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Castell Coch

Tongwynlais
Cardiff
South Wales
CF15 7JS

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.






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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.

Castell Coch Postcode for SatNav: CF15 7JS

Contact

 
Tel:
+44 (0)2920 810 101
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