Guided tours of Guillaume-Le-Conquérant Castle

The castle’s guides offer guided tours in French or English (at 2.00 pm during the July/August season).

The guided tour takes you on a journey through the castle’s 1,000-year history and recounts its evolution, from the small stone fortress of the first Dukes of Normandy to the formidable fortified castle of the late Middle Ages.

It also helps you understand how the great figures who lived within its walls (William the Conqueror, Henry II Plantagenet, Eleanor of Aquitaine, John Lackland, Philip Augustus…) feature in its history.

Finally, the tour explores issues relating to the site’s restoration and archaeology to provide a better understanding of how this legendary castle has survived to the present day. The guide uses a tablet and a picture book to illustrate this fascinating narrative.

No booking required: simply collect your tickets from the castle reception a few minutes before the tour starts. (Duration: 1 hour)
Apart from the guided tours, the keep tour is available as a self-guided tour at any time.

> From 29 August to 1 November: at 3.30 pm on weekends, long weekends and public holidays (except during the European Heritage Days)