Amigo's Castle
Lot 78 Sunflash St, Lightning Ridge
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Simple set-up but worthy of the visit. $15 each to enter but we stayed over an hour. So much to wonder over one mans life work!
The size of the iron stone was a marvelous effort.
Well explained by a friendly guide who had all the answers … More and history. Glad it will be preserved by national trust. -
What an interesting place to explore! When you consider it took decades to get it to the stage you can visit. The castle was built from rocks collected by the roadside.
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Look to be honest the $15 entry fee was not really worth the entry. I mean, it was ok but nothing that great. Half built castle made from local rock. The history given after entry was not extensive and I found out more on Google. But if … More you like a tourist attraction then have a look.
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Very interesting place to visit, yes you have to pay for the visit,but money goes towards on going costs to let you have a look and see the Castle Amigo built and learn about his life
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Amazing! Definitely worth a look! Pet friendly and people working there had lots of information. Truly fantastic what people can do when they have the creativity and skills!
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One of the best experiences we had in LR. The work that amigo put in here is absolutely staggering. Well worth the $15 admission. Waynes information was helpful . Would hope that Amigo sees the reviews so he can be justifiably proud of … More what he has achieved.
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An amazing place built by a bloke with an amazing passion for rock work over 40 years
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Fantastic to see & to listen to the story told about Amigos & why & how he built this castle.
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Great story attached to the castle . Quirky experience in the ridge . Enjoyed our tour .
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Unbelieveable amount of work gathering and lifting the rocks up so high. SALUTE to Amigo, the owner of this. It is heritage listed because of the rocks and was done 40 yrs ago. I love resiliency and hard work manifested in this place.
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If you love paronella park and it's history you will love this place.
It's amazing what 1 man can do because he didn't have a wife haha.
$15 p/p but amigo deserves every penny. Got myself his book too only $10
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A remarkable story of determination and true passion. Built using local materials this castle is magnificent. Unfinished ,it is managed by Amigos friend Jennifer who gives an insight to a story of inspiration. . The grounds are very well … More maintained, toilets avail and a short video of the history. Must see while at Lightning Ridge.
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As part of one of lightning ridge’s highlights, we were able to enter free of charge (surprisingly), though we did not receive much of a guided tour of any sort since the lady tending to the place at the time had informed us that the place … More is currently undergoing renovations to be a bit more tourist friendly. Nonetheless, she gave us a quick background check about the castle and Amigo, which was very interesting to say the least. This is one of the places you’d only come once unless there’s something new or more fascinating being added however. It’s still a magnificent piece of work that was build here for sure.
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Unfortunately we didn’t get the opportunity to explore the grounds. But even just looking from the road was fun with the quirky signs and art features. It has an interesting tale as to how and why it was built, the passion the owner had … More in building it. Worth stopping here, even if you can’t tour the grounds.
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My family loved this place it's great to see what 1 man can accomplish with enough time and determination.
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The work that went into the building over 40 years is amazing.
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It was a very interesting attraction. An enormous amount of effort and ingenuity went into its creation. Shame it wasn't completed.
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Sadly for us not open as we are the wrong part of the season. Don't understand why you display a mobile number if it's not even going to ring! Still appreciated what we could see from a very limited outside view
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Lots of manual labour certainly went into this place, fantastic job. Amigo used 44 gallon drums and timber planks for scaffolding whilst building his Castle. Definitely would love to see OH&S there today. They would have had a field … More day 🤣.
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One of those places you have to visit young bloke looking after it doing a great job
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What an amazing achievement and a great place to visit to experience some of Lightning Ridge quirkiness.
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As part of one of lightning ridge’s highlights, we were able to enter free of charge (surprisingly), though we did not receive much of a guided tour of any sort since the lady tending to the place at the time had informed us that the place … More is currently undergoing renovations to be a bit more tourist friendly. Nonetheless, she gave us a quick background check about the castle and Amigo, which was very interesting to say the least. This is one of the places you’d only come once unless there’s something new or more fascinating being added however. It’s still a magnificent piece of work that was build here for sure.
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It's definitely worth a visit, and you can learn how to cut and polish your own opal. If you can find it.
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Very interesting with regard to the gathering of rocks etc, 44 gallon drums used as scaffolding, used in the making of this castle
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Good to see the inside and to have a chat to Amigo. Amazing work and all done by hand.
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Good brickwork. Like any work of art it's like a fine wine.
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Really clever rock work .. was closed when we got there but impressive from outside looking in
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Interesting place with an interesting history. The amount of work that one man has put into this is astounding.
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What a man will doo when he can't find opal ex Sence of hummor*"""""**':::grate
Come on In!
Listen to Amigo‘s story as he talks to the guests and tells them history on how the castle was built.
Entry fee includes full introduction to the Castle, it's history, the art gallery, the fossicking area and our gift shop.
The castle is pet friendly
Eftpos is also available
7 days
9AM - 3PM
Contact
Phone
(+61) 0472 731 276
Address
Sunflash Street
Lightning Ridge,
NSW, 2438
Australia