Caernarfon Castle
Museums & Science Centres · Caernarfon, North Wales
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Closed — opens tomorrow at 10am
🏠 Indoor & outdoor0–11–33–55–88–1212–16CastleEducational
What’s there
- Café on site
- Paid parking
- Baby changing
Access & inclusion
- Step-free access
Pay and Display car park. There are many car parks in and around Caernarfon town, including a long stay public car park at the waterfront, adjacent to the castle.
Only facilities we’ve confirmed are listed — anything missing here we simply haven’t checked, rather than know to be absent.
Castell Caernarfon is a fortress-palace on the banks of the River Seiont, built by Edward I and his military architect Master James of St George. The castle features immense curtain walls, a King's Gate with polygonal towers, eagle statues and multi-coloured masonry echoing imperial Roman architecture. It took 47 years to build the castle, town walls and quay together. A lift provides access to upper levels of the King's Gate. Inside, the Royal Welch Fusiliers Museum occupies two towers and covers over 300 years of the regiment's history; entry is included with castle admission. An audio guide is available. The site has uneven historic steps and steep towers; terrain is rated strenuous.
Opening times vary seasonally: 1 March–30 June 9.30am–5pm; 1 July–31 August 9.30am–6pm; 1 September–31 October 9.30am–5pm; 1 November–28 February 10am–4pm. Grid above shows restrictive (winter) pattern.
Stuff to take with you
The things people wish they’d packed for a day out like this one.
- Refillable water bottleMost places will fill it for free.
- Snacks that survive a rucksackCheaper than the café, and buys you twenty minutes.
- Wet wipes
- Small first aid kitPlasters solve more days out than anything else here.
- Spare carrier bagFor the wet things. There are always wet things.
- Gloves
- Travel games
- Travel sickness bands
- Kitchen roll
- Woolly hat
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