CastleXplorer - Caerphilly Castle

	Caerphilly Castle	South Wales

Castle Street, Caerphilly, Mid Glamorgan, CF83 1JD

CADW

Caerphilly Castle, covering an area of 30 acres, is the largest castle in Wales and one of the biggest in all of Britain.

In 1268, 'Red Gilbert' de Clare, Lord of Glamorgan, began building the castle to defend contested land during his conflict with Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, Prince of Wales. The castle is a magnificent example of a medieval concentric design, with the curtain wall of the inner central ward surrounded by an outer curtain wall which is surrounded by water defences and in some places by even more walls.

	Information

Please contact the property or visit their official website for the latest opening times and price of admission www.cadw.wales.gov.uk
	Tel: 029 2088 3143
	cadw@wales.gsi.gov.uk
	There is a car park nearby
	There are toilets
	There is a shop
	No food and drink facilities
	There is a park beside the castle that is suitable for picnics
	No dogs allowed except guide dogs
	No audio tour
	The grounds are fairly level and laid with paths, and the custodian will open the double gates for wheelchair users as the door into the pay kiosk/shop is narrow. The wooden bridges into the middle and inner wards are steep. Benches are provided. Some of the exhibitions in the towers are reached by spiral stairs. There are information panels and an audio tour with an induction loop. Parking: There is a setting down point near the entrance. The pay-and-display car park at the castle has seven wheelchair symbol spaces. It is 800m (866 yds) from the entrance. There is a short stay car park opposite the entrance, but it is on a slope and across a busy road with steep kerbs. Toilets: A Radar key toilet is situated off the inner ward of the castle.