In our latest travel and tourism-focused podcast, our managing director at Catapult PR, travel and tourism PR specialist, Jane Hunt, chats to Eilidh Wise.  Eilidh is a member of the team at the incredible and awe-inspiring Langley Castle Hotel in Northumberland, England, which can potentially be regarded as the most authentic fortified medieval castle hotel in England.  Langley Castle has also been Catapult PR’s tourism PR client for the past 10 years.  During that time, we have crafted more than one national award-winning PR and content campaign for it.  And let’s not forget all of our regional awards,  in our capacity as Langley’s travel and tourism PR agency.

Located close to the Anglo-Scottish border, and just a stone’s throw from the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Hadrian’s Wall, hospitality provider, Langley Castle, has seen 675 years of history pass by. This is all very much on show to visitors who stay at the hotel – and who travel from all over the world to visit it.  But this same Northumbrian history is also brought to life through daily Battlement Tours. As one of the leaders of this tour, Eilidh talks to Jane, within this podcast episode, to relay the castle’s story in a compelling manner. We get a real sense of how she takes a group from top to bottom at the castle, pointing out features tied into the stories that surround its seven-feet-thick walls.

Whilst speaking to Jane, Eilidh hints at the Northumberland castle’s rich history, explores some of the exploits of the castle’s former owners and what guests can hear about on this tour.  As the tour is open to anyone who drops by to book on to it, so well worth exploring if you are poodling around the area.

Eilidh also explains about the present owner – an American who bought the castle in the 1980s – and how he is the official Baron of Langley.  His interest in the castle’s history is explored, along with the artefact that he fairly recently bought and housed in the castle.

There is also the fascinating story of St Bees Man detailed in this episode.  But did you know that this has a strong link to Langley Castle?  If you know nothing about this archaeological find, you really need to find out more.   This story is definitely one that ticks the box of many of those taking the Langley Castle Battlements Tour.

With details of the types of international visitor who love to visit Langley Castle, as well as an array of styles of wedding that can be held at the venue, from an elopement wedding to exclusive use whole-castle hire – and even Indian and Viking weddings – there’s lots to think about and learn about.  International listeners can also find out more about some old-English ways of dealing with offenders and hear about the tragedy of Sycamore Gap, with its links to Kevin Costner. Inspiration of other things to visit and do in this part of Northumberland are also provided.

This podcast episode is the latest in a travel and leisure podcast series that conveys great things to do, see and explore within the UK, Europe and sometimes further afield.   It is a part and parcel of Catapult PR’s tourism PR in the UK, and wider travel PR in Europe, and It introduces the listener to very different experiences, sometimes a little quirky.  The podcast always tries to offer travel inspiration, tips and advice to those wishing to tread in Jane’s footsteps or learn about the places she has encountered through her daily work in tourism PR and travel PR, at Catapult PR.  Her daily life in the UK is not just about handling PR and content-writing briefs for a wide variety of travel PR clients across England and even in Europe.  It is also about conveying the joy of her work and the things she discovers, whilst personally poodling around.