Historic site · Tongwynlais, Cardiff, Cardiff, Wales
Castell Coch
Castell Coch is a High Victorian castle by the architect William Burges, built over the remains of a 13th-century castle in the beech woods of Fforest Fawr at Tongwynlais, Cardiff, and in the care of Cadw.
Why go
Castell Coch, the 'Red Castle', is in the care of Cadw. Cadw's page says the architect William Burges, given free rein by the third Marquess of Bute, created its highly decorated High Victorian interiors over the remains of a 13th-century castle once used as a hunting lodge by the Marcher lord Gilbert de Clare. Cadw says admission tickets can be bought on arrival or booked online, and offers a joint ticket with Caerphilly Castle. The page also reports a large conservation project under way to stop water damage to the interior decoration. This record is the castle at Tongwynlais, which Cadw's page presents for its Victorian interiors rather than as a fortification.
Near Castell Coch
Fortress
Caerphilly Castle
Caerphilly Castle is a 13th-century castle with extensive water defences in the town of Caerphilly, in the care of Cadw.
5 km · straight-line distance; driving distance and time differ
Church
Llandaff Cathedral
Llandaff Cathedral is the cathedral of the Diocese of Llandaff in the Church in Wales, at Llandaff in Cardiff.
5 km · straight-line distance; driving distance and time differ
Museum
St Fagans National Museum of History
St Fagans National Museum of History is Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales's open-air museum of re-erected historic Welsh buildings, in the grounds of St Fagans Castle in the west of Cardiff.
6 km · straight-line distance; driving distance and time differ
Museum
National Museum Cardiff
National Museum Cardiff is Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales's museum of art, geology and natural history in Cathays Park, Cardiff's civic centre.
8 km · straight-line distance; driving distance and time differ