- Open
- Free entry
- Dogs in the grounds
- No car park on site
- English Heritage
Quick answer
St Catherine's Castle is an artillery fort near Fowey, Cornwall, managed by English Heritage. Entry is free and the site is open at any reasonable time. Dogs on a lead are welcome in the grounds but not inside. There is no car park on site.
Getting to St Catherine's Castle and parking
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- Parking
- No car park on site, paid. Charged Cornwall Council car park (Ready Money Cove), 3/4 mile walk on foot via Ready Money Beach incl. steep woodland climb.
- By train
- Par is 3.3 miles away.
- Public transport
- Go Cornwall Bus 25 to Tower Park (then 0.4 mile walk) or Bus 24 to Fowey Safe Harbour Hotel (0.8 mile). Hourly Mon-Sat; Sun/BH Bus 24 every 90 min. Par station 4 miles.
Dogs, accessibility and facilities
Dogs
Partly- Welcome: in the grounds.
- Not allowed: inside the buildings.
- Leads: dogs must be kept on a lead.
- Open ruin; page only says dogs on leads welcome, not inside buildings, so lesser value.
Accessibility
Not step-free- Step-free: no step-free access.
- Paths and surfaces: Accessible only on foot: 3/4 mile walk incl. challenging steep woodland climb, muddy when wet; sheer unguarded drops in ruins.
History of St Catherine's Castle
- 1539 Gun tower fort built by Thomas Treffry as part of Henry VIII's coastal defences.
- 1855 Modernised 1855-58 as Fowey Battery.
Photos
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Hchc2009 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source -
Henry Scott Tuke · Public domain · Source
Castles near St Catherine's Castle
All 5 castles in CornwallSources
- Page on english-heritage.org.uk
- Wikidata
- Page on english-heritage.org.uk
- Page on english-heritage.org.uk
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