History
Gillette Castle State Park
East Haddam, Connecticut
A stone castle built by an actor above the Connecticut River, with riverside trails.
- Price
- Park/tour fee
- Booking
- No need to book
- Time to allow
- 2 hours
William Gillette, famous for playing Sherlock Holmes, built the castle in the early 1900s. Tours go through quirky rooms and mechanisms. You can also ride the Chester-Hadlyme ferry nearby.
Good to know
- Ferry runs only in season
- Best time
- Foliage
- Open
- Castle seasonal; grounds year-round
- Getting there
- Sealed road, car park
- Vehicles
- Campervans fine
- Dogs
- Dogs on a lead
Facilities
- Picnic tables
- Toilets
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