Visited here for a walk and entry into the castle is free however 9.50 to go into the keep so for two if us just to go into into it for a few minutes for a look did not make much sense. There is a church inside the castle which sells food and drink in its grounds. Parking outside is about 3 pounds for two hours. The castle has a lot of history and is impressive for its size and condition, we spent about an hour and half there

This will be a mini review as we didn’t go inside. The general area and cafe is very pretty and a lovely walk, lots of dogs to say hi to and I’m sure it’s steeped in history, we just didn’t have time to give the castle the time it deserved. On a walk we passed through the grounds and around the outside walls, the cafe is worth a visit and the graveyard was very interesting.

Lovely place that you could spend hours at. The main part of the castle is free. The keep and Palace ruins are not unless you are an EH member tho reasonable priced. Sympathetically restored to cover H&S. Lovely walk round the external walls. No cafe but there there is a coffee pod in the grounds and the church within the grounds has a cafe tho not open the day I went. Two carparks charging reasonable prices.

Hubby & I are recently new English Heritage members and thought we'd give this castle a go and use our membership card for the first time. The grounds of the castle are free but entry to the inner castle & keep is not. We were greeted by the friendly woman behind the counter, but we found out later by seeing others, that there was a free audio device, it would have been nice to have this offered this. It is mainly a ruin except the Keep part but it is very interesting. There are many steps up and some quite steep, from the 3rd level up to the roof, there's then stone spiral steps, these are narrow steps and I was thankful for the rope to aid going up and down. The view from the top (100ft) is spectacular (a narrow walk way around the top), looking over the grounds with the church below, the docks of Portsmouth, Portsdown and generally a really good view. We took a wander around the perimeter wall as well which gives a great view of it immense structure. It is well worth a visit.

Porchester Castle is basically medieval castle that has been supplanted into the corner of a late 3rd century Roman fort. A medieval church also lies within the Roman walls. Entry to the site is free except to the medieval castle which, like most English Heritage sites, is characterised by minimal signage and a dearth of information boards. Nevertheless, it is well worth the visit. The view from the top of the tower is awesome and the museum in a lower level displays numerous artefacts that range through prehistoric, Roman, Anglo-Saxon and medieval. There is a tearoom in the church.

Visited on a very wet muddy day, as English Heritage members we have visited this site before in better weather and it is lovely to walk around on this occasion we were not there too long due to the weather. If you are visiting and there has been heavy rain I would recommend good walking boots. Car park is outside of the gates and payable. Church across from Castle has a lovely cafe that is dog friendly and was well priced

We normally go to porchester bay for a walk but decided to visit the castle as we are English heritage members and we are very glad we did. Parking was ok, I can imagine in busy periods though there might be lack of spaces. The staff were friendly and knowledgeable and the views from the top of the castle are lovely. There are a lot of steps though so if your not very mobile I would say maybe stick to the lower areas of the castle and the grounds as there was a lot of people struggling to get up the steps when we were there. All in all it’s a good day out and worth a visit.

A lot of castle to fossick around, with plenty of placards describing its history and usage. Falls more in the realm of recreational use rather than a place of defense, although clearly some of its early history includes this. A climb up to the top of the tower is well worthwhile, providing excellent views of the surrounding area. A great picnic spot and clearly a very popular location for visitors and school groups alike. Word of warning though, when the latter are in attendance, be prepared for student disinterest mayhem.

Onsite information advises that this is the best preserved Roman fort north of the Alps and it certainly is impressive on both scale and condition. You can visit the fort for free or for a fee also get to visit the castle that was added in later times. Interesting information on its history provided at each floor. Excellent 360 views from the top. Well worth a visit.

Had come across the village and castle almost by accident on a previous trip in the area. It was a Sunday in Summer and parking was impossible, so came back on a weekday some time later. Much quieter and easy to park in the larger car park ( where the loos are ) or the smaller one by the castle entrance. Parking fees very reasonable at £1.10 per hour. The original fort area ( mainly grass surrounding by old walls) is free to enter. Good place for a picnic, or just a walk around ( there is a path around the outside of the walls as well) There is a church with an old fashioned tea room, or a coffee/ snack/ ice cream mobile place by the front gate. The castle is £11 entrance for an adult or free for EH members. It is partly in ruins with all traces of floors and roofs gone. Apart from the tower/ castle keep, which has been restored. The info boards for the ruined part were poor in typical EH style, but much better in the keep. Although As another reviewer said, a lot of focus on when it was used for French prisoners, and their artistic output. Mainly modern but quite steep steps to each floor,and the original stone spiral ones to the roof. Good view from the roof. Most interesting point is how the original tower is still standing when it is over 650 years old!