Pendennis Castle (English Heritage)

Pendennis Castle
Falmouth
Cornwall
TR11 4LP
England

Website

www.english-heritage.org.uk/pendennis

Telephone

01326 316594

Fax

01326 319911

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
An exterior view of Pendennis Castle
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Discover the wartime secrets of Cornwall’s greatest fortress. Pendennis Castle was built by King Henry VIII to defend against possible attack by Spain and France. Throughout its 450-year history, Pendennis Castle has faced new enemies, right up to the Second World War. See a Tudor gun deck in action, and experience the sights and sounds of battle in the interactive exhibition at the Royal Artillery Barracks.

Explore the cells of the WWI guard house, and relive the drama of an enemy attack on the WWII observation post. Then descend through secret tunnels to the big guns of Half Moon Battery. Explore centuries of war time history or simply relax , enjoy the scenery and indulge in a Cornish cream tea in the newly refurbished tea room. In its superb coastal setting, Pendennis offers magnificent views of Falmouth and the Fal Estuary.

Venue Type:

Castle or defences

 Opening hours

1 April-30 Sept
Daily 1000-1800
October
Daily 1000-1700
1 November-31 March 1000-1600

 Admission charges

Discounts

  • English Heritage
 General services and facilities
  • Brochure or leaflet available with directions to museum
  • Foreign language leaflet or brochure available
  • Pre-booking service for groups
  • Restaurant
  • Shop
 Children and families
  • Activities for pre-school children
  • Events and resources for children and families
 Disability access
  • Braille information and/or interpretation
  • Large print information and/or interpretation
  • Touch exhibits
  • Parking for disabled available
  • Toilets for disabled
  • Wheelchair access to some public areas
 Schools services and facilities
  • Member of staff available with responsibility for education
  • Primary school education service available
  • Printed/audio-visual information available for schools
  • Secondary school education service available
  • Education facilities available
  • Reception and lunch facilities for educational groups
 Research and adult learning
  • Adult lectures and courses held
  • Loan service
  • Teaching/resources available for HE/FE students
 Commercial and hire services
  • Facilities for private functions and events
  • Meeting room available

Pendennis Castle
Falmouth
Cornwall
TR11 4LP
England

Website

www.english-heritage.org.uk/pendennis

Telephone

01326 316594

Fax

01326 319911

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.

Collection details

Archives, Costume and Textiles, Decorative and Applied Art, Weapons and War

Collections services

  • Object identification and/or written enquiry service
  • Specialist publications on collections available

Pendennis Castle
Falmouth
Cornwall
TR11 4LP
England

Website

www.english-heritage.org.uk/pendennis

Telephone

01326 316594

Fax

01326 319911

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
Resources listed here may include websites, bookable tours and workshops, books, loan boxes and more. You may need to scroll down or click on headers to see them all.
 face to face resources

The Home Front: Soldiers and Sirens Discovery Visit

Join this interactive tour to discover what life was like for soldiers at Pendennis Castle during World War II. Experience what it was like underground during an air raid. Work as a team to see how the guns were fired and use your detective skills to examine the World War II artefacts.
Duration: 1 hour
Key Stage: 2, 3, History, Drama, Literacy

How to obtain

Call 0117 975 0720 to book a 1 hour session each weekday during term time. Price £60 per group of up to 30 pupils until April 2009, £75 per group after April 2009. Visit http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/server/show/nav.19482 for more information.

Cornwall, King and Castle Discovery Visit

Join Lady Anne Fanshawe to find out what life was like at Pendennis Castle during the English Civil War. Develop source investigation skills through examining documents and artefacts from the time and work in teams to discover what life was like for Paliamentarians and Royalists during the castle siege in 1646. This interactive tour uses role play, costume, artefacts and investigation to reveal what life was like in the Tudor period. Can you work as a team to work out how the canons were fired? Will you be able to make butter in the castle kitchen?
Duration: 1 hour
Key Stage: 2, 3, History, Literacy

How to obtain

Call 0117 975 0720 to book a 1 hour session each weekday during term time. Price £60 per group of up to 30 pupils until April 2009, £75 per group after April 2009. Visit http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/server/show/nav.19482 for more information.

Pendennis Castle
Falmouth
Cornwall
TR11 4LP
England

Website

www.english-heritage.org.uk/pendennis

Telephone

01326 316594

Fax

01326 319911

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
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