Access at Totnes 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.

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You can book online until 8.45am on the day of your visit. You can still buy a ticket when you arrive, but you won’t get the discount.

Your booking is only for entry to the site or event, and you may need to pay for parking.

Tickets are valid all day, so you can arrive at any time and stay for as long as you like within our opening hours.

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You can join as a member online or during your visit.

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Mobility / Older Visitors

Accessible Toilets

Adult Changing Area

Handrails

Easy-use Cutlery

Assistance Dogs Welcome

Wheelchair Loan

Site Folders

Dog Bowl and Toileting

There is a dog bowl on-site and a dog waste bin in the garden outside the entrance to the castle.

Wheelchair Access

The inner Bailey is accessible to wheelchair users. However, the Motte and Keep cannot be accessed by wheelchairs due to the steep slope and stone steps. The moat walk is also inaccessible by wheelchairs due to narrow and uneven paths.

Entrance / Set Down

Yes

Disabled Parking

OnSite Transport

Stairs

Over 70 steep, uneven stone steps to climb up to the Keep.

Lift Access

Seating And Restpoints

There is a bench and two picnic benches in the inner bailey.

Pathways Surface And Gradients

Loose gravel and grass paths, and undulating grass surfaces throughout. The steps up to the keep are made of uneven stone.

Blind / Visually Impaired

Accessible Toilets

Handrails

Assistance Dogs Welcome

Braille Guides

Braille Signage

Torches

Sensory Experiences

Dog Bowl and Toileting

There is a dog bowl on-site and a dog waste bin in the garden outside the entrance to the castle.

Handling Objects

Audio Tours

Site Tours

Tactile Models

Areas Of Low Lighting

No.

Colour Contrasts

Large Print

Deaf / Hard of Hearing

Assistance Dogs Welcome

Vibrating Fire Alarms

Tour Transcripts

Film Subtitles

BSL Tours

Audio Installation Transcripts

Dog Bowl and Toileting

There is a dog bowl on-site and a dog waste bin in the garden outside the entrance to the castle.

Induction Loops

An induction loop system is located at the till area.

Learning Difficulties

Accessible Toilets

Adult Changing Area

Easy-use Cutlery

Sensory Experiences

Handling Objects

Basic Language Audio Tours

Easy Read Material

Large Print Material

Culinary / Dietary

Easy-use Cutlery

Bottle / Food Warming

High Chairs

Special Diets

No Information Available

Health And Safety

Deep Water

There is no deep water at Totnes Castle

Trip Hazard

Uneven grass surfaces and paths. Uneven steps from the Motte to the Keep, along both staircases and at the wall walk in the Keep.

Sheer Drop

There is a sheer drop from the top of the Keep.

Slip Hazard

Grass and stone surfaces may be slippery when wet.

Steep Slope

Steep climb up the Motte steps from the Inner Bailey to the Keep, and the sides of the moat are also very steep in places. There is no climbing up or down the steep slopes on site.

Steep Stairs

The 72 steps up the Motte to the Keep are relatively steep, there is a handrail on one side. The two staircases in the Keep are also steep and narrow with no handrail.

Beware Of Traffic

There is no on-site traffic. Beware of traffic on Castle Street, where the entrance is, as the street and pavements are narrow.

Uneven Ground

Uneven ground throughout site. Paths around site are unmade.