Tintagel Castle Bridge
The bridge at Tintagel Castle was the result of a design competition in 2015. Work on the new bridge began in the winter of 2018 and the new bridge was completed the following August. The bridge connects the two parts of the castle where the original bridge would have been (which was a lot shorter as quite a lot of erosion has taken place since then).
The walkway across the bridge is made from Delabole slates stacked on their ends. The two spans don't quite meet in the middle. There is a 4cm gap which allows the metal to expand and contract with changing temperature.
On walks
- Tintagel, Church and Castle (2.4 mile walk)
Get the iWalkCornwall app
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.
