Harlech Castle
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What we established Harlech Castle: the official site is cadw.gov.wales. Its tickets are sold on cadw-booking.ecr-aws.co.uk, the ticket shop its official site links to. Its Wikidata entry, Q540964, names the same official site. Added to our site on .
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Prices Members - Free Adult - £10.40
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Harlech Castle: address
Castell Harlech Harlech LL46 2YHOpen in Google Maps →✓ cadw.gov.wales/visit/places-to-visit/castell-harlech · 2026-10-09Harlech Castle: opening hours
1st March - 30th June
09.30am-5pm
1st July - 31st August
09.30am-6pm
1st September - 31st October
9.30am-5pm
1st November - 28th February
10am-4pm
Harlech Castle: closing days
Closed 24, 25, 26 December and 1 January✓ cadw.gov.wales/visit/places-to-visit/castell-harlech · 2026-10-03Harlech Castle: what should I know before visiting?
Last admission 30 minutes before closing … When inside the castle a steep spiral staircase, situated to the right-hand side, brings you out to the top wall walks. The lighting here is dimmer please allow time for your eyes to adjust. The steps are historic and therefore uneven, again, please use handrails provided and take your time. Note that this is a one-way system and only those going up should access this tower. The steps down are located at the end of the wall walk route; you are therefore required to follow the whole route.✓ cadw.gov.wales/visit/places-to-visit/castell-harlech · 2026-10-09Harlech Castle: how to get there
Road: A496 from Barmouth, A487/ A496 from Porthmadog. Rail Rail: 200m/220yards, Shrewsbury-Machynlleth/Pwllheli route. Bus Bus: 150m/170yards, route No 38 + 39 (No 2 on Sunday), Barmouth-Harlech/Porthmadog. … Bike: NCN Route No.8 On route.✓ cadw.gov.wales/visit/places-to-visit/castell-harlech · 2026-10-09Harlech Castle: parking
There is a small charging car park with accessible spaces immediately adjacent to the castle entrance … It is a maximum stay of 3 hours. Parking for disabled visitors is free. There are several medium and large charging car parks throughout the town. The castle is in the upper part of the town, and parking in the lower part of town will involve a very steep walk up to the castle.✓ cadw.gov.wales/visit/places-to-visit/castell-harlech · 2026-10-09Harlech Castle: is it wheelchair accessible?
The journey from the adjacent car park into the visitor centre is flat and evenly paved. The visitor centre and accessing the monument The visitor centre has wide, automatic doors, low admissions desks, and an accessible exhibition space and café. The visitor centre opens onto a modern bridge of around 25 meters that leads directly to the castle. The bridge has a gentle upwards slope. … The castle can be enjoyed from ground level, however the site has multiple towers and wall walks that are accessed via steep, narrow, uneven stairs.✓ cadw.gov.wales/castell-harlech-access-guide · 2026-10-09Harlech Castle: are dogs allowed?
Dogs on short leads welcome to access ground floor levels of the site.✓ cadw.gov.wales/visit/places-to-visit/castell-harlech · 2026-10-03Castell Harlech crowns a sheer rocky crag overlooking the dunes far below – waiting in vain for the tide to turn and the distant sea to lap at its feet once again. No further drama is really required but, just in case, the rugged peaks of Eryri (Snowdonia) rise as a backdrop. … Harlech was completed from ground to battlements in just seven years under the guidance of gifted architect Master James of St George. Its classic ‘walls within walls’ design makes the most of daunting natural defences.