▁was ▁first ▁used ▁as ▁an ▁air field ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 8 , ▁with ▁passenger ▁services ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁comm encing ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 3 . ▁ ▁Long - distance ▁foot paths ▁ ▁The ▁southern ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁Mill en ni um ▁Way ▁long - distance ▁foot path ▁is ▁at ▁Cast let own . ▁ ▁The ▁Ra ad ▁ny ▁Fo ill an ▁long ▁distance ▁coast al ▁foot path , ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁runs ▁along ▁the ▁coast ▁in ▁the ▁town . ▁ ▁Education ▁ ▁Private ▁college ▁King ▁William ' s ▁College ▁is ▁an ▁independent ▁school . ▁F ounded ▁in ▁ 1 6 6 8 ▁with ▁funds ▁from ▁the ▁Bishop ▁Bar row ▁Trust , ▁it ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 3 ▁with ▁ 4 6 ▁boys . ▁It ▁is ▁now ▁co - ed uc ational , ▁with ▁about ▁ 5 0 0 ▁pup ils . ▁The ▁college ▁has ▁two ▁sites ▁in ▁the ▁town : ▁the ▁main ▁estate ▁is ▁near ▁the ▁shore ▁of ▁Cast let own ▁Bay ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁main ▁air port ▁run way , ▁and ▁the ▁Buch an ▁School , ▁the ▁college ' s ▁junior ▁school , ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁West hill ▁area ▁of ▁Cast let own , ▁about ▁ ▁from ▁the ▁main ▁campus . ▁ ▁State ▁schools ▁Other ▁schools ▁are : ▁Castle ▁R ush en ▁High ▁School , ▁a ▁co - ed uc ational ▁secondary ▁state ▁school ▁in ▁the ▁south - west ▁of ▁the ▁town ; ▁and ▁one ▁primary ▁school ,