The legendary Woodstock Castle is not only an ordinary historical building, but a true historical legend. Today it is the largest residential castle in the world. As early as the twelfth century, the strange love stories had taken place here. The most interesting legend of the castle is associated with the name of King Henry II Plantagenet. After one of the versions he has hidden his secret-loved Rozamunda Clifford for several years in one of the towers before his wife.
One could only get into the secret-tower through the narrow underground labyrinth. Even such precautionary measures did not help to keep the secret of the king secret. Rozamunda was in the castle. Thousands of visitors to the castle claim that they have seen their ghost wandering through narrow corridors. The spirit of mystery and romance prevails in the beautiful castle nowadays.
The ghost of beauty, living in the castle, is considered a good one, and never frightens the people who come to the castle with good intentions. One of the most incredible cases happened in the castle in the 18th century, when the officials wanted to expropriate the whole property as compensation for the owners' big debts. The ghost of Rozamunda has received them extremely unfriendly. The officials were thrown with the stones and watered by the cold water, whose appearance in the narrow corridors remains unexplained until today. Thus the protector's ghost saved the castle's valuable property. Thanks to the unusual case, the collection of antique objects and works of art can be appreciated today.
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Useful staff nearby
Car rental office: 'Enterprise Rent-A-Car' is located in 3 km (
on the map).
Fuel station: 'Hartwell Ford Kidlington' in 3 km
Supermarket: 'The Co-operative Food' in 0.79 km
Parking: 'Water Eaton Park & Ride' in 7 km
Apotheek: 'Woodstock Pharmacy' in 0.76 km
Police station: 'Thames Valley Police' in 0.97 km
Cafe/restaurant: 'The Kings Head Pub & Dining Room' in 0.69 km
Railway station: 'Hanborough' in 2 km
Nearest airports:
» Oxford (Kidlington) Airport OXF - in 2 km
» RAF Brize Norton Airport BZZ - in 18 km
» RAF Benson Airport BEX - in 31 km
» Gloucestershire Airport GLO - in 55 km
» Royal Air Force Station Airport LYE - in 57 km