7 castle hotels
Castle Hotels in Wales
Real castles and palaces in Wales where you can book a room for the night.
wales · Powys — Brecon, Brecon Beacons
Brecon Castle
One of Wales's first modern hotels, built in 1809 beside — not inside — the ruins of a Norman castle besieged six times in the 13th century
wales · Gwynedd — near Golan, Llŷn Peninsula foothills
Brynkir Tower
A 20-metre Gothic folly raised in 1821 to commemorate a knighthood, standing on an estate with roots in the kingdom of Gwynedd — now a self-catering tower with a spiral staircase linking 6 rooms
wales · Anglesey — Menai Strait
Château Rhianfa
A genuine Loire-château fantasy built on the Menai Strait in 1849 as a Victorian 'dower house' for the ladies of a baronet's family — its name means 'dwelling of ladies' in Welsh, and afternoon tea here is open to all
wales · Powys — Upper Swansea Valley, Brecon Beacons
Craig-y-Nos Castle
The private estate of opera's most celebrated 19th-century soprano, who built her own theatre here to rehearse for Europe's royalty — open to genuine day visitors most days of the week
wales · Pembrokeshire — near St Brides Bay
Roch Castle
A Norman knight's fortress raised directly onto a volcanic outcrop above St Brides Bay, now a 6-room boutique hotel with a glass-walled Sun Room at its summit
wales · Denbighshire — North Wales
Ruthin Castle
One of Edward I's Welsh border fortresses, burned by Owain Glyndŵr, besieged for 11 weeks in the Civil War, and rebuilt as a Grade I listed country house — its afternoon tea open to non-residents every day of the week
wales · Monmouthshire — near Chepstow
St Pierre Country Club
An 11th-century hunting lodge where legend says Henry V once deposited the Crown Jewels as loan collateral, rebuilt as a Tudor manor and now a Marriott golf resort that hosted the 1996 Solheim Cup