The wall walks are open all year during reasonable daylight hours, unstaffed and free. Visitor notice (17 October 2026): the short section between the Watch Tower and the Wing Gate is closed while Cadw plans stronger railings and protective mesh, with reopening hoped for by Easter 2027; visitors in 2026 found a third to a half of the circuit shut. The walks are lit only by neighbouring streetlights, so avoid them at night or in low winter light. Cadw may close monuments at short notice in extreme weather.
Terrain level 4, strenuous: each section is entered and left by modern steps, the climb steeper the further you go, on historic, uneven surfaces with handrails; give way at pinch points and keep off the stonework; high winds and nesting birds. No dogs on the wall walks. No toilets, cafe or shop of the walls' own; the castle visitor centre nearby has toilets for castle visitors. Drones are not permitted.
Photo: Conwy's medieval town walls, a crenellated curtain between round towers on a rock outcrop, with more towers and the wall walk rising behind. Jeff Buck, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Conwy_Town_Walls_-_geograph.org.uk_-_2784174.jpg. Licence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0. Resized and cropped for display; derivatives retain the source licence.
