Château de Fougères — Attraction in Fougères-Vitré

The castle obviously wasn't built for disabled access, so you need to be fully mobile to explore the castle fully. Fundamentally the self-guided tour covers most of the walls and sections of of all the tours, and gives you a very good feeling for the overall design and layout of the site and how it would have functioned.

There were staff/volunteers in mock medieval clothing doing various activities, such as archery, firing cannons and forging metal.

The free audio guide - available in several languages is tied to a range of numbers around the site explain various aspects. I would say that the guide was a little long and slow going, and covered a lot of Breton history rather than specifics of the castle. The American accent and formatting was annoying and there were details missing about the castle itself. The audio guide could be improved.

Around the site there are arrows to help to navigate, but in a few places it wasn't always obvious. Overall still well...

My wife picked up a brochure on this chateau and we went to see it on the way to Honfluer. It was set a such a beautiful old world town. It felt like going back many, many centuries. The little shops and restaurants were a treat. We even drank our freshly made lemonade looking at the beautiful castle setting. The castle was fun walking through the open grounds and up the tower spiral staircase. It took time to walk up to the top. Some people were laughing as they tried getting up the staircase to the top. It was worth the effort. The turrets and fortress walls were an enjoyable adventure. It was a beautiful day to go back 1000 years and experience the many centuries of building and destruction that took place. We had a very pleasant side trip to this very special town and castle before heading off to our final destination of Honfluer. I definitely would recommend visiting this...

A great medieval castle. Plenty to look round at and good for kids to explore. Very good English audio guide included in the cost. However be aware that there are a LOT of steps. Some of which are quite steep.

Great views of the surrounding area and town from the rop of the ramparts and towers. Well worth the effort of climbing them.

There is some limited access for wheelchairs and pushchairs. Even if you are unable to climb the steps there is still quite a lot of interesting ruins to look at and the centre area is very pretty. Plenty of seats for resting weary legs and knees!

If you have a motorhome (camping car) there is a free aire where you can stay overnight. Just a short walk from the castle entrance. My second picture, taken from the rear of the castle, shows the Camping Car Aire.

I enjoyed my visit very much and will return if I am in...