Castell Coch

Tongwynlais
Cardiff
South Wales
CF15 7JS

Tel: +44 (0)2920 810 101
Web: Attraction's Own Web Site

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Castell Coch is a late nineteenth-century fairytale-style castle, built on medieval remains.

It was designed for the third Marquis of Bute by William Burges.

The Castle is lavishly decorated and furnished in the Victorian Gothic style - a Romantic vision of the Middle Ages.

General Information:

  • Site exhibition
  • Parking
  • Refreshments available
  • Shop
  • Guidebook.
Opening Times
(2010 times)
1st April to 30th June:
Daily 9.30am - 5.00pm.

1st July - 31st August:
Daily 09.30 - 6.00pm.

1st September - 31st October:
Daily 09.30am - 5.00pm.

1st November - 28th February2011:
Monday - Saturday 10.00 - 4.00pm.
Sunday 11.00am - 4.00pm.

1 March - 31st March 2011:
09.30am - 5.00pm.

The monument will be closed between 1st January and 28th January inclusive for essential conservation works.




Admission Charges
(2010 prices)
Adult £3.60; Concession £3.20; Family £10.40.

Directions
How to get there by car: M4 (Junc 32), A470 then sign-posted.
How to get there by bus: 1km/0.6mls Tongwynlais, route Number 26, Cardiff - Tongwynlais/Tredegar.
How to get there by train: 2.5km/1.5mls Taff's Well, on the Cardiff - Taff's Well/Merthyr Tydfil/Aberdare/Treherbert line.
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Castell Coch Postcode for SatNav: CF15 7JS

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