Caerhays Castle — Attraction in St. Michael Caerhays

The grounds here are beautiful, they are only open to the public for part of the year and are well worth a visit! This is a hilly, wooded site with an extensive collection of magnolia, rhododendrons and azaleas. There are some "champion" magnolia to be found here and many of the trees and shrubs have name plates. There is also a nice tea room by the castle.

I believe you can take a guided tour of the castle building although I have not done this as yet. There is parking available by the castle for blue badge holders although I think it would be very difficult to use a wheelchair on the woodland tracks. That being said there are some signs along the tracks advising certain sections are not sutable for wheelchairs so presumably some chair users do make it around the woodland. More able bodied visitors park in the beach carpark and walk up to the castle.

For those who are less interested in the castle and grounds there is a large beach with lots of parking (there is a charge for parking) which also has a nice beachside cafe.

A nice place to visit, we usually spend around 3 hours walking the grounds and in the tea rooms so think it's good...

A week in the Rabbit Warren in the castle, sunshine everyday, can be bliss. A GPS is advised to find the Castle amongst the many of narrowest of farm roads, especially if you are accustomed to driving on the right. The coastline of Cornwall is remarkably scenic. Caerhays is as good as any a place to start hiking some of the coastal paths. Caerhays Castle is the HQ of a farm operation and brings with it some of the farm smells, Not an issue in the Rabbit Warren' which is comfortable, large and comes with a well equipped kitchen, desirable in that no restaurants are within immediate surroundings. Scenic villages like St.Maws and Mevagissey are each about 30 minutes drives. Port Isaac of Doc. Martin TV series is little more than an hour's drive. I have no reservation recommending Caerhays to anyone who can negotiate stairs and...

Sometimes you find a place that is quite magical and to me, Caerhays Castle is just such a place. Our visit, in mid February, was quite uplifting - quiet, almost serene and quite beautiful. We were only able to visit the gardens (the castle itself - a private home - opens to the public later in the year) but given it was so early in the year, the number of trees in blossom was quite staggering and the extensive grounds were a delight to walk through. These gardens are clearly loved and cared for but not overly so - this is not about control over nature. Some of the well-signposted walks are a little steep so wheelchair users might struggle a bit but there are alternative paved routes that are very accessible. Caerhays Castle is definitely worth seeking out and I’m sure it will delight whatever the...