Key facts
- Operator
- English Heritage
- Condition
- Partial ruin
- Access
- Staffed, ticketed
Pinpoint
Castle Ln, Ross-on-Wye HR9 6HY
Telephone 01600 890538
Possible Opening hours
Opening times change. Always check the official website before you travel.
| Monday | 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM |
| Tuesday | 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM |
| Wednesday | 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM |
| Thursday | 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM |
| Friday | 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM |
| Saturday | 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM |
| Sunday | 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM |
A largely intact ruin set high above the River Wye, with a big tower you can actually climb and a dungeon beneath — English Heritage keeps most of the structure accessible rather than roped off, which reviewers say makes it feel far more explorable than most ruins its size.
Worth the trip
The view from the top of the tower over the River Wye, reached via genuinely narrow medieval stairs.
Before you go
Pay and pick up your free self-guided audio headset at the gift shop, not the entrance; the car park is reasonably priced, and reviewers rate the on-site mead as worth trying.
Reviewers consistently praise Goodrich's well-preserved towers, dungeon, audio guide, and views over the River Wye, with several also enjoying the on-site cafe and mead, and noting the site is dog-friendly. One reviewer felt the entry price (around £62 for a family of four plus parking) was becoming steep, though the rest describe it as very good value for a full day out.
“Our stop in Wales trip. It wasn't just few stones in middle of nothing. What's I like there was we could enter almost everywhere, up the tower through the very narrow stairs where is very nice view around, into lower…”— Mariusz Rybak, visitor review
