Tintagel Castle (Tintagel) Reviews

Tintagel Castle (Tintagel) Sightseeing National

Newest Review: ... will need to park in one of Tintagel's car parks which are not run by English Heritage. This time we visited we parked in a car park right next to the track and paid £3 for 3 hours. I believe there are car parks which offer better value for money nearer to the top of the village. In order to get down to the castle you can either walk down the hill which takes around five minutes or you can get a land rover bus service which is good for those with mobility problems or those with young children. This service costs £1 for adults and 50p for children and dogs. ==Visitor Centre and what can be accessed for free== At the bottom of the h... more

Customer Tintagel Castle (Tintagel) Reviews (5)

lyndsey1989
Tintagel Castle (Tintagel): The birthplace of a monarch (1301 words)
by - written on 01/05/12 (Very useful, 62 readings)
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As a child I holidayed in Tintagel many times with my family so it does hold a lot of great memories for me which means that whenever I go to Cornwall which can be up to twice a year I try my hardest to squeeze in a visit to this wonderful place. I have visited the castle a few times and as me and my partner were in North Cornwall last weekend on Sunday we decided we must go to Tintagel and also the castle. We went a couple of years ago and enjoyed it but as we are now English Heritage members so entry was free we decided it was definitely worth going. ==What makes it special?== The castle stands on beautiful cliffs in North Cornwall. It is ...  Read the complete review

wxcat
The mythical home of King Arthur (341 words)
by - written on 31/08/09 (Very useful, 64 readings)
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Tintagel Castle is situated on the coast of North Cornwall just outside the medieval village of Tintagel, north of Padstow and south of Bude. It was supposed to be the mythical home of King Arthur. Theres plenty of parking in Tintagel village for the castle priced at £2 for all day. The price of entry into Tintagel Castle is £4.90 for adults, £2.50 for children. Free for English Heritage members and corporate members and their families. On reflection I would have been a bit annoyed to have to have paid £10 for the two of us to get in, as to be honest calling it a castle is a bit steep. The main part of the castle is built on the top of an outcrop of rock, now ...  Read the complete review

chrisc92
Tintagel Castle (Tintagel): A great place to explore (499 words)
by - written on 27/06/09 (Very useful, 23 readings)
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We visited Tintagel Castle last week (24 June 09), it was not the brightest of days, as rain was in the air and it was pretty grey. When we say we visited it, well we walked down the steep path (approx 1/4 - 1/2 mile) to the cafe, shop and toilets, and round the side onto the wooden pathway leading up to the ruins. We walked along the pathway to the beautiful cove below with wooden steps leading to the beach below - it's a bit of a trek but worth it with 1 cave going right the way through the front half of the castle (known as Merlin's cave). It's pretty dark inside and as you get towards the other side gets rather wet. There are other caves around, but as ...  Read the complete review

yorkshire-lass
great views (250 words)
by - written on 07/01/09 (Very useful, 23 readings)
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Tintagel is linked to the legend of king arthur and merlin. When we visited tintagel castle we parked in a car park in the village. On aproach you have a long walk downhill to the enterance. Here is where the only toilets are located. After the loo visit we made our way up the steps to the enterance gates. Here is where you pay to get in. Once you are in you climb a large hill here you can see merlins cave and nearby a waterfall. Apparently you can walk down to this athough we didn't. There are two sides of the castle on two seperate hills. These are accessable via sets of steep steps. For the castles you have to use your imagination of ...  Read the complete review

danimal
Tintagel Castle (Tintagel): Naturally awesome (521 words)
by - written on 04/04/02, updated on  04/04/02 (Very useful, 127 readings)
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Tintagel is a small village on the north coast of Cornwall, about 45 minutes drive from Bodmin and not too far from major coastal resorts like Newquay. I don't know much about the legend of King Arthur or Merlin and co, so I was hoping I'd still be able to enjoy a visit to his birthplace. Parking at the official castle visitor's centre car park, it's about 15 minutes walk to the castle itself. Leaving the busy little village turning off down a steep single lane track towards the coast. It levels out a bit after a hundred metres and is joined by a stream running alongside, and soon the sea and the cliffs come into view. The coast ...  Read the complete review

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