Here is the English Heritage site for buying your Tintagel tickets and checking the prices and availability. Opening time for Tintagel Castle is 10 am daily with closing times varying with seasons. The last entry though is always an hour before closing time.
Due to its location and terrain sometimes the castle will be closed because of high winds for the safety of its visitors. The grand Tintagel Castle Bridge is ft 70m long, it connects the mainland to Tintagel Island, and is bright red. It is one of the first things you will notice once you get close to the famous historical site.
Tintagel bridge was built with a 4cm gap in the middle to represent the transition from present to past and history to legend. It only opened in and was one of the upgrades to the site was made by English Heritage. Before this, the only access to the island was via steep steps cut into the cliff and a smaller lower bridge. Just like Tintagel Castle, you can see the spectacular footbridge from afar on the mainland without visiting.
I think the best spot to see the Tintagel bridge for free is in front of Camelot Castle Hotel on the mainland. Have your picture taken with the spectacular 8 foot tall King Arthur statue, located on the left hand tip of Tintagel Island. The bronze sculpture was designed by Rubin Eynon and is known as Gallos which represents the meaning of power in Cornish. Other things on display are the colour banners, grand armour, ceremonial swords, and throne.
There is also a book and gift shop devoted to all things King Arthur, which is worth a visit afterward. Located along the main road in the village is the Old Post Office , a charming medieval building with a slate roof. This historical building dates back more than years and is one of the top things to do in Tintagel. Before becoming a Victorian letter receiving office for the village, the property was originally a farmhouse.
Today the Old Post Office is a historical museum that exhibits the history of the way people used to live over the years from the area.
Once inside, you can venture into living quarters where you feel like you have stepped back in time, before heading out into the lovely cottage garden at the back. The Tintagel toy museum is a quirky collectors shop full of old toys, lots of miniature cars, comics, and souvenirs to purchase. Also on display are dolls, wind-up toys, board games, and memorabilia from 50s and 60s. This little place is a great way to spend some time in the village and it is free to enter.
You might even be able to reminisce from when you were a child. The Haven used to be used as a small port for ships that served the Cornish area and Tintagel Castle during high tide. Today Tintagel haven is a dog friendly beach perfect for escaping from the crowds, cooling down with the family. During high tide, the beach is covered over by crystal blue water, which looks amazing from above.
During low tide, you can enter the metre ft long cave and see through to the other side. Legend has it that Merlin lived in the cave and saved King Arthur as an infant carrying him to safety, then later becoming his teacher.
There are no lifeguards on the beach, so please be careful. If you can physically get down on the beach there is a nice sitting area above it that is also good. All you need to do is go via the coastal path on the mainland just underneath Camlet castle hotel. We used this path to leave the castle and head back to our hotel and found it easy to do.
You can check the Tide Times here to help plan your visit. Built almost entirely as it appears today between and with its cruciform shape of nave, chancel, and transepts. The church is free to enter and interesting to check out the Roman inscribed stone from the early 4th century. There is also parking that you can use to visit Tintagel Castle or for the coastal walks.
Not to mention it is a great spot to take in the views of Tintagel Castle Island and bridge for free. What better way to end your day than watching the sunset over Tintagel Castle for free from the mainland. You can grab a drink from the Camelot Castle Hotel bar and then go sit outside at one of their tables, taking in the views.
Or bring a warm drink and sit near Barra Nose headland and watch it from there. Just remember it can get cold, so make sure to wear a warm jacket. It is a great place if you are looking for a quick bite and wanting to try a traditional Cornish pastry. The Cornish Bakery offers a small sitting area if you want to eat in or they do take away.
We tried two different types of pasties, a traditional and a chicken and leek and both were delicious. The best bit is that they were reasonably priced and felt satisfied. Tintagel village is a dog friendly area, you can even take your dog to Tintagel castle.
I saw lots of dogs wandering around with their owners all over Cornwall, in the shops and in the pubs and restaurants. Even where I stayed at Camelot Castle Hotel, dogs were welcome to stay with their owners. There are three beaches located near Tintagel where you can take your dog walking all year round.
You can access these beaches by car or even walk along with one of the dog-friendly coastal walks. Cornwall coastline known as Cornish Riviera has some of the best walking trails in England. These vast halls tell the story of King Arthur and his knights. Robert Powell narrates the fascinating story utilising laser lights and sound. See the imposing granite throne and the legendary round table whilst marvelling at the world famous stained glass windows.
All seventy two of them were designed and built by Veronica Whall , a pupil of William Morris. King Arthur's Great Halls are also licensed as a wedding venue in Tintagel. It is a very sheltered cove. The beach is mainly shingle,. There are several caves to be explored when the tide is low.
Merlins Cave is located on this beach and if you look carefully you will see a recent carving of His face to the left of the cave entrance. Also, within Merlins cage, there is a smugglers hide away. Can you find it. The Kieve itself was seen has a potent Pagan symbol of Gaia and has been a place of reverence since before the times of Christ.
Trevillet River passes through the Kieve and wends its way down through a beautiful wooded valley before passing the medieval mill and old abandoned buildings along its way to the sea. King Arthur was fatally wounded. Click Here to read about Lundy island, and it's hitherto hidden past.
Lundy, Isle of Avalon by Les Still Click Here for images of the Hunter Aircraft crash at Tintagel in Tintagel is also the name of a symphonic poem composed by Arnold Bax in ; it is perhaps his best- known orchestral work.
Bax had visited the castle of Tintagel during the summer of , accompanied by pianist Harriet Cohen, with whom he was carrying on an affair at the time; he dedicated the work to her. He composed two poems on the theme, and the work is, to a certain extent, a sonic illustration of these.
According to Bax, the music is meant to depict a castle perched high on the rocks, battered on a sunny summer day by the Atlantic Ocean.
Those wishing to visit the ruins of the 12th century castle should park in Tintagel village, and then walk half a mile along uneven track to Tintagel Head. The castle sits on the other side of deep chasm, and until recently visitors had to make their way down towards before a steep climb up steps to reach the castle. However, as of a stunning new cantilever footbridge connects the headland to the castle.
The new Tintagel Bridge is a quite an impressive feat of engineering but it actually reinstates a medieval crossing which connected clifftop to castle from the 14th to 17th century. Across the bridge on Tintagel Island , there are also the earlier ruins of a Celtic Monastery. Two tunnels run beneath Tintagel Island.
The shorter tunnel, made with metal tools, opens out in the meadow above the cliffs. Legend tells that Merlin still walks there and that his voice can sometimes be heard. The Idylls of the King , by Alfred Lord Tennyson , Merlin is described standing on the beach, beside the entrance to the cave, with the infant Arthur raised high in his arms.
Condolden Barrow dominates the hill above Tintagel Island. The massive proportions and situation of the barrow suggest that a figure of considerable importance power was buried here. Local legend claims it to be the grave of Queen Isolde.
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