Wonderful place! Didn’t know much about it- just went to explore- and was blown away by the size of the ‘vintage toy’ display up top. Had a great time checking out the old toys and war memorial items. Had a great time walking about the main site outside and LOVED all the animals and wondering about with them so freely! Was a joy!

Parking is free on Sunday and Holidays ( check picture with prices and park on the bottom with sign for long stay ). Brilliant for spending family day out, especially with a lot of friendly animals around you there ( when you buy tickets, buy the food there too, so you can feed them). A lot of history and reconstruction so interesting and for everyone something there, including toy House museum next to the village and dinosaur Park ( kids just loved it). Maybe it looks that all those can't work together, but for kids, that is a brilliant idea to mix all together. At the end, you can have your family picking and relax, but you can buy food and drinks there too If you didn't brought your own. Recommended and enjoy your day!

Castle itself is well set out although some paths are not suitable for wheelchairs or those less steady on their feet. Venue wasn't busy on a Sunday which made for lots of good photo opportunities. The visit though is definitely enjoyed by the opportunities to feed the multitude of animals, including deer, Peacocks, chickens and goats plus a few more. Would recommend for couples or families.

Had a good few hours walking around experiencing Mountfitchet. Few interactive things to do like testing your strength to pull back a bow etc. Lovely surroundings with some friendly animals which you can feed. The walk up to the toy museum was steep but it was good to see decade's of toys and nice for my parents to reminisce on those they had. Good time and probably going to take my niece and nephew over the 6 weeks.

Very very steep hill. Can be done with buggies but a wheelchair maybe a big of a struggle for some people. Inside the toy museum there are quite a few stairs that need to be climbed so not suitable for people unable to climb. The toy museum is fantastic and well worth a visit. Allow a couple of hours to really view it properly rather than a quick scan. You can feed some of the animals here too. Lovely reconstructed buildings. Shop and cafe here too

Took us about 1 and a half hours to walk round and look at everything. Did not have anything from the cafe, but had a good choice. The toy muesem was good. The hauted mansion was very well put together. Well kept, interesting local history. A good fact sheet for children to fill in and help them learn by finding the information. A good afternoon out.

Great place to spend a few hours, especially with children. It is very charming and a bit eccentric. The animals are delightful and the castle itself is interesting. The displays are well done and there is lots of interactive material to keep children entertained. The toy museum and haunted house at the back of the castle and they're a little odd within the setting, but worth visiting if you're there. Although my 7 year old was terrified in the haunted house! But the castle is by far the best bit of the site. There is plenty of historical information to interest the adults and it is very well reconstructed. It wasn't busy when we visited on a Monday in August. Highly recommended.

Oh my word, the kids LOVED this place! We were lucky to come on a sunny day, not too busy inside and plenty of great photo opportunities including a peacock in flight! We enjoyed the interactive and informative displays and feeding the animals. Superb! The dinosaur and toy museum are a bit random but add even more intrigue and adventure.

Absolutely amazing! Great for the history lovers, there's so much to see and learn and do. Most things are interactive, there are animals wandering around and you're allowed to feed them if you buy food for them. Entry fee is so cheap for what you get I think! Absolutely worth it. The haunted house was very fun as well, I absolutely hate scare things but I found it more fun than anything! The toy museum was wonderful and there was so much on display, you can put some pennies or pounds in and play an old arcade game or two if you want. There were dinosaur statues as well! Lots of speakers playing the sounds you would expect to hear in an actual medieval village (and near the dinosaurs too) and lots of audio and visual information that tells you all about what you're looking at. The goats were SO CUTE and there's a few places where you can get a really good view over the whole village! It's big enough you could spend a day there but small enough that it doesn't feel exhausting walking around. Definitely recommend, and I am definitely visiting again!

Wow, well where do I start! I had such a fantastic day here with my nephew. They have free roaming animals which you can hand feed, peacocks, deer, goats, ducks, chickens, all of which are very well looked after and well loved! Lots have been rescued, so it’s so nice to see them happy and loved!! The haunted house is a must if you like scary! They have a cute cafe onsite serving hot and cold food and drinks, from sandwiches, toasties, paninis, pizzas, burgers, cakes and more. Great range of gifts available too in the gift shop. I would highly recommend visiting, and it’s great as there is no need to book and affordable prices too. Cannot wait to return again here absolutely loved it!

Nice place to visit with family and kids. Was really impressive to see how people used to live hundreds of years ago. Really enjoyed the fact that you could buy food from there and feed the goats that were running freely on the field

A lovely day out. Lots to see and do. Nice staff. The only reason we gave 4 stars is because parking was confusing. It is signposted onto the left of the station car park, however the payment machines were out of order and also don’t accept card. Therefore keep change with you. Also, it seemed to be cheaper to park in the station car park. Even so, parking for the day will be less than £5. Well worth a visit. You can also buy animal food to feed the free-roaming rescue goats and deer as you go round. They are very tame.

A very nice family day out in a unique place. Plenty of things to learn and discover for all ages, worthy of 4 stars. However, I do think that a refurbishment is in order throughout, as the buildings and mannequins are showing their age. They could also do with a few staff or volunteers for visitors to talk to instead of just reading information off the plaques. The dinosaurs don't really belong there (sorry) perhaps replace with more live animals or casts of animals extinct from Britain? The toy museum is fascinating, but a decaying ruin (amazing exhibits but too much crammed together, gathering dust without conservation).

Brilliant place to visit for adults and children alike. They have successfully recreated a Norman settlement full of information, items to pick up and wear, live stock to feed with lots of easy to read facts. Also has a great treasure hunt for the children were they have to find stamps to win a medal. Reasonably priced coffee shop available where you can buy food and drink with plenty of places to sit both inside and out. Great gift shop with lots of interesting things to buy for children and adilults alike from a simple souvenir to a reproduction metal Norman helmet. Wheel chair access is possible with help from a third party and although possible could be difficult as its all up hill.

Friendly rescued animals, great location for kids to learn. Animal food can be brought on arrival

Going back in time wonderful experience overall must place visit . They charge 16£ per person for children it’s absolutely free . Haunted house they charge 1£ but it’s not that scary I won’t recommend that . But overall a great experience

Parking to visit here is very easy there's a large pay and display car park located next to the entrance. This is a reconstruction of what it might have looked like years ago, there are a very small amount of early construction still standing that you can see but the new construction gives a great feel of times gone by. They have added a lot of bits and pieces the kids can play and try and places for them to climb the turrets and see how various trades would have done there work. There's a number of animals wandering and grazing you can buy food to feed the goats sheep peacocks ducks and chickens. They have a restaurant / cafe on site with some lovely home style cakes and the portions are good. Included in the visit is the toy museum that is packed with toys and games from many years many that you would have had or wanted as a kid. Some of the old slot machines still work old pennies to pla y can be bought at the entrance to the museum. There are a few plastic dinosaurs outside the museum with a sand fossil tray to dig in.

An amazing place to visit. Easy parking and wheelchair ♿️ access! Super friendly staff who are helpful and kind. Much more to see than you might expect. The toy museum is excellent!

Very Interesting day out to see how we lived all those years ago. The toy museum has an original of just about every small toy made, plus many one arm bandits and slot machines. A tribute to the Beatles with guitar's and posters on many of the days pop groups. And for the children of which there were many lots of wild birds and animals that were quite tame and were happy to be touched and fed from your hand.

A nice place to visit. Cafe on site and picnic tables, or there are a few places to eat in the high street. You are able to pop in and out of the place using arm bands. Enjoyed feeding the animals and using the interactive displays.

It's a great place for adults and children. It is not suitable for hard-moving people inindid trolleys. Wonderful and friendly employees. Parking is available. Picnic area. Food standard - sandwiches and drinks. Dobgr choice for relaxation.

Decent place to bring kids for sure. They can have fun with feeding the animals and learning history at the same time. Also nice toy museum.

Nice quite little Norman Castle that is suitable for all ages with some interactive items. The only people it would not be too suitable for are those with mobility issues (as stated on the website) as its on a hill and there are dips in the ground. Animals on site are all rescued and are looked after so well its really a credit to the staff how friendly the animals are. I've been going for many years and will continue to go in the future. Great job Mountfitchet Castle 👏 👏

We'd seen the signs for this place a few times so finally decided to take the plunge and visit. There is a large car park that costs £1 to park for 2 hours right next to the entrance. The entrance fee seemed quite steep at £14 for an adult and we were only there for an hour but that being said we were impressed enough to arrange a return visit with our grand daughter. This is definitely a place for family visits. There are lots of information boards to read about life in the Norman period and how society worked. There are also interactive exhibits to fire catapults, crossbows etc in a safe environment. The wooden castle reconstruction seemed well done within my knowledge of the period and the inclusion of additional buildings and areas within the castle walls made it seem like a proper fortified encampment rather than just a military building. The animals were friendly and another nice touch to bring the realism of the period to the site.