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Yarmouth Castle

Castle / Fort

Yarmouth Castle
Yarmouth
Isle of Wight
PO41 0PB

Tel: +44 01983 760678

Cannon outside Yarmouth Castle, Isle of Wight, Things to Do

Guide Prices

Ticket Type	Ticket Tariff
Adult Ticket	£4.90 per ticket
Child Ticket	£2.90 per ticket
Concession Ticket	£4.40 per ticket
English Heritage Members	Free
Family Ticket	£12.70 per ticket

Note: Prices are a guide only and may change on a daily basis.

About

You don't need to book your visit online in advance, but you will always get the best price and guaranteed entry by booking online ahead of your visit.

A Tudor Castle in a beautiful seaside town. Climb to the battlements and enjoy the very best views of sailing in the Solent. As you watch the yachts pass through the narrow channel between Yarmouth and the New Forest, you will understand why Henry VIII built this, his final fortress. Commanding the mouth of the Solent since 1547, Yarmouth was the first Arrow Head Castle in Britain. Picnic on the rampart lawns and enjoy magnificent views over the Solent.

DRIVE LESS SEE MORE EXPERIENCES:

A bus or bike trip to this petit but perfectly formed sea defence. Head up to the bowling lawn turret and aim old cannon at invading tourists as they bear down in iron clad ferries. By Bus take the Island Coaster or Route 7 bus from Newport, by bike take a tiny nibble of the Taste Round the Island Cycle Route just from Freshwater along the West Wight rail trail cycleway- a safe mostly off road route along a stunning estuary. Hire bikes from West Wight rentals in Yarmouth.

* Taste Round the Island Cycle Route page and map:

http://www.visitisleofwight.co.uk/bicycle-island/taste-round-the-island-route

* Bus info - http://www.islandbuses.info/

* Wight Cycle Hire: http://www.visitisleofwight.co.uk/things-to-do/wight-cycle-hire-p155821

Book Tickets

Facilities

Catering

Picnic area

Establishment Features

Dogs admitted on a lead
Gift shop
Groups by arrangement
Open on bank holidays

Parking & Transport

On site parking close by

Payment Methods

Maestro
MasterCard
Visa

Provider Preferences

Indoor Attraction
No Smoking Attraction
Outdoor Attraction

Map & Directions

Click here to view map

Road Directions

From East Cowes ferry, second exit at roundabout onto Well Road, A3021, A3054 to Newport, A3054 to Yarmouth.

From Fishbourne ferry, B3339 (Fishbourne lane), A3054 to Newport, A3054 to Yarmouth.

Public Transport Directions

Bus; Southern Vectis 7 from Newport. For further bus information please visit the Southern Vectis website - www.islandbuses.info/

Ferry: Wight link 0870 582 7744 ( Lymington – Yarmouth)

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MDHogmeister
Godshill, United Kingdom
Trip Type:
Solo travel
'Hidden Gem' Castle Visit
Monday, 21st April 2025
In terms of English Heritage's properties on the Isle of Wight Osborne House and Carisbrooke Castle are no doubt on everyone's list of places to visit and rightly so. However don't forget to stop by... Read full review
Simon K
Portsmouth, United Kingdom
SMALL BUT FASCINATING HENRICAN GUN PLATFORM COMMANDING PANORAMIC VIEWS FROM THE PICNIC AREA OF THE SOLENT AND NEW FOREST
Friday, 9th May 2025
Yarmouth Castle was the last of King Henry VIII's "Device Forts" to be built, constructed in the last year of the Tudor monarch's reign because it filled a gap which had been revealed in the long... Read full review
railway_chap
Glossop, United Kingdom
Trip Type:
Solo travel
Tudor Fort
Thursday, 15th May 2025
It’s quite a small castle and doesn’t take long to look around; an hour tops is plenty. Couple of rooms downstairs and more over two further floors. Some interesting finds from nearby shipwrecks on... Read full review

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Opening Times

* Closed: 1st November 2021 - 31st March 2022.

Further Information

Yarmouth Castle Website

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