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Caernarfon Castle
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Castle Ditch
Caernarfon
LL55 2AY
Gwynedd
Wales
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Collection details
Architecture, Weapons and War
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Facilities
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Wheelchair users and the visually handicapped, together with their assisting companion, will be admitted free of charge to all monuments.
Please note that, for health reasons, dogs are not allowed on Cadw sites. Guide dogs and hearing dogs for the deaf are welcome.
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Contact details
General information (Tel)
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01286 677617
E-mail
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Cadw@Wales.gsi.gov.uk
Website
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www.cadw.wales.gov.uk/default.asp?id=6&PlaceID=19
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Open
2007:
Spring Opening Times:
1.04.07 - 31.05.07: 9.30 - 17.00
Summer Opening Times:
1.06.07 - 30.09.07: 9.30 - 18.00
Autumn Opening Times:
1.10.07 - 31.10.07: 9.30 - 17.00
Winter Opening Times:
1.11.07 - 20.03.08: 9.30 -16.00 Monday - Saturday,
11.00 - 16.00 Sunday
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Closed
24th, 25th, 26th December, 1st January
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Admission charges
2007:
Adult - £4.90, Concession - £4.50, Family - £15.00
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Discounts
Cadw: Welsh Historic Monuments
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Description
With its seven polygonal towers (including the great Eagle Tower), two gatehouses, and walls of colour-banded stone, King Edward I intended the castle to be a royal residence and seat of government for north Wales. Begun in 1283 under the direction of Master James of St George, the King's mason-architect, and continuously in Crown possession since. Scene of much recent royal pageantry, including the 1969 Investiture of the Prince of Wales. World Heritage Site. Three site exhibitions; Regimental Museum of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers; The Eagle and the Dragon audio-visual display.
There is a complete circuit of Town Walls, including eight towers and two twin towered gateways, surviving in places to battlement height.
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Key artists and exhibits
Royal Welsh Fusiliers
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Articles
Welsh Museums And Heritage Sites Celebrate St David's Day
Welsh Heritage Gets £36m Extra Funding For One Wales Commitments
Funding Boost For Access To Welsh Historic Castles
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Trails
Monks, Knights, Peasants, Merchants - A Medieval Trail
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Copyright © 24 Hour Museum
Information published here was believed to be correct at the time it was prepared. Welsh language pages developed with CYMAL: Museums Archives and Libraries Wales, funded by the Welsh Assembly Government.
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