Caernarfon Castle
Castle Ditch, Caernarfon, LL55 2AY
Thursday 27th August 7pm (gates open 6pm)
Box office: 0333 666 3366
Enquiries: 0208 852 5761 or boxoffice@tlcm.co.uk
Adult £20 | Child (under-16) £12 plus booking fees
Venue information
Caernarfon Castle is recognised around the world as one of the greatest buildings of the Middle Ages. This fortress-palace on the banks of the River Seiont is grouped with Edward I’s other castles at Conwy, Beaumaris and Harlech as a World Heritage Site. But for sheer scale and architectural drama Caernarfon stands alone. Here Edward and his military architect Master James of St George erected a castle, town walls and a quay all at the same time. This gigantic building project eventually took 47 years and cost a staggering £25,000. The castle was born out of bitter war with Welsh princes. So of course its immense curtain walls and daunting King’s Gate were designed to withstand assault. But the polygonal towers, eagle statues and multi-coloured masonry sent a more subtle message. These echoed imperial Roman architecture, especially the walls of Constantinople. They also recalled the Welsh myth of Macsen Wledig, who dreamed of a great fort at the mouth of a river – ‘the fairest that man ever saw’. So Caernarfon is a castle of dreams. A legend brought to life. Even after 700 years it still stirs the imagination like no other Welsh castle.
What to bring
Please bring your own low-backed seating. Picnics, sun hats, sun cream, sunglasses, raincoats and rain hats should all be considered!
Access
This venue is fully accessible to people with reduced mobility. For more information about accessibility please click here. For information about carer’s tickets please click here
Getting here
There is a nearby pay and display car park. More information is here.
Weather
Our performances continue in all but the very worst weather! Please visit our WEATHER PAGE for more details.
Relaxed performances
We believe that all of our performances can be considered as relaxed. The lights don’t go down (until the sun sets!), the performances take place in the open air where there is plenty of space for audience members and all are welcome. We believe that theatre should be as accessible as possible and will be happy to talk to you about how we can make it accessible for you. If you have specific questions regarding your attendance at one of our performances please do not hesitate to get in contact with us so that we can help to welcome you. Contact details are here.
Other information
The performance will be approximately 2 hours and 5 minutes long including a 15 minute interval.
Only assistance dogs are permitted at this performance.