Garland Day

Garland Day is celebrated in Castleton village and has been celebrated here for hundreds of years, originally, possibly as a fertility rite, but today it is said to commemorate the restoration of Charles the Second.

The Garland is 3 feet high and is made from a wooden frame, wound with string to which small bunches of wild flowers and leaves are tied. A further small wreath, called the `Queen` is made from choice garden flowers and is place on top.

After touring the village pubs on horseback accompanied by his queen, the wreath is placed round the war memorial and in the market place there is morris dancing and singing.