Conwy Town Walls

Pay and Display car park
Drone policy
No smoking

Visitor Notice

The temporary restriction along Conwy’s town walls from the Watch Tower down to the Wing Gate has enabled our conservation experts – working alongside conservation consultants – to thoroughly assess the needs of improving visitor access to this prominent part of the World Heritage site.

Cadw is committed to broadening access to its historic sites and our work at Conwy town walls includes more robust railings and protective mesh panels to provide a safer visitor experience.

All historic monuments require an application for Scheduled Monument Consent to be submitted before any work can begin. These applications are scrutinised very carefully before authorisation to proceed is granted.

We hope the work will be carried out at the end of this year with the walls fully reopened for Easter 2026.

Find out more about the Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd

World Heritage Sites

Walking the walls of a World Heritage Site

Part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site that includes spectacular castles at Beaumaris, Harlech and here in Conwy, these town walls are among the finest and most complete in Europe. Stretching almost uninterrupted around Conwy’s medieval heart, they run for three quarters of a mile, with 21 towers and three original gateways along their length. If you’ve got a head for heights, you can take a walk along the top of the wall as it loops around Conwy’s cramped medieval streets.

The best free show in town, it’s an exhilarating experience that underlines the sheer scale of this magnificent piece of medieval construction, as well as offering stunning views of towering Castell Conwy, the estuary and Eryri (Snowdonia).

Cadw has recently (as of April 2025) taken into State Care the ‘Crucifixion and Stations of the Cross at St Michael's RC Church’, located just off Rosemary Lane. Further information about the panels can be found in the Cadw listing report.

Opening times & prices

Opening times

1st April - 31st March	Open all year
Open all year — during reasonable daylight hours

Visitor information

Pay and Display car park

Walking difficulty

Terrain: Level 4 – Strenuous

Drone policy

No smoking

Health & Safety

Surrounding Conwy town the easiest place to start your journey upon the walls is at Conwy Castle car park.

The walls are split into sections, which will require accessing modern steps to enter and exit each section. The further you go the steeper the climb. Please be mindful that the walls are historic and are uneven in places, use the handrails provided.

We kindly ask that you are courteous to other users and give way at pinch points.
Due to the narrowness of some sections, we do not allow dogs on the wall walks. This reduces the risk of your dog slipping under the safety railings and protects yourself and others. Please do not climb or sit on any area of the stonework.

The route is only illuminated using neighbouring streetlights. We advise that you don’t access the wall walks at night or when lighting levels are low (late evenings and early mornings in the Winter).

As with all ancient monuments there is always a risk of stones being dislodged in bad weather, however, we manage this through extensive monitoring.

Climbing may result in serious injury.

There are several wild plants and flowers, although these are great pollinators, they may be poisonous to visitors and animals, we strongly advise you not to touch or allow dogs to eat any vegetation.

Please watch our health & safety film before visiting Cadw sites.

Iechyd a Diogelwch / Health and Safety

Please report any anti-social behaviour such as climbing, setting fires, graffiti etc. to CadwAccidentsReports@gov.wales

The following signs can be found around the site at key areas of risk, please pay attention where appropriate.