Tintagel Castle: The Vision For A New Bridge

Find out more detail about the concept behind the new footbridge at the English Heritage site Tintagel Castle, Cornwall.
English Heritage experts Jeremy Ashbee and Reuben Briggs talk about the idea behind the bridge and the planning involved in delivering this ambitious project. Architect Matthews shares the design vision behind the bridge, plus stunning visualisations of how the bridge will look in the context of the landscape.
Early architectural concepts courtesy of Hayes Davidson.
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[@laurametheny1008]

Wow. What a view! Scary but so beautiful. Thankyou. And for the history. Love this!😍🇬🇧

[@katwilliams9483]

Awesomeness! The views, the castle, and an amazing partnership of architecture and engineering bringing the past to the present!👍💕

[@rhijulbec1]

Absolutely breathtaking! 💖 💖

[@Lyshie7]

looks so beautiful

[@rigrace]

Been there! Gosh i miss Cornwall so much...near Tintagle is the most beautiful hidden beach ever. Amazing nature, we stayed in a wunderfull hotel near Tintagle were the waitress called everyone "my darling" so lovely💕

[@kaycwtchmahoney2940]

I love Tintagel I’ve been visiting the Site since mid 1990’s and will visit again. Fascinating place & I’m excited for the Bridge project . It looks amazing ✨❤️✨

[@WelshBathBoy]

A great idea, but I do hope they have thought of everything! Surely the gap in the centre will mean in windy conditions the two bridge halves will not line up, meaning the gap between the sides will widen? Look at the millennium bridge in London as an example of when bridge designing can go wrong!!

[@I_am_Lauren]

VERY unique and beautiful site!

[@margheritagalasso947]

I want to be there, for once in my life, before I’ll die...

[@juliantotriwijaya9208]

0:11 Wow imagine being the castle's residence and look out to that awesome sea view as soon as you open the front doorXD whoever the king's castle designer is...he really did a good job in achieving defence and beautiful view for the castle's resindence 10/10 to the builder👌. That is the best shot for me

[@COJ.Island]

Amazing.

[@xilored]

Beautiful place, I like it!

[@nunyabizness9459]

What caused the collapse of the natural arch? Was there a tectonic plate shift that resulted in an earthquake? Erosion from the elements? I imagine it had to be catastrophic for those living within the castle, regardless. What did people do once this happened?

[@EnglishHeritage]

Brilliant question! The collapse is not thought to be from an earthquake, but rather as a result of natural erosion. Our historians believe that the castle was abandoned before the collapse of the land bridge, as Tintagel ceases to be mentioned in documentary records from the 15th century. However, as only about 8-9% of the total land area has been excavated at Tintagel, there’s still a lot of mystery surrounding this fascinating site and more discoveries to be made.

[@steveclem]

Went all the way to Tintagel last week from Yorkshire just to visit the castle and it was closed for the winter for bridge building. Can you imagine how mad I was !!!!

[@c.jensen44]

Reminds me of how Clark Griswold felt when he got all the way to Wally World.

[@theturdreich9546]

What if you don't like heights can you use the old way

[@adyingdream4585]

Oh im going to visit it this year...to bad the bridge wont be there yet 😒

[@EnglishHeritage]

Enjoy your visit, Helena! Check our website for top tips of things to see and do while you're there: goo.gl/UqStWR

[@loispack7184]

Helena G. Take sturdy shoes .

[@TJC01]

I’ve been to Tintagel Castle by Helicopter

[@johnnyozoned]

Here is a film of the actual bridge building project. kzbin.info/www/bejne/eXi3d4mgaMZ2oK8

[@buddhastaxi666]

the downside will be tourists. How can you tune in to a place with thousands of others with different states of mind. suggest solitude zones. where u can go and experience the cliffs, the noise of waves, see sheep passing, enter a bigger outside space the realisation of which crowded living tunes out so much feedback. have some quiet zones.

[@Dave_Sisson]

I'm not sure the new bridge is a great idea. The old access imparted a sense of the place as one approached. It also had the advantage of keeping visitor numbers lower by effectively excluding screaming kids and lazy people. So after a visitor had climbed up, there was a special atmosphere, quietness and sense of the place. But not any more, soon there will be huge numbers of noisy kids and lots of the sort of people who are always loudly complaining that there isn't a chip shop nearby. :(

[@rstimson6744]

I'm not sure the gap is a good idea, especially for those if us with mobility problems and a fear of heights. Please think carefully about how to make the site accessible for more people without terrifying us in the process.

[@lifeasherm5387]

2nd Comment!!!

[@rhijulbec1]

Life as Herm NOPE!

[@StrawberryCream78]

So king arthur has existed for real

[@astrinymris9953]

Deliberately leaving a gap in the middle may sound cool and symbolic... but it seems to me that this may impede access for the disabled. Just sayin'.

[@nickpolak6270]

It's a 2" gap? Whom could that possibly impede? The current pathways are impossible for the differently abled to access at all - in fact they are quite dangerous to many with full use of their limbs.

[@Synchrodipity]

Am I the only person who thinks this spoils the ambience of the site? In my opinion, things like this should be either left alone, or made to look like it was meant to be there.

[@hav0_c864]

I just came here to say that i read the title wrong (titangel the vision for a new bride)

[@TheRealFatmouse]

Make the bridge out of stone. Modern metal structures look like crap and suck you right out of the immersive historical experience.