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Located in McDade, TX

35 Miles East of Austin

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Castle Accommodations

Nottingham Castle Accommodations

The Great Hall and its five adjoining bedrooms are available for your party,

special event or getaway year-round! 

Over 150 Shows Per Day
Over 170 Artisan Booths

Reservations for the 2025 Season

Reservations for 2025 began September 1, 2024 at 8am.  Call Patina, aka Lady Constance, at 940-521-2488 and leave a message; calls are returned in the order received.  There are no Friday or Saturday nights available for the 2025 season. If your preferred nights were not available and you'd like to join the waiting list, click here.

Rent a Castle in Central Texas!

Nottingham Castle’s magnificent Great Hall is a venue for weddings, feasts, concerts, game nights, murder mystery dinners, or just some peace and quiet time.


You can rent the entire Castle (excluding Sherwood Keep) in the off-season. This grants you exclusive use of the Great Hall and all 5 bedrooms. Castle guests are welcome to roam the woods. Be careful near construction sites within Sherwood Forest.


(Picture is a private gaming night in the Great Hall)

Please contact Patina Herrington (aka Lady Constance) at 940-521-2488 or patina@sherwoodforestfaire.com to make your reservation.

Live Like Royalty in Nottingham Castle

The Castle has five luxurious bedrooms that are able to accommodate guests throughout the year. Each room is furnished with large, heavy furniture, high-quality beds from Austin Natural Mattress, oriental-style rugs, tapestries, and various other accoutrements that will make the most discerning visiting nobles feel right at home.

List of Services

Pricing

Peak Rates apply at following times:

 

  • 8 weekend Faire Season: every Friday, every Saturday, the Thursday preceeding Spring Break and the Sunday of closing weekend 
  • Celtic Music Festival: Friday and Saturday night
  • Grown Up Summer Camp: Special rates apply; rooms must be booked through the camp registration portal

 

Off-Peak Rates  apply at all other times (including Sunday nights the first seven weekends of Faire)

Peak (per night) Off-Peak (per night)
Normandy $215 $155
Aquitaine $230 $170
Anjou $245 $185
Gascony $245 $185
Brittany $260 $200
Whole Castle (excluding Keep) Custom

  *** Occupancy tax of 13% will be added to each booking *** 

Booking & Refund Policies

Payment

Full payment is required in advance to secure your booking. We do not accept checks.


Faire season

 

  • We accept bookings of 2 or more consecutive nights starting September 1st at 8am; bookings can be Fri/Sat or Sat/Sun (i.e., 2 night minimum during Faire season). To book, please call Patina at 940-521-2488 at 8am. All calls will be returned in the order they come in.
  • Spring Break weekend is an exception; 3 nights are required, and you can choose Thu/Fri/Sat or Fri/Sat/Sun

 

Grown Up Camp

Bookings are handled exclusively through the camp registration system.  Rooms are sold out usually within 10 minutes of camp sales going online.


Celtic Music Festival

Bookings begin June 1st.


All Other Events and Dates

We accept bookings about 6 months out all the way to last minute.


Refund Policy

For a full refund, cancellation must be made 14 days before your scheduled check-in.

Details

Access and Parking

The Great Hall is accessed via the Campground Entrance on Highway 290. The entrance address is 3106 US Hwy 290 E, Paige TX 78659. Enter the gate between the two billboards and follow directional signs to Nottingham Castle. Guests staying in the Castle will be entitled to park in specially designated spaces right behind the building, making loading in and loading out very easy.


Check In and Check Out

Check In is at 4 pm and Check Out is at 12 pm. We can occasionally offer Early Check In or Late Check Out, and we can let you know if this is possible if you ask a few days before your visit.


Maximum Occupancy

The maximum occupancy per room is two adults. No further adults are permitted to occupy a reserved room. We can provide a cot or floor mat for a maximum of one child, but bear in mind that there is not a great deal of unused floor space.


Event Admission

During Sherwood Forest Faire and Celtic Festival weekends, room occupants will receive complimentary admission to the show.


Amenities

Each room includes fresh sheets, towels, soap, and a blow drier. Room occupants have access to a refrigerator, freezer, sink, microwave, toaster oven, coffee pot, wifi and an outdoor barbecue pit. 

 

Special Events in the Great Hall

During Peak times, the Great Hall is in use each day starting around 8am and sometimes going as late as midnight. Please understand that this is a very active venue and you may hear activity from outside your room during those hours. Castle Room guests have non-exclusive access to the Great Hall.


Ready to Reserve?

Reservations for 2025 begin September 1, 2024 at 8am.  Call Patina, aka Lady Constance, at 940-521-2488 and leave a message; calls are returned in the order received.

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