Caernarfon Castle, Caernarfon

Visited in August 2019 when during my Wales holiday. On the way to the town I drove through the national park early morning in the ever biggest rain I have seen in my life. It left a mark on my mood, so I could not really enjoy the castle. Anyway everything was wet and huge puddles sat everywhere, and this castle is full stone built with uneven surfaces, uneven staircases inside and out, too, mostly without hand rails. I managed a few staircases down and up too, but after a while I just had simply enough. The view is beautiful, the castle is historic, and we can find some informational rooms, as well as a movie room about its history, and the coronation ceremony. It is definitely worth to visit, and I do not want to write anything bad just because I was moody that time. True, that I was not able to enjoy the castle as much as I wanted, due to the weather and my mood, and I spent there only about 2 hours. Neither it helped that it is a bit of a creepy place with its dark and narrow corridors and staircases, and the outside cloudy dark weather did not help to bring in some lights and warmth.. But this place is big enough to the whole family for a day out and I think kids can enjoy and learn while playing. It has toilet/cafe and shop, of course the way out is always through the shops. I used none of them during my short visit. Parking is outside behind the castle next to the river, and they warned us to park as far as we can from the water, because it can be flooded after rain...

Excellent to visit such an intact castle. Great fun to climb each tower and to navigate the pleasingly maze-like interior of the walls and towers. Lovely views in several directions. Very good value for a family ticket and the included guide book makes a change from the normal rip-off prices in similar attractions. Highly recommended for a family visit.

Cannot believe I had never been here. What an amazing place. Currently being renovated to give less mobile and disabled people the chance to explore more of it which is admirable. Getting up into the towers and along the ramparts is huge fun and all around it there are exhibits detailing the history of the castle. The views are fab too. Staff so friendly as well. Recommended!

We loved our visit to the castle. It was interesting for all ages. Accessibility isn't great but that's to be expected from a castle. Luckily our 2 year old is good on his feet and he loved exploring. There is a coffee shop, toilets and for once the gift shop was reasonably priced with a wooden sword for £3 or a small wooden dagger for £2.50.

Excellent castle. Free flow around and you can climb to the top of some of the towers. The floors are uneven so take care. Good value at £11.90 per adult (summer 2022). To do it all takes between 1.5 and 2 hours.