General Admission Tickets - Kidwelly Castle

Kidwelly Castle

Available to 31 December 9999

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Book your tickets to Kidwelly Castle for one of the best castles in West Wales today

With a history of Norman conquests, Welsh rebellions, warrior-princesses and even Monty Python, the history of Kidwelly Castle is a long and fascinating one. 

Surrounded by beautiful countryside and the peaceful River Gwendreath, Kidwelly Castle makes for one of the best family days out in Carmarthenshire. 

Please note: You may enter Kidwelly Castle at any time of the day at the following times: 9:30 AM to 5:00 PM (March to June & September to October), 9:30 AM to 6:00 PM (July to August) 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM (November to February)

Booking only takes a few clicks and you won't find a better price online! Tickets are delivered to you instantly via email and SMS, so get your tickets to Kidwelly Castle today. 

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5 Castle Rd,
Kidwelly SA17 5BQ SA17 5BQ
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How to find us

By road: Kidwelly via A484.

By rail: 2km/1.2mls Kidwelly, on the Swansea-Milford Haven/Pembroke Dock route.

By bus: 100m/110yards, route No X11/X12, Swansea-Carmarthen.

By bike: NCN Route No.4 (400m/437yards).

  • Baby-changing facilities
  • Bike access
  • Dog-friendly
  • Gift shop
  • Toilets
  • Leaving the visitor centre, a wide concrete path with a nonslip surface leads on to a wooden slatted bridge. The path has a slight incline.
  • There is wheelchair and buggy access in the visitor centre and the ground floor of the monument.
  • The grounds are laid to grass with one short flat even pathway leading to different areas within the ground floor of the castle.
  • The castle can be enjoyed at ground level, however much of the site is accessed via steep, narrow staircases, some of which are uneven, including the wall walks.

Yes, dogs on leads are welcome to access ground floor levels of the site. Dogs must be kept on leads at all times.

Yes, there are approximately 11 parking spaces on site.

There is a large free parking area a short walk from the monument with one dedicated disabled space.

Yes, visitor toilets are available at this site.

Smoking is not permitted at Kidwelly Castle. 

Kidwelly Castle has become famous as a symbol of the enduring conflict between the Welsh and the Normans.

It's also become well-known as the site of where warrior-princess Gwenllian ferch Gruffydd became the only woman to lead a Welsh army into battle, before she was slain at the castle.

More recently, Kidwelly Castle is also famous for being a filming location for Monty Python and the Holy Grail.

Kidwelly Castle was built during the Norman Conquest of Wales sometime in the early 12th century. 

The surrounding countryside of Kidwelly Castle is reputedly haunted by the headless ghost of warrior-princess Gwenllian ferch Gruffydd, who died in battle at the castle in 1136. 

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