Cardigan Castle
Cardigan Castle is a grade I listed castle in Cardigan. Within 15 km there are 17 more places to visit, starting with Castell Cilgerran / Cilgeran Castle (3.3 km). It has articles in 14 Wikipedias.
Castle in Cardigan
One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
#410 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (14 Wikipedias). About ↓
Inside Cardigan
Cardigan Castle is inside Cardigan’s built-up area, with 7 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Grade I listed building
On the official list of protected heritage; Cardigan has 95 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Which month to go
Warmest in Cardigan are June to September, at 17–19°C.
Cardigan Castle
Grade I listed castle in Cardigan, United Kingdom.
In Cardigan, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Castle
- Listed
- Grade I listed building
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 14 languages
- Town
- in Cardigan
- Official site
- cardigancastle.com
Where to find Cardigan Castle
Cardigan Castle sits at the orange dot; the numbered ones are listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Cardigan’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
The towns around Cardigan Castle
Of these 8 towns, the largest is Cardigan (3,767 people). Pick a base: each town is a page of its own, with what else there is to see.
Cardigan
St Dogmaels
Llechryd
Penparc
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Cardigan Castle is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardigan | It’s in town | 3,767 | 8 |
| St Dogmaels | 800 m west of it | 1,013 | 8 |
| Llechryd | 2.5 km southeast of it | 880 | 8 |
| Penparc | 2.7 km northeast of it | 487 | 9 |
| Cilgerran | 2.9 km southeast of it | 971 | 8 |
| Blaenannerch | 7.5 km northeast of it | 125 | 2 |
| Parcllyn | 8.6 km northeast of it | 402 | 2 |
| Cenarth | 9.5 km southeast of it | 316 | 2 |
More near Cardigan Castle
There are 17 within 15 km, 3 castles, 2 forts and 2 museums among them.
Castle · CadwCastell Cilgerran / Cilgeran Castle3.3 km away2
Abbey or priory · CadwSt Dogmaels Abbey1.4 km away3FortFortCastell Henllys9.1 km away4
CastleCastell Newydd Emlyn14 km away5
FortFoel Drygarn12 km away6
MuseumInternal Fire - Museum of Power12 km away7MuseumMuseumNational Coracle Centre10 km away8
CastleNewport Castle14 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Cardigan Castle in questions
Where is Cardigan Castle?
Cardigan Castle is in Cardigan, Dyfed, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Cardigan Castle?
Grade I listed castle in Cardigan, United Kingdom.
When is the best time to visit Cardigan Castle?
June to September are the warmest months in Cardigan, with afternoon highs of 17–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Cardigan Castle a listed building?
Yes: Grade I listed building.
What else is there to see near Cardigan Castle?
Within 15 km: Castell Cilgerran / Cilgeran Castle (3.3 km), St Dogmaels Abbey (1.4 km), Castell Henllys (9.1 km) and Castell Newydd Emlyn (14 km).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (7)
- Cardigan Castle: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Cilgerran / Cilgeran Castle: Waterborough, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Dogmaels Abbey: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Newydd Emlyn: Steve Chapple, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Foel Drygarn: Dave Price, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Internal Fire - Museum of Power: Andy Dingley, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Newport Castle: ceridwen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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