The walls of the ruined and roofless section of 'Bolsover Castle'.. while in the distance is 'The Little castle' with many rooms intact - furnished and decorated with rare surviving wall paintings from the early 17th. century. The first structure of the present castle was built between 1612 and 1617
This hilltop castle was built as a fashionable retreat for 17th-Century courtiers to entertain influential guests. A castle more for living than for defence.