Climb to the top of the Tudor keep and you’ll be rewarded with panoramic vistas. Follow the tunnel down to the Half Moon Battery to be transported back to the Second World War. Pendennis Castle is home …

Pendennis Castle was built as a consequence of international tensions between England, France and the Holy Roman Empire in the final years of the reign of King Henry VIII.

Stir up your sense of adventure at Pendennis Castle, a coastal fortress with unmissable views over Falmouth. Travel back to wartime Cornwall, climb to the top of the castle keep, and enjoy acres of …

Discover Pendennis Castle, a historic Tudor fortress in Falmouth, Cornwall. Explore its keep, tunnels, and coastal views with English Heritage. Perched on a headland overlooking Falmouth Bay, …

Pendennis Castle is an artillery castle situated atop a headland in Falmouth, Cornwall, England. It was constructed in the 1500s by Henry VIII, and was part of his defences to protect the Cornwall coast …

Explore one of Henry VIII's finest coastal fortresses, Pendennis Castle, which has defended Cornwall against foreign invasion since Tudor times. Discover how the castle has evolved, and experience the …

Major developments at the castle have revealed the full history of this superb fortress. 450 years of history can now be traced from its origins as one of Henry VIII’s coastal strongholds to its last military …

It was built between 1539 and 1545 on the orders of Henry VIII, who feared an invasion from French and Spanish fleets following his break with the Catholic Church. Pendennis was subsequently equipped …

Pendennis Castle is one of England’s finest surviving coastal fortresses. Together with the fortress at St Mawes, Pendennis guarded the anchorage of Carrick Roads and the port towns below for over 400 …

Pendennis Castle is located at the end of a peninsula, overlooking Carrick Roads and the sea. It includes the original 16th-century Device Fort, surrounded by a ring of outer defences, based on the …