Herbal medicine
he revitalised medieval herb garden at Bolton Castle in Wensleydale offers an intriguing glimpse of herbal history. Gardener Elizabeth Carter spent five years researching the herbs that would have featured in a physic garden when the castle was built in the 14th century, and has added more than 100 different types), used in the Middle Ages as an eyewash, and the soporific poison mandrake (). Open from 18 March, admission £5.