Set on a large natural mound, Launceston Castle dominates the surrounding landscape. Begun soon after the Norman Conquest, its focus is an unusual keep consisting of a 13th-century round tower built by Richard, Earl of Cornwall, inside an earlier circular shell-keep.
The castle long remained a prison and George Fox, founder of the Quakers, suffered harsh confinement here in 1656.
Open daily from 1st April until 30th June, 10am–5pm
From 1st July until 31st August, 10am–6pm
From 1st September until 30th September, 10am–5pm
From 1st October until 31st October, 10am–4pm
Closed from 1st November until 31st March
