URPoint Details
Disabled parking 200m from entrance 2 spaces reserved for disabled drivers, who may use the roadway inside the castle. Castle and inner bailey via drawbridge and level smooth grass ground floor of keep reached via ramp. Stone steps to upper floor of keep are worn and wooden stairs above are very steep two benches and picnic table provided in inner bailey. Outer bailey, path and Roman Walls are wheelchair accessible. Toilets in car park. Snacks available from accessible shop.
Once a residence for kings and a dallying point for troops, the history of this grand castle stretches back for nearly 2,000 years. There are Roman walls, the most complete in Europe, substantial remains of the royal castle and an exhibition which tells the story of Portchester.
- Type:
- Landmark