Beeston Castle by Robert LiddiardMy rating: 2 of 5 stars
The book contains some insightful history which would otherwise have been hidden due to the lack of information boards on the site. But as a modern-day practical guide; it lacks several features. Its size is hardly practical for the visiting tourist and it seems to neglect any mention of the recreation of a woodland walk and a reconstruction of a roundhouse within its ream. There’s a lot of assumption that people would already be familiar with certain terms and so no explanation is enclosed. There’s also no mention of future planned restoration projects or how to get further involved with the site. There’s a brief mention of a community fete but there’s no inclusion to persuade visitors to return. I think that there could also be better descriptions of the surrounding landscape; the castle may have been built to keep out the Welsh but we’re in modern times now and it would be nice to know which “Welsh Hill” we’re looking at; especially if we want to visit these hills to see the castle from afar. A bit of revision is needed here to bring this book into the twenty-first century to encourage people to explore the area in more detail.
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