Launceston Castle (English Heritage)

Launceston Castle
Launceston
Cornwall
PL15 7DR
England

Website

www.english-heritage.org.uk/daysout/properties/launceston-castle/

Telephone

01566 772365

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An exterior view of Launceston Castle

Set on a large natural mound, Launceston Castle dominates the surrounding landscape. Begun soon after the Norman Conquest, its focus is an unusual keep consisting of a 13th-century round tower built by Richard Earl of Cornwall, inside an earlier circular shell-keep. The tower top is now reached via a dark internal staircase.

The castle long remained a prison and George Fox, founder of the Quakers, suffered harsh confinement here in 1656. A display traces 1,000 years of history, with finds from site excavations.

Venue Type:

Castle or defences

 Opening hours

1-30 Sep 10am-5pm daily / 1Oct - 1 Nov 10am-4pm daily / Closed 2 Nov-31 Mar

 Admission charges

3.40/3.10/2.00

Discounts

  • English Heritage
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 Face to face resources

Did Dragons Live in Castles? Discovery Visit

Explore the castle's kitchen, keep and guard's tower to discover what it would have been like to live here in the past. Through simple role-play and artefact handling find out if dragons really did live in castles or if knights chased them all away.
Duration: 1 hour
Key Stage: 1, History, Drama, Literacy

How to obtain

Call 0117 975 0720 to arrange a 1 hour session, held every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday during term time. Price £60 per group of up to 30 pupils until April 2009, £75 per group after April 2009. Visit http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/server/show/nav.19478 for more information.

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