Castles and Forts in Wales.
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Abergavenny Museum & Castle
Abergavenny Museum presents the story of this historic market town from Prehistoric and Roman times right through to the present day. |
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Caernarfon Castle
King Edward I intended this castle to be a royal residence and seat of government for North Wales. The castle's symbolic status was emphasized when Edward made sure that his son, the first English Prince of Wales, was born here in 1284. |
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Caldicot Castle & Country Park
Magnificent Welsh border castle set in fifty-five acres of beautiful parkland. Founded by the Normans, developed in royal hands as a stronghold in the Middle Ages. |
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Cardiff Castle
Discover 2000 years of history in the heart of the city. From the coming of the Romans , through the Norman Conquest to lavish Victorian design - all have left their distinctive mark in the Castle for you to explore. |
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Carew Castle and Tidal Mill
Carew is one of the few castles to display the development from Norman fortification to Elizabethan country house. There is evidence of a much earlier settlement, dating back perhaps some 2,000 years. |
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Castell Coch
Late nineteenth-century fairytale-style castle, built on medieval remains, designed for the third Marquis of Bute by William Burges. Lavishly decorated and furnished in the Victorian Gothic style - a Romantic vision of the Middle Ages. |
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Dinefwr Park & Newton House
Dinefwr Park and Castle is a very special and beautiful place. Now, thanks to a £5 million, three-year project the Park is being transformed and is getting even better! |
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Pembroke Castle
Pembroke Castle is one of the largest castles in Wales. It was not a royal castle but the possession of a private lord - his residence and the administrative centre of his territories. |
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Penrhyn Castle
Built for the wealthy Pennant family on the profits of Welsh slate and Jamaican sugar, Penrhyn Castle is an extravagant example of early 19th century neo-Norman architecture. |
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