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About this guide
Who we are, what we're not, and how we research and fact-check what you read on this site.
What caernarfoncastle.com is
This is an independently produced travel-information website about Caernarfon Castle in Gwynedd, north Wales. It exists to give visitors a single, thorough, well-organised place to plan a visit — history, practical logistics, accessibility, and the surrounding area — written in plain language and kept as current as we reasonably can.
What caernarfoncastle.com is not
We are not Cadw, the Welsh Government, the Royal Household, the Royal Welch Fusiliers Museum, or any other official body connected with Caernarfon Castle. We do not sell tickets, take bookings, or have any commercial partnership with Cadw. We are not endorsed by, and should not be mistaken for, the official Cadw website at cadw.gov.wales, which remains the authoritative source for admission, booking, and live visitor information.
How we research this site
Practical, changeable information — prices, opening times, accessibility details, facilities — is sourced directly from Cadw's official published visitor information and dated on the page where it appears, so you can judge how current it is. Historical content is cross-checked across multiple independent sources, including academic and museum publications, UNESCO's own listing documentation, and established heritage-history publishers. Every page that draws on outside sources credits them in a "Sources" callout, and our full Sources & Citations page lists everything referenced across the site.
Why trust matters here more than most sites
Historic sites attract a lot of thin, copy-pasted content online, and prices and hours are exactly the kind of detail that goes stale fast. We'd rather tell you plainly when something might have changed — and point you to the official source to double-check — than present outdated information as current. Every page dealing with prices, hours or facilities carries a "last verified" date and a direct link to Cadw's own equivalent page.
Corrections & feedback
Spotted something that's changed, or a factual error? This guide is maintained editorially and we aim to correct genuine errors promptly. Please contact us with the page URL and the details, or use the official Cadw page for Castell Caernarfon linked throughout this site for time-sensitive castle questions.
How this guide is funded
This guide is free to read and is funded by display advertising, served by Google AdSense, and by one affiliate link. Adverts are kept visually separate from editorial content, and advertisers have no say over what we write, which businesses we mention, or how we describe them. See our Privacy Policy for how advertising cookies work and how to opt out.
We do not earn commission on hotel, restaurant or other recommendations. Where we name specific businesses (see where to eat and where to stay), it is an editorial choice, not because of any payment or partnership.
The one affiliate link on the site is a booking widget from our tour partner GetYourGuide, shown near the top of each page. If you book a tour through it, we earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. Castle admission is commission-free: our tickets and prices page sends you straight to Cadw.