Carisbrooke Castle

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Castle / Fort

Carisbrooke Castle
Carisbrooke
Isle of Wight
PO30 1XY

Tel: +44 01983 522107

Isle of Wight, Carisbrooke Castle, Attractions, Gardens and Grounds

Guide Prices

For ticket information please click on the 'Visit website' button above.

Book Tickets

Facilities

Accessibility

  • Disabled Parking
  • Facility for service dogs
  • Guide Dogs Permitted
  • Parking Areas for Disabled Visitors
  • Ramp/Level Access
  • Wheelchair user accessible

Catering

  • Cafe
  • Catering Provided
  • On-Site cafe/restaurant
  • Outdoor eating area
  • Picnic area
  • Picnic Site

Children & Infants

  • Babes in Arms
  • Family Friendly, Children Welcome

Establishment Features

  • All weather attraction
  • Dogs admitted on a lead
  • Dogs welcome - On lead
  • Event Venue
  • Garden / Grounds for visitors use
  • Gift shop
  • Groups by arrangement
  • Groups welcome
  • Guided tours by arrangement
  • LGBT Friendly
  • Marquee Space Available
  • Open all year round
  • Open on bank holidays
  • Special Opening for Groups by Arrangement

Group Travel

  • Out of Hours Visits

Parking & Transport

  • Coach parking
  • Free parking
  • Green Transport - Short walk (but uphill) from Carisbrooke and bus stops
  • Off-road parking
  • On Site Car Parking
  • On site parking
  • Parking (free)

Payment Methods

  • Maestro Accepted
  • MasterCard accepted
  • Min group size - 11
  • Special group rates
  • Visa accepted

Provider Preferences

  • In countryside
  • Indoor Attraction - Castle Museum within the castle
  • No Smoking Attraction
  • Outdoor Attraction
  • Some no smoking areas

Specialist Features

  • Educational Groups
  • Family Fun
  • Marketed Towards Children
  • Marketed Towards Families
  • Marketed Towards Senior Citizens
  • Marketed towards student/youth

Tours and Demonstrations

  • Demonstrations Given
  • Educational Visits Accepted
  • Guided Tours Available for Groups
  • Guided Tours Available for Individuals

Travel & Trade

  • Group discounts available
  • Min group size numeric qualifier - 11

Map & Directions

Road Directions

From East Cowes ferry, second exit at roundabout onto Well Road, A3021, A3054 to Newport, town centre, Pyle Street, B3323 to Carisbrooke.

From Fishbourne ferry, B3339 (Fishbourne lane), A3054 to Newport, town centre, Pyle Street, B3323 to Carisbrooke.

From Yarmouth ferry, A3054 to Newport, town centre, Pyle Street, B3323 to Carisbrooke.

Public Transport Directions

Bus; Southern Vectis 6,7,11,38 and the Medina Tour Open top service from Newport, West Wight and Ventnor, all to within a ¼ mile.

Ferry; West Cowes 5 miles, East Cowes 6 miles ( Red Funnel - 0844 844 9988) Fishbourne 6 miles, Ryde 8 miles Yarmouth 9 miles, (Wightlink 08713761000) (Hovertravel (023) 9281 1000 )

For further bus information please visit the Southern Vectis website - www.islandbuses.info/ 

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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating:

4.4 of 5 stars
    • Excellent
      1261
    • Very Good
      789
    • Average
      174
    • Poor
      48
    • Terrible
      19

    Recent Reviews:

    • richard2112
      Penrith, United Kingdom
      Trip Type:
      Couples
      Worth a visit
      4 of 5 stars
      Saturday, 19th July 2025
      Surprisingly large and well worth a visit if you like your castles. A bonus is there’s a good amount of the original walls left which (assuming you are able) can be walked around. Read full review
    • Pamgraham1
      Leicester
      Worth a visit
      4 of 5 stars
      Sunday, 20th July 2025
      Enjoyed my visit here. Quite a bit to see and the wall walk gives you good views over the surrounding area. Lots of steps to conquer if you want to get to the top of the keep and they are quite... Read full review
    • N3008FOjohnb
      Castel, United Kingdom
      Trip Type:
      Couples
      JohnB
      4 of 5 stars
      Wednesday, 23rd July 2025
      It’s a ruined castle where Charles 1 was imprisoned, nice chapel but the thing that mad it a four was the demonstration by Jack the donkey on how the water was brought up from the well, nice talk... Read full review

    Opening Times

    Open (1 Jan 2025 - 31 Dec 2025)

    * For opening times please click on the 'Visit website' button above.

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