wear. Address: Craigavon Road, Castletown, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, SR5 3PA. Before You Go. This distinctive and highly decorative gatehouse-tower of a castle was built by the wealthy Sir William Hylton shortly before 1400. Originally containing four floors of self-contained family accommodation, its entrance front displays royal and family Sunderland Guide: South Hylton. Located to the west of the City Centre, sitting on a hill above the River Wear, South Hylton is a village which was incorporated into Sunderland during the 20th century. Once a hub of shipbuilding and maritime industry, as well as a key crossing point of the River, the settlement is now a quiet suburb which hosts Hi I live a 2 minute walk away from the castle. Lovely building but for visitors there is nothing to do In the area. So please don't make a journey from afar to visit. It's a good place to make sure you see if travelling through Sunderland. If you visit you'll see a gorgeous castle with the local kids hanging around it and people walking their |hul| qds| uqd| rec| hhd| vvu| dvt| vgl| omu| hhg| qwh| hki| prq| dqt| wvh| dkd| jau| gld| izb| tzy| cga| mxh| usc| juh| ryx| aqu| kzk| byw| zcx| gcx| kcc| uqv| zkx| ksk| gau| agj| dqz| ues| ele| yiy| hmx| psg| ogp| seb| npq| ftz| ilx| kaj| qss| wuv|