Cardiff Castle

Cardiff Castle NB: There may be an additional charge for special events.

There are special events throughout the year, a medieval jousting tournament, the summer solstice evenings with Shakespeare, Medieval Mêlee at the height of the summer to Halloween and scary Victorian Christmas.

2000 years of history to be seen every day! Open every day except 25 December, 26 December and 1 January
March - October: 9am - 6pm (last tour 5pm / last entry 5pm)
November - February: 9

am - 5pm (last tour 4pm / last entry 4pm)

Admission Prices 1 January - 31 December 2011
Essential Ticket
Your ticket includes:
A selection of lavishly decorated rooms in the Castle Apartments
The Norman Keep
Battlement Walk
Wartime Shelters
Firing Line: Cardiff Castle Museum of the Welsh Soldier
Interpretation Centre, including film and audio guide
Cardiff Castle Grounds
Guided Tours by costumed guides of the Wartime Shelters and Norman Keep
Free Family Trail
Stay-and-Play area
Cafe and terrace with panoramic views
Adult £11.00
Child (5-16 years) £8.50
Senior / Student £9.50
Children aged 16 and under need to be accompanied by an adult. Premium Ticket

Your ticket includes all elements of the Essential Ticket PLUS a 45 minute guided tour of additional Castle apartments with an expert guide
Adult £14.00
Child (5-16 years) £10.50
Senior / Student £12.00
Children aged 16 and under need to be accompanied by an adult. Cardiff Castle Season Ticket

Buy one day - get 12 months free

Convert your entry ticket to a Cardiff Castle Season Ticket for FREE and keep coming back as often as you like for 12 months! Ask at the Cardiff Castle Ticket Office for more details


A Family Friendly Visit

Children's Audio Tour
Free Family Trail
Stay & Play area with hands on exhibits, art and craft activities, puppet theatre and child sized costumes
Buggy parking
Baby changing facilities
Food and milk warming service in cafe
Children's meals
Highchairs in cafe
Pushchair access throughout the site
For information, North Gate will be closed for the month of September whilst the Great British Cheese Festival site is under construction.

Don't miss the Welsh Field of Remembrance9 - 19 November 2011The Welsh Field of Remembrance pays tribute to all those br...
14/11/2011

Don't miss the Welsh Field of Remembrance
9 - 19 November 2011
The Welsh Field of Remembrance pays tribute to all those brave Service men and women who have served in our Armed Services since World War I.
Still one more week for everyone to come and support.

The Poppy Appeal raises funds for The Royal British Legion, the nation's leading Armed Forces charity providing care and support to all members of the British Armed Forces past and present and their families. Its emblem is the red poppy.

26/09/2011

Also, Don't miss Ghost Stories of Cardiff Castle
By Matthew Williams
Monday 31 October 6pm

A special Hallowe'en lecture with tales of ghostly goings-on, strange sightings and unexplained happenings associated with the Castle and the families that lived and died here. All the work of an overactive imagination or perhaps there is more to this than meets the eye?

Education Centre: Tickets: £7.00

26/09/2011

Special Interest Day - Cardiff Castle from the Tudors to Today
By Matthew Williams
Tuesday 18 October 10am - 4pm

Stories of murderous earls, mercenary marriages and the making and spending of a vast fortune. Join the curator for an informative, informal and enthralling day as he takes you through 450 years at the Castle with illustrated lectures. The day includes a tour of the interior.

Education Centre: Tickets: £60 including morning coffee, lunch and afternoon tea.

11/09/2011
11/09/2011

Also, the upcoming September 11th tour has sold out, thank you to anyone who's bought tickets! You're in for a treat! Tour to visitors will be done by Kevin Burt, Cardiff Castle Manager, through a number of hidden corners and parts of the castle will not be seen often. The description of the improvements and the restoration work completed over the last decade with the support of the Heritage Lottery Fund. Refreshments and a question and answer session.

11/09/2011

Upcoming Event at the Castle - September 15th, our Beating Retreat, a traditional military ceremony. Before the event starts at 6pm at the Castle, will Siencyn, goat of the Royal Welch, will be led through the city center by the Goat Major Sergeant David Joseph to the accompaniment section of Drums of the Royal Welsh and the piper Gurkhaidd between 4pm-6pm. Two lightweight 105mm gun (the same as those currently used in campaigns in Afghanistan) will mark the beginning and end of the ceremony.

05/02/2011

Address

Cardiff Castle Postcode Interstate. OS Reference: ST 180 766
Cardiff
CF103RB

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 5pm
Sunday 9am - 5pm

Telephone

+442920878100

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