Caerhays Castle
The "castle" at Caerhays is actually a castellated manor house. The manor belonged to the Arundell family in the early middle ages and passed by marriage into the Trevanion family where it remained until 1854 when its owner fled to Paris when he was unable to pay his bills. The Williams family purchased it from the creditors in 1854 and are still the owners. The current castle was built between 1807-1810 before the Trevanion family hit hard times.
Tours of the castle are run during the spring - more information including dates and booking is on the Caerhays website. The Magnolia tearooms are also open to the public (even if not visiting the castle or gardens) when the castle is open during the spring.
On walks
- Caerhays Castle to Hemmick Beach (3.8 mile walk)
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Download the app and use it to explore the walks and to purchase a guided route.
The app will direct you to the start of the walk via satnav.
The app guides you around the walk using GPS, removing any worries about getting lost.
The walk route is described with detailed, regularly-updated, hand-written directions.
Each time there is a new direction to follow, the app will beep to remind you, and will warn you if you go off-route.
A map shows the route, where you are at all times and even which way you are facing.
Each walk is packed with information about the history and nature along the route, from over a decade of research than spans more than 3,000 topics.
Once a walk is downloaded, the app doesn't need a phone or wifi signal during the walk.
The app counts down distance to the next direction and estimates time remaining based on your personal walking speed.
We keep the directions continually updated for changes to the paths/landmarks - the price for a walk includes ongoing free updates.
