Launceston Castle, Launceston

An English Heritage site, so is fully free for members, kids are £2.80 and Adults £4.70 as of time of writing (April 2018), There is a lot of information about the history of the castle at the admission centre so even if you are unable to climb the stairs to the castle which are quite steep there is a fair bit to read at the bottom. The centre has artefacts found at site on display with information about them. The castle is sited in a public park so even if you do not wish to go to the top you can visit for free. Allow 1-2 hours to visit and wrap up warm as it can be very windy on the top. Due to the nature of ancient monuments accessibility is limited and there is no wheelchair access to the upper part of the castle, however the lower part and park are accessible via a wheelchair. Parking can be found just across the street from the entrance to the castle and is about £0.60 per hour (April 2018). If you are into history and have a couple of hours to kill I recommend this as a place to visit also if you have time there is an interesting Museum just down from the park that will keep you occupied for another hour or two.

Beautiful castle and surrounding land, offers picturesque views from all points. Beautiful landmark of Cornwall.

This is old very AND IT'S FREE parking is tricky but possible. There are a lot of portals in Launceston if you play ingress . The castle has a small gift shop and Caffè. But this is seasonal. There is good wheel chair access.

A good place to spend an hour or two, it's worth the climb to the top for stunning views of Cornwall and Dartmoor.

Very interesting castle and lovely old style town surrounding it.