Tintagel Castle

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

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

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

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