Castell Coch
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What we established Castell Coch: the official site is cadw.gov.wales. Its tickets are sold on cadw-booking.ecr-aws.co.uk, the ticket shop its official site links to. Its Wikidata entry, Q2704850, names the same official site. Added to our site on .
What our tests checked We last tested the ticket link on : it answered over a secure connection. That shows the link works; on its own, it does not prove who runs the site. We last read cadw.gov.wales for this page on .
Prices Members - Free Adult - £10.40
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Castell Coch: address
Castell Coch Cardiff CF15 7JSOpen in Google Maps →✓ cadw.gov.wales/visit/places-to-visit/castell-coch · 2026-10-12Castell Coch: opening hours
1st March - 30th June
9.30–5pm
1st July - 31st August
9.30–6pm
1st September - 31st October
9.30–5pm
1st November - 28th February
10am–4pm
Castell Coch: closing days
Closed 24, 25, 26 December and 1 January✓ cadw.gov.wales/visit/places-to-visit/castell-coch · 2026-10-05Castell Coch: what should I know before visiting?
Audio guide available detailing the history of the site.✓ cadw.gov.wales/visit/places-to-visit/castell-coch · 2026-10-12Castell Coch: how to get there
Road: M4 (Jct. 32), A470 then signposted. Rail Rail: 2.5km/1.5mls Taffs Well, Cardiff-Taffs Well/Merthyr Tydfil/Aberdare/Treherbert route. Bus Bus: 1km/0.6mls Tongwynlais, route No 26, Cardiff-Tongwynlais /Tredegar or route No 132 Cardiff-Tongwynlais-Mardy. Bike Bike: NCN Route No.8, Taff Trail.✓ cadw.gov.wales/visit/places-to-visit/castell-coch · 2026-10-12Castell Coch: parking
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.✓ cadw.gov.wales/visit/places-to-visit/castell-coch · 2026-10-12Castell Coch: is it wheelchair accessible?
There are limited rooms to view from the ground floor with most of the castle being located on the upper floors, there are several steps to reach these areas. The upper tower rooms require the use of steep spiral internal stairwells some doorways are low.✓ cadw.gov.wales/visit/places-to-visit/castell-coch · 2026-10-12Castell Coch: are dogs allowed?
Assistance dogs only at this site.✓ cadw.gov.wales/visit/places-to-visit/castell-coch · 2026-10-05Castell 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.