1 / 3Caernarfon Castle
📍 Caernarfon, Wales
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Best for families with older kids who love to climb, explore and roam a vast, well-kept medieval fortress with far-reaching views.
🏆 Funzaroo Verdict
The pull here is the sheer amount of castle to roam - towers, battlements and winding inner passages that reward curious climbers, backed by a museum full of history. The catch is the stairways: steep and narrow, so families with younger children, pushchairs or anyone who tires on a climb should weigh how much clambering everyone is up for.
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💬 What Families Are Saying
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Hannah Sutton
2 months ago
“A beautifully preserved castle which allows you to explore all the towers and battlements. We arrived right on opening and had the place almost to ourselves for the first 30 minutes. We had a lot of fun climbing around the steep and narrow staircases but realise this would be a very challenging hike for many people and children! Gift shop was great. Informative videos at start to get an appreciation of the history and creative displays in the museum. We bought an Explorer Pass to visit multiple castles which was recommended to us.”
Mr Lofty
a month ago
“Definitely in the top 3 castles ever.! Lots to see, very well maintained, friendly staff, great views, some nice installations, and a very acceptable ticket price for what it is really, NT or EH would be charging £25. Superb modern additions in the king's tower, the cafe has the best views.”
David Wilson
2 months ago
“This has to be one of the best medieval castles ever built. Huge in scale, beautiful to look at, and still very well preserved. It was so well designed it could be defended by only 36 men. A great site to visit in a beautiful town. An absolute must if you are in the area”
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Overview
The scale is the whole point: a fortress so cannily designed it could reportedly be held by just 36 men, now open to curious explorers who want to climb its towers and walk its battlements. Arrive early and you might have the place nearly to yourselves, with the views opening up as you go. There's a car park, and the grounds reward anyone happy to put the miles in.
