Access at Berry Pomeroy Castle

Access information for the site is listed below. For more information, or if you have particular access needs, please contact us before you visit. Please note that some facilities may require booking in advance.

Advanced booking

You don’t need to book your visit in advance, but you will always get the best price and guaranteed entry by booking online ahead of your visit. The prices shown here include an online discount. The admission price will be higher if you choose to pay on the day you visit.

You can book your advance ticket online up to 8.45am on the day you want to visit. Then, subject to availability, there will be walk up tickets available.

You are booking a day ticket and can arrive at any time within our opening hours, and stay for as long as you like.

Some of our sites can get very busy, especially on Bank Holidays. Our busiest times are between 11am and 2pm, so if you prefer to visit at a quieter time you may wish to visit outside of these hours.

Your booking is for the site/event only and does not guarantee a car parking space, which may carry an additional charge.

If you are a Member and wish to book, your ticket will still be free. Please remember to bring your English Heritage membership card with you. Members are able to book tickets for those included in the membership only. Any additional bookings made will be chargeable on site.

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Mobility / Older Visitors

Accessible Toilets

Adult Changing Area

Handrails

Easy-use Cutlery

Assistance Dogs Welcome

Wheelchair Loan

Site Folders

Wheelchair Access

Only the grounds, shops, and ground floor of the site are accessible to disabled visitors. There are a number of shallow steps in the entrance passage and some wheelchairs may have difficulty. An assisting companion is recommended. There are a number of slopes on the site.

Entrance / Set Down

Disabled visitors can be set down near to the entrance of the site, speak to the member of staff on duty to make arrangements.

Disabled Parking

There are two disabled bays located in the car park (at the nearest end to the entrance).

OnSite Transport

Stairs

Several steps in entrance passage. There are also three spiral staircases leading down to the gun emplacements and steep stairs leading up to the medieval defenses.

Lift Access

Seating And Restpoints

Seating is available for visitors at the entrance to the castle.

Pathways Surface And Gradients

The site features a number of gravel areas and pathways. Entry to the castle is via a series of small stone steps.

Blind / Visually Impaired

Accessible Toilets

Handrails

Assistance Dogs Welcome

Braille Guides

Braille Signage

Torches

Sensory Experiences

Visitors to the site may be able to hear birdsong at times.

Handling Objects

Audio Tours

Yes

Tactile Models

Areas Of Low Lighting

Undercroft is dark.

Colour Contrasts

Large Print

Deaf / Hard of Hearing

Assistance Dogs Welcome

Vibrating Fire Alarms

Tour Transcripts

Film Subtitles

BSL Tours

Audio Installation Transcripts

Learning Difficulties

Accessible Toilets

Adult Changing Area

Easy-use Cutlery

Sensory Experiences

Visitors to the site may be able to hear birdsong at times.

Handling Objects

Easy Read Material

Large Print Material

Culinary / Dietary

Easy-use Cutlery

Bottle / Food Warming

High Chairs

Special Diets

The café offers organic and local produce, as well as vegetarian and some limited gluten free options.

Health And Safety

Trip Hazard

Uneven grass surfaces, some cobbles and stone paths.

Sheer Drop

There is a sheer drop of 20 feet.

Slip Hazard

Please note that the uneven grass surfaces, cobbled, earth and stone paths can be slippery when wet.

Steep Slope

Some steep slopes in the castle grounds.

Steep Stairs

The majority of the site is accessible, however some areas within the castle do have steeps steps. Narrow spiral staircases with uneven treads to upper floors. Some areas with steep steps do have handrails.

Uneven Ground

Uneven ground throughout site. Path to entrance is unmade.