County guide · The Castle Rolls
Best castles in Cornwall
11 castles in Cornwall, most of them coastal - Tintagel's Arthurian cliff ruin is the famous one, but it isn't the only one worth the trip.
11Castles listed here
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Every castle on this list - 11 in total, 3 free to enter, 3 you can stay overnight in
Tintagel Castle
Cornwall
Clifftop ruin linked to Arthurian legend
St Michael's Mount
Cornwall
Managed jointly with St Aubyn Estates; tidal island
St Mawes Castle
Cornwall
Henrician artillery fort; Fort House holiday cottage nearby
Restormel Castle
Cornwall
Circular shell keep
Launceston Castle
Cornwall
Shell keep on high motte
St Catherine's Castle
Cornwall Free entry
Small Henrician fort above Fowey
Caerhays Castle
Cornwall
Spring gardens; castle tours Mar-Jun weekdays
Star Castle
Cornwall
16thC star fort hotel, Isles of Scilly
Cromwell's Castle
Cornwall Free entry
17th-century gun tower on Tresco, Isles of Scilly
King Charles's Castle
Cornwall Free entry
Tudor artillery fort on Tresco, Isles of Scilly
Pendennis Castle
Cornwall
Henrician artillery fort; two EH holiday cottages