Photo: Kognos, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0)
Key facts
- Operator
- National Trust
- Condition
- Partial ruin
- Access
- Free, open access
Pinpoint
Marisco Castle, Bideford - Lundy Island, Bideford EX39 2LY
A ruin on Lundy, the National Trust-owned island in the Bristol Channel — the keep's cottages are let out separately by the Landmark Trust, so this is as much an expedition as a visit. Getting there is the story: a boat or helicopter crossing before you even reach the castle.
Worth the trip
The setting — a castle ruin on a remote Atlantic island, reachable only by the seasonal Lundy ferry or a winter helicopter.
Before you go
Check the Lundy ferry's seasonal sailing schedule well ahead of any trip, since this isn't a castle you can visit on a whim. With no visitor reviews on file yet, go in with modest expectations about what's actually still standing.
On NT-owned Lundy; Landmark Trust manages, keep cottages via Landmark
