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✦ Historic site
Romano-British and early medieval settlement, medieval church, castle and associated features on Tintagel Island and adjoining mainland
14 ha
Getting here
50.66861, -4.76146
Best for
4 activitiesHeritage
Free86%Historic site with public access
Wildlife
Free75%Ancient woodland
Dog walks
Free72%Dogs allowed with public access
Hiking
Free72%Named hiking route nearby: South West Coast Path (Section 12: Crackington Haven to Tintagel)
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
83
6 named nearby · 77 public paths
Named routePublic access
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Horse riding
5
5 public paths
Public 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
Castle Road · 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
☕
Café
Beach Café · 265m
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Toilets
260m away
✓ Public accessFree 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
✦Tintagel CastleHistoric site0 m→✦Part of an early-Christian cemetery 65m north west of Tintagel churchHistoric site600 m→✦Motte castle known as Bossiney CastleHistoric site1.6 km→✦Dovecote 35m south of the Vicarage, TintagelHistoric site900 m→✦Trevena CrossHistoric site1 km→⛪St Materiana's ChurchReligious grounds700 m→