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Luxury Hotel Tenby | Park Hotel Tenby | Pembrokeshire | Wales

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Welcome to the Park Hotel Tenby (parkhoteltenby.com) a luxury hotel with spacious grounds, large open relaxing bar area, Restaurant, Heated outdoor swimming pool, Lounge with fire, Cliff top terraces, Rugged cliff path to the secluded beach.

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amazing food but expensive

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Michelin-starred, modern Welsh restaurant by Tom Waters in the Cardiff suburb of Pontcanna, offering a frequently changing tasting menu showcasing the best of seasonal Welsh produce.

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take a picknick and enjoy the view from the peak

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Pen y Fan is one of the most popular walks in Wales. When the weather is fine, the views are truly splendid. Mile upon mile of rolling hills disappear into the distance, fringed by eons-old sheer cliffs.

Just like Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon), its popularity can detract from the experience, as trails get very busy at peak times. If you're visiting in mid-summer you might want to try the nearby Black Mountains or the Cambrian Mountains - particularly if you like to walk without lots of other people around.

To get to Pen y Fan you can walk along the Beacons Way or the Taff Trail. If you prefer to cycle, you can take National Cycle Network Route 8 or the Taff Trail.

If travelling by public transport, you can take the train to Merthyr Tydfil or Abergavenny station and then take the X43 bus. Alternatively, you can take the T4 bus from Cardiff to Newtown and alight at Storey Arms.

To get to Pen y Fan by car, follow the A470 road which connects Llandudno in North Wales and Cardiff in South Wales. It passes right through Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) National Park in Mid Wales and directly alongside the mountain.

If travelling by car, please only park in designated parking spaces. The main car park, Pont-ar-Daf, can be found 8 miles south of Brecon on the A470. Cwm Gwdi car park, north of Pen y Fan, is much smaller and both can get very busy year-round.

Pont-ar-Daf and Cwm Gwdi car parks are owned and operated by the National Trust and parking charges apply 24 hours a day.

Find further information about the facilities and answers to frequently asked questions about Pont-ar-Daf car park, on the National Trust website.

If you choose to walk any of the Pen y Fan routes, please keep to marked trails and take care - some sections are steep and the drop at the top is precipitous.

Before heading off, check the current weather and trail situation on the Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) National Park website, or their Twitter feed @BannauB.

So 'how difficult is it to walk up Pen y Fan?' Well, it totally depends which route you choose. The good news is even active children can manage the first route - which I've called 'The gentle one'. More seasoned hikers will love the challenge of the Horseshoe Ridge.

The big one: the Corn Du, Pen y Fan, Cribyn and Taf Fechan Circular

Before you head out, please read our safety advice for exploring Wales' National Parks. Here are a few other things to bear in mind:

Always check the forecast as the weather can change suddenly in the mountains. On hot days you'll need sunblock and plenty of water.

Prepare your clothing and kit carefully. Walking boots or sturdy shoes are recommended.

Keep dogs on leads and always keep an eye on children - particularly at the top.

Adventure Smart Wales has plenty of advice on how to 'make a good day better', and I recommend you read it before planning your days out.

Traveline Cymru is a useful public transport journey planner.

There are a number of apps and online maps where you can to find the location of electric vehicle charging points across Wales.

Help Wales to become the first Refill Nation by using nearby Refill Points to fill up your water bottle before you head off. Find out more, including how to download the free Refill app on the Refill Wales website.

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Four walking routes to the top of Pen y Fan

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Join Emma Gregg as she explores the four main routes to the top of Pen y Fan. Find out how to get there, where to park and discover Bannau Brycheiniog's beauty.

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home of the TV show the Prisoner

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Portmeirion Village | Holiday Resort North Wales

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Portmeirion is an enchanting Italianate style village on the coast of North Wales, ideal for a day out or weekend break for families, couples and more.

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Superbly situated with stunning views Book Online Don’t believe us? See for yourself! View our Live Webcam Live Webcam Pet Friendly Pet Friendly Disabled friendly Coaches and Groups If you’re looking for Tenby accommodation for coaches and group hotel bookings then you have come to the right place. View Gallery Coaches and GroupsIf you’re looking […]

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Giltar Hotel Tenby Pembrokeshire | Seafront Hotel with sea views

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Luxury Hotel in Tenby. Stay at the Giltar for a relaxing break in Tenby or perhaps a walking weekend along the Pembrokeshire Coast Path. Sea views over South Beach & to Caldey Island

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nice pint of Hobgoblin

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Welcome to Chepstow Racecourse, home of Wales' most prestigious race meeting, the Coral Welsh Grand National. With 32 meetings annually, both flat and jump racing, you can be sure there will be a fixture to suit you, your friends and family.

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Welcome to Chepstow Racecourse, home of Wales' most prestigious race meeting, the Coral Welsh Grand National. With 32 meetings annually, both flat and jump racing, you can be sure there will be a fixture to suit you, your friends and family.

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a cracking place to stay

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Luxury Hotel Tenby | Park Hotel Tenby | Pembrokeshire | Wales

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Welcome to the Park Hotel Tenby (parkhoteltenby.com) a luxury hotel with spacious grounds, large open relaxing bar area, Restaurant, Heated outdoor swimming pool, Lounge with fire, Cliff top terraces, Rugged cliff path to the secluded beach.

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Menus – The Welsh House | Restaurant and Bar

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Volare Italian Dining & Bristo | Restaurant Caerphilly

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Volare Italian Dining & Bistro is the perfect restaurant to visit for lunchtimes or evening meals in Caerphilly. Located close to Caerphilly Castle.

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get back to nature

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Walking Trails in Waterfall Country - Brecon Beacons National Park, Wales

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Several waymarked trails lead through this beautiful region of the Brecon Beacons National Park, to the most dramatic waterfalls.

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everyone welcome to discover Cardiff Bay

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Cardiff Bay Europe's Largest Waterfront Development. For a great day out visit Cardiff Bay for What's on, Restaurants, Bars, Hotels, Attractions, Tours and Much more!. <meta property=

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relaxing day out

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With intimate corners, sweeping lawns, grand terraces and verdant woodland, there are many gardens in one at Bodnant.

Created over 150 years, with plants collected and brought to Britain from far afield, and the incredible vision of generations of the McLaren family and Puddle head gardeners, this haven of rarity and beauty with a stunning backdrop of the Carneddau mountains of Eryri (Snowdonia) is a delight for the senses.

With year-round colour, the garden can be whatever you want it to be, whether that's a hive of activity or a haven of tranquility and relaxation, this is truly a special place for all ages.

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Explore a world-famous historic garden and arboretum with rare Champion Trees at Bodnant Garden, near Colwyn Bay in Wales.

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How about the mumbles

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This property has a fantastic location next to the promenade in Mumbles, a pretty seaside town just 5 miles south of Swansea that marks the beginning of the Gower Peninsula coastline. Attractions include the 18th-century lighthouse on Mumbles Head and the 12th-century Oystermouth Castle, set on a small hill with magnificent views over Swansea Bay. Those after retail therapy will find a range of boutiques and high-end shops in town, there are restaurants and pubs aplenty and the Lovespoon Gallery is well worth a visit to see fine examples of the carved wooden spoons traditional to Wales. Langland Bay (3 miles) has a sheltered beach popular with families and water sports enthusiasts, and you can walk the coastal path to the neighbouring beaches of Rotherslade, Limeslade and Caswell.
The cottage is accessed via 15 stone steps to the front door. The cosy living area includes books and games along with a TV and a little dining table for two. The kitchen has all you need to cater for yourselves and there’s a convenient cloakroom with WC. The bedroom is accessed up a steep cottage-style staircase and has a double bed and built-in wardrobe, and a bathroom with a bath and shower cubicle.
The property has a small terrace leading off the kitchen with garden furniture and a partial sea view.
Parking: The parking permit is for the foreshore car park strip running along side the promenade, it is accessed from the car park entrance opposite The Carlton Hotel, follow the car park to the very end where you will see a yellow sign saying ‘Southend Car Park’, the entrance to your carpark is to the left of the sign over the yellow grid floor markings, between the stone walls on the left, the parking is just on the right, you exit towards the car park opposite The George. (The permit is not for The George car park or the car park opposite The George). Please can you contact Homeowner on mevans591@icloud.com to request parking permit £25 per week

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secluded quiet beach

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Oxwich Bay is a large sandy stretch with lots on offer - sea, surf, dunes, salt marsh, fine food, shops - and it's easy to get to.

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Visit our NEWBRIDGE, UNIT 2 NEWBRIDGE GATEWAY , Location | Mcdonald’s

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Find store hours and information about McDonald’s in NEWBRIDGE, UNIT 2 NEWBRIDGE GATEWAY Come enjoy a tasty meal at a McDonald’s near you!

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Ynyshir Restaurant and Rooms | Gareth Ward

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Ynyshir Restaurant and Rooms | Gareth Ward

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Here’s some useful information about the Ynyshir experience.

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lots of fun for the kids

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Folly Farm - we’ve got 120 acres of fun!

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We know everyone in the family likes to do different things - so you can choose your own adventure at Folly Farm, choose the zoo, the fairground, the Jolly Barn, or just come and play.

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Best Fairy Castle in Europe

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Overview

Fairy-tale castle was a plaything for the rich and powerful

What happens when a patron of unlimited wealth meets an architect of boundless imagination? Here's your answer.

Castell Coch, or the 'Red Castle', rises up from the ancient beech woods of Fforest Fawr like a vision from a fairy tale. Yet these great towers with their unmistakable conical roofs only hint at the splendour within.

Given free rein by the third Marquess of Bute, architect William Burges didn't hold back. The highly decorated interiors and rich furnishings of Castell Coch make it a dazzling masterpiece of the High Victorian era.

But it's no exotic folly. Underneath the mock-medieval trappings you can still trace the impressive remains of a 13th-century castle, once used as a hunting lodge by the ruthless Marcher lord Gilbert de Clare.

Castell Coch has been a plaything of the rich and powerful for over 700 years. Having lavished huge sums on it neither Gilbert de Clare nor the Marquess of Bute spent much time here.

But it remains a magnificent vision of an imaginary medieval world - regularly voted by the public as their favourite building in Wales.
More about Castell Coch

Castell Coch Guidebook

Buy your guidebook online today

10% off for Cadw members!

Opening times

Daily 9.30-5pm

Last admission 30 minutes before closing

Daily 9.30-6pm

Last admission 30 minutes before closing

Daily 9.30-5pm

Last admission 30 minutes before closing

Daily 10am-4pm*

Last admission 30 minutes before closing

*Closed 24, 25, 26 December and 1 January 2023

**Castell Coch will be closed from 8 January - 2 February 2024 for its annual deep clean.

Please note: during extreme weather conditions we may need to close monuments at short notice, please check our social media channels before visiting to ensure the site is open and safe to visit.

Facebook @CadwWales | Twitter @cadwwales

Prices & Tickets

Category

Price

Member - Join now

Adult

Family*

Disabled person and companion

Juniors (Aged 5-17) / Students

Seniors (Aged 65+)

*Admits 2 adults and up to 3 children

All children under 5 receive free entry

Blue Light Card holders receive 10% off admission (not available online)
Assistance dogs only at this site. If you are booking 15+ tickets, please email our team before booking online: CastellCoch@gov.wales

Facilities

Please read our accessibility guidance for information on how to plan your visit.

(assistance dogs only at Castell Coch)
Castell Coch - Access Guide

Unisex toilet with baby changing facilities on 1st floor.

Bike storage area available in car park or close to site.

The castle car park is free and open during standard site opening hours.

There are three dedicated accessible parking bays at the top of the car park on the right hand side.

Castell Coch wedding bookings:

We are unable to accept any wedding bookings at Castell Coch from 1 October 2023- 1 October 2024 due to essential conservation works being carried out at the castle.

Please check our other civil ceremony venues available for hire:

On-site exhibition within monument.

Site guidebook available to purchase online and in selected visitor centres.

Gift shop at this site offering a range of products and guidebooks.

Please read our policy information about flying drones at Cadw monuments: read the guidance

Smoking is not permitted.

A portable induction loop is available.

On-site café open with light refreshments available.

One unisex toilet on the ground floor, 25 metres from the visitor centre.

One ladies toilet on the ground floor of the Well Tower.

Twin toilet facilities on 1st floor.

This site is available to hire for events, filming and exhibitions.
View Venue Hire

Cadw free public WiFi available at this site.

Directions

Road

M4 (Jct. 32), A470 then signposted.

Rail

2.5km/1.5mls Taffs Well, Cardiff-Taffs Well/Merthyr Tydfil/Aberdare/Treherbert route.

Bus

1km/0.6mls Tongwynlais, route No 26, Cardiff-Tongwynlais /Tredegar or route No 132 Cardiff-Tongwynlais-Mardy.

Bike

NCN Route No.8, Taff Trail.

Postcode CF15 7JS

For further information, please contact: Traveline Cymru on 0800 464 0000 or National Rail Enquiries on 03457 48 49 50.

Contact us

Telephone 03000 252239

Email
CastellCoch@gov.wales
Address

Castell Coch
Cardiff CF15 7JS

For contractors, educational visits and deliveries please ring 02920 810101
Rydym yn croesawu galwadau'n Gymraeg / We welcome calls in Welsh.

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Fairy-tale castle was a plaything for the rich and powerfulWhat happens when a patron of unlimited wealth meets an architect of boundless imagination? Here's your answer.Castell Coch, or the 'Red Castle', rises up from the ancient beech woods of Fforest Fawr like a vision from a fairy tale.

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Abergavenny baker Kathryn Gunter explains how to make traditional Welsh cakes from basic ingredients.

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The Gower Hotel Saundersfoot is a great place to stay, eat and drink in the heart of Saundersfoot, just a short walk away from the beach.

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Award Winning Italian Restaurants Cardiff

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Award Winning Italian Restaurants Cardiff

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Giovanni’s Award winning Italian Restaurants Cardiff. Book a Table today! On the Hayes, In Park Place or In The Bay.

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good look back in time

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Visit us for free, near Cardiff: enjoy Wales’ history in our park, farm and traditional cottages. A place to enjoy nature with plenty of things to do, on the outskirts of just outside the Welsh capital.

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Snowdonia Cheese: Multi Award-Winning Cheese Range

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Explore Snowdonia Cheese’s range of award-winning cheeses and chutneys, including our Black Bomber Cheddar, and a selection of hampers, gifts and baskets.

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Hwyl is the Welsh word for the feeling of fun and joy. It's a sense of emotional fervor, enthusiasm, or excitement. It's when you find yourself smiling from ear to ear, or laughing out loud with family and friends.

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Hwyl is the Welsh word for the feeling of fun and joy. It's a sense of emotional fervor, enthusiasm, or excitement. It's when you find yourself smiling from ear to ear, or laughing out loud with family and friends. Hwyl can also be feeling peaceful contentment. The 'ahhhh!'