Getting here
50.66288, -4.74984
Best for
2 activitiesHeritage
Free76%Historic site
Wildlife
Free75%Ancient woodland
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
27
6 named nearby · 21 public paths
Named routePublic access
Named routes and paths nearby
South West Coast Path (Section 12: Crackington Haven to Tintagel) · Walking0
South West Coast Path (Section 13: Tintagel to Port Isaac) · Walking0
Boscastle Harbour walk, North Cornwall · Walking1.6 km
Rocky Valley walk, North Cornwall · Walking1.6 km
Castle Road · public footpath
Castle Road · public footpath
Trerammet Crescent · public footpath
About this historic site
Scheduled Monument
Wildlife to spot
Photos
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🌱 Visiting this spring
- 🌸Ancient woodlands are famous for bluebell carpets in April and May — one of Britain's most spectacular wildflower displays
- 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
- 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best
Facilities
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Café
The Village Tearooms · 56m
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Parking
Central Car Park · Paid · 83m
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Picnic spot
2 · 93m away
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Toilets
2 · 110m away
Free entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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Nearby places
Useful places within 5 km
✦Romano-British and early medieval settlement, medieval church, castle and associated features on Tintagel Island and adjoining mainlandHistoric site1 km→🌱King Georges FieldUrban park4.6 km→✦Part of an early-Christian cemetery 65m north west of Tintagel churchHistoric site700 m→✦Motte castle known as Bossiney CastleHistoric site900 m→✦Tintagel CastleHistoric site1 km→✦Dovecote 35m south of the Vicarage, TintagelHistoric site300 m→