Verified Oct 2, 2026
Cardiff Castle
Castle or palace · Cardiff · United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Only official site
cardiffcastle.com
Our check
What we established Cardiff Castle: the official site is cardiffcastle.com. Its tickets are sold on ticketsource.co.uk, the ticket shop its official site links to. Its Wikidata entry, Q1035742, names the same official site. Added to our site on .
What our tests checked We last tried the ticket link on ; the site refused our automatic checker, so that try proves nothing either way. We last read cardiffcastle.com for this page on .
Admission prices
Adult
£16.50
Child (Ages 5 – 16, must be with an adult)
£11
Visitor with a disability
Senior / Student / Disabled
£13
single carer free with each disabled ticket
Adult Family Ticket (2 Adults and 2 Children)
£44
Senior Family Ticket (2 Seniors and 2 Children)
£38
stated on cardiffcastle.com/visit/tickets · checked 2026-10-05
A standard Castle Ticket currently costs £16.50 for adults and £11 for children, with concessions and discounts available. … Adult · £16.50 · Child (Ages 5 – 16, must be with an adult) · £11 · Senior / Student / Disabled (single carer free with each disabled ticket) · £13 · Adult Family Ticket (2 Adults and 2 Children) · £44 · Senior Family Ticket (2 Seniors and 2 Children) · £38 · Under 5s · FREE
Practical
Cardiff Castle: opening hours
The Castle is open to the public 7 days a week throughout year, including bank holidays.✓ cardiffcastle.com/visit · 2026-10-08Cardiff Castle: closing days
The only exceptions are on Christmas Day (25 December), Boxing Day (26 December) and New Year's Day (1 January), when we are closed.✓ cardiffcastle.com/visit · 2026-10-05Cardiff Castle: what should I know before visiting?
Groups taking a guided tour are requested to make their way onto the Tours Gallery and along it to the gate at the end, where your guide will meet you.✓ cardiffcastle.com/education/plan-visit/practical-information · 2026-10-07Cardiff Castle: parking
There is no on site parking available but Westgate Street and Greyfriars car parks are conveniently located nearby.✓ cardiffcastle.com/visit/directions · 2026-10-08Cardiff Castle: is it wheelchair accessible?
Where possible we make provisions to ensure the site is accessible for wheelchair, mobility scooter and buggy users but please note the Castle Apartments and Norman Keep are not accessible by wheelchair or pushchair.✓ cardiffcastle.com/visit/accessibility · 2026-10-08Cardiff Castle: are dogs allowed?
Dogs are very welcome within the Public Square area of the Castle's outer green. Due to the historic nature of the site no dogs, other than trained Assistance Dogs, are permitted within any of the Castle's buildings or the Inner Green.✓ cardiffcastle.com/visit · 2026-10-05Cardiff Castle stands at the very centre of Wales' capital — a historic fortress set within green parkland, surrounded by shops, cafés and city streets.
Book official tickets →
You will be redirected to ticketsource.co.uk — This is the venue’s own ticketing page.